FAC Net blog posts are written by diverse practitioners around the world. Stories include successes, lessons learned, resources, tips and even failures related to community wildfire resilience from the author’s own perspective and voice. Please contact us if you have a story to share.
Packed up after a good day’s work, Gabriel Pineida and Natalie Pineida carry tools and gear out of the fuel-reduction site and back up the hill. Photo credit: Peninsula Open Space Trust 2020.
Sep 24, 2020
Onward: The Native Stewards of the Amah Mutsun Land Trust & CalFire Burn Together – the Power of Collaboration
By: Joanna NelsonBy: Joanna Nelson, with insights and review from CZU CalFire and the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Author’s Note: This piece was written before the CZU Lightning Complex fire… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Editor's Note: All blog entries are reviewed and edited for length and clarity by Network staff before approval for posting.
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Stayton, Ore. - September 20, 2020 - WE WILL REBUILD sign erected on highway 22 overpass just outside Stayton Oregon. Photo by Jeff Markham / FEMA.
Nov 19, 2020
Editors’ Note: Brett Holt is a Senior Stakeholder Relations Specialist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 10 Office of External Affairs based in… Read More
Topic: Wildfire recovery
Type: Tools / Resources
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Thinning project at Chimney Springs, Flagstaff, AZ, October 2018. Photo by Neil Chapman.
Nov 12, 2020
Fire First Responders and Forest Restoration, a Vital Connection: A Day in the Life of Neil Chapman
By: Neil ChapmanEditor’s Note: In this week’s blog we get a chance to chat with Neil Chapman, Forest Health Supervisor for the Wildland Fire Management Program of the Flagstaff, Arizona… Read More
Topic: Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire Planning Watershed protection / management Wildfire
Type: Interview
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Broom Buster Day along CA State Highway 175. Magdalena sitting front center in green vest. Photo: Maya Leonard.
Nov 05, 2020
Taking Responsibility for What is Precious to Us: A Day in the Life of Magdalena Valderrama
By: Magdalena ValderramaEditor’s Note: This month FAC Net’s Michelle Medley-Daniel had the opportunity to touch base with a FAC Net Core member, the indomitable Magdalena Valderrama. Magdalena… Read More
Topic: Defensible space / Firewise Planning Preparedness Resilience Wildfire recovery
Type: Interview
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Carlie Murphy presenting at a neighborhood block party in Kings Beach in 2019. Photo courtesy of the Tahoe Network.
Oct 29, 2020
This month, FAC Net connected with one of our new members, Carlie Murphy, coordinator of the Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Communities, to learn more about her integral,… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Watershed protection / management
Type: Interview
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A fire line. Photo courtesy of Canva Creative Commons.
Oct 22, 2020
Editor’s Note: This blog features a range of content related to fire resilience. Among our posts are curated resource lists (round ups) focused on various themes. This post… Read More
Topic: Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Type: Tools / Resources
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New growth on the forest floor post-fire. Photo courtesy of Canva Creative Commons
Oct 15, 2020
Editor’s Note: This is the second blog in a three-part series focused on wildfire recovery. If you missed Part One, all about the release of a new Wildfire Recovery… Read More
Topic: Planning Wildfire Wildfire recovery
Type: Tools / Resources
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Post-fire forest landscape, photo courtesy of Canva Creative Commons.
Oct 08, 2020
Editors’ Note: This fire season has brought with it another year of record-breaking fires and too many losses. Many communities across the west are grappling with how to… Read More
Topic: Wildfire recovery
Type: Tools / Resources
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Screenshot of Austin Fire Dept's Wildfire Division's Fuels Project Tracker Dashboard. Source AFD's Website.
Oct 01, 2020
Tracking Progress: Online Interactive Project & Neighborhood Maps
By: Emily Troisi, Alex Graf Nate Casebeer, Carlie MurphyOnline interactive maps are an extremely helpful tool in community outreach. Whether it’s keeping residents and visitors informed of prescribed fires and other mitigation… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire Planning
Type: Tools / Resources
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Ashland, OR and the Rogue Valley. Photo by Mackenzie Cooper courtesy of Unsplash.
Sep 17, 2020
A Breath of Fresh Air: The City of Ashland’s Air Purifier Pilot Program
By: Chris Chambers, Katie Gibble, Sara JonesEditor’s Note: These three authors are staff of the Ashland Fire and Rescue Wildfire Division (City of Ashland, OR). This blog was written prior to the Almeda Fire that has… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Preparedness Smoke
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Rangeland in Lemhi County, Idaho. Photo by Katie Wollstein.
Sep 10, 2020
Outcome-based Management for Western Rangelands: Using Experience & Need to Help Manage for Fire
By: Katie WollsteinEditor’s Note: FAC Net staff would like to acknowledge the many people and their communities experiencing losses and severe wildfire and smoke impacts. We will continue to… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Wildfire
Type: Research Synthesis