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2018 Fire Networks Workshop attendees learning about local fire adaptation efforts from our field day hosts. Credit: Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network
Jun 07, 2018
It’s the Relationships
By: Liz Rank, The Nature ConservancyIt surprises no one reading this that relationships matter. But a recent workshop in Wenatchee, Washington, provided excellent examples of how investments in intangible assets — like well-tended relationships and strong network ties — can have… Read More
Topic: Learning networks Meetings / Events Resilience
Type: Meeting / Event
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Jun 14, 2018
You know when something is going really, really wrong? Like, you know it is going wrong and even though you know, you find yourself paralyzed and unable to correct the course, so then it just gets even worse? Mm-hmm. So, let’s talk about… Read More
Topic: Meetings / Events Wildfire recovery
Type: Fantastic Failure
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"I arrived at the property with my notebook, tree flagging and a healthy sense of self-worth. I was met by the owner, her contractor, and an impending sense of doom." Credit: Deborah Lee Soltesz, Coconino National Forest
May 31, 2018
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. ~ Douglas Adams I get a lot of use out of this quote. It was penned by the man who… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Defensible space / Firewise WUI codes & ordinances
Type: Fantastic Failure
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When it comes to better wildfire outcomes, what's with all the error messages?
May 24, 2018
I just moved to Marin County, California, right at the base of Mount Tamalpais. If you know much about the San Francisco Bay Area and wildfire, you just shook your head. It’s one of those places that CAL FIRE employees refer to when they talk about… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Defensible space / Firewise
Type: Research Synthesis
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Examples of how adding emergency managers to your team yields better outcomes.
May 17, 2018
Are You Partnering with Your Emergency Manager? Four Stories to Demonstrate Why You Should Be
By: Emily TroisiWhen we are talking about fire adapted communities, we are looking at before, during and after wildfire events, and emergency managers are crucial partners to engage at all of those points. I think without engagement from emergency management… Read More
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Fire enjoying fresh oak litter during the perfect December burn window. Credit: Lenya Quinn-Davidson, Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network
May 10, 2018
Evolving with Fire: Understanding Flammability and Rethinking Burn Windows [Science Thursday]
By: Lenya Quinn-DavidsonWhen was the last time you changed your mind about something important — something that you thought you knew? This question was posed at a conference I attended recently, and it has lingered with me ever since. I’ve been mulling it over,… Read More
Topic: Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire
Type: Research Synthesis
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May 03, 2018
Six Great Wildfire Adaptation Resources in Spanish: It’s About More Than Word-for-Word Translations
By: Maria Estrada, The Nature ConservancyCautionary Tales As a native Spanish speaker, I pay special attention to the multiple inaccurate English-to-Spanish translations that I see in my day-to-day life. Sometimes they feel lighthearted, so I brush them off and laugh. Most times, I cringe… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Defensible space / Firewise Preparedness
Type: Tools / Resources
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Apr 26, 2018
Wildfire Funding in the Omnibus Bill: What You Need to Know
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Credit: Huub Zeeman shared via Flickr Creative Commons
Apr 19, 2018
Have you ever gone on a family vacation for more than two weeks, during which you lived out of a suitcase? If your family is anything like mine, it can get pretty stressful! Now imagine having to live in temporary housing for six, nine or 12 months… Read More
Topic: Planning Preparedness Resilience
Type: Best Practices
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Join us for a day with Frank M. Riley Jr., the executive director of the Chestatee-Chattahoochee Resource Conservation and Development Council. Credit: Linda Riley, Mountain Scene Farms
Apr 12, 2018
My roots run deep in Towns County, Georgia. My grandfather was born here in the Blue Ridge Mountains in 1889, and in fact, he was Towns County’s first county extension agent. Today, my wife and I live on his old farm, with the scenic… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Defensible space / Firewise
Type: Essay
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Spatial management processes, such as the development of Potential Operational Delineations, is creating pathways for more informed, collaborative and safety-focused wildfire management. Credit: USDA Forest Service
Apr 05, 2018
Collaborative Spatial Fire Management: Getting Ahead of Fire Using Potential Operational Delineations
By: Mike Caggiano, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute, Colorado State UniversityAt the end of a windy summer day, an engine captain receives a smoke report from the dispatch center, readies his crew, and heads up the mountain in search of the fire. The crew rounds a bend and finds the flames. The fire is approximately 1-acre and… Read More
Topic: Planning Wildfire risk assessment
Type: Tools / Resources