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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… 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.… 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
When 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… 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
When 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,… 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:Cautionary 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… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Defensible space / Firewise Preparedness
Type: Tools / Resources
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Apr 26, 2018
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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!… 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… 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
At 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… Read More
Topic: Planning Wildfire risk assessment
Type: Tools / Resources
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Meet Sarah. Sarah is the director of a wildfire council. Part of her job is to help residents and communities be more prepared for wildfire. Sarah has tools and programs that she’s used in the past, but she is wondering if she could be more innovative and effective… Credit: Wildfire Research (WiRē) Team
Mar 29, 2018
Asking is Better Than Assuming: Enhancing the Work of Wildfire Practitioners with Social Science
By:Wildfire practitioners face the overwhelming challenge of changing the behaviors of residents and the physical conditions of structures and landscapes. Rather than using… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Wildfire risk assessment
Type: Tools / Resources
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