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Editor's note: Kimberley O'Neil and John Mock have been fire adaptation leaders in their community for 15 years. This summer, their community's work was put to the test during the Ferguson Fire. Learn how their work held up. In this photo, John and Kimberley are being presented with a plaque of appreciation from Yosemite National Park's chief of fire and aviation, Kelly Martin. Credit: Yosemite National Park
Jan 17, 2019
Why the Ferguson Fire Didn’t Destroy Yosemite West: 15 Years of Wildfire Mitigation Generates a California Wildfire Success
By: John Mock, Ph.D., and Kimberley O’Neil“You have to get involved with fire,” urged a friend who survived the 1991 Tunnel (Oakland Hills) Fire. That sage advice came shortly after we bought our house in Yosemite… Read More
Topic: Defensible space / Firewise Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire Wildfire
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A story of broken trust and a forest in need along the Klamath River. Credit: Will Harling, Mid-Klamath Watershed Council
Jan 10, 2019
Fantastic Failure: Shared Vision, Shattered Trust
By: Karuk Tribe, Department of Natural Resources, Bill TrippWe had envisioned black oak woodlands and large madrones. Douglas firs and pines dotting the landscape. South-facing slopes showered with leaf litter from black oaks, enabling… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire
Type: Fantastic Failure
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Jan 03, 2019
Happy New Year! Seven Fire Adaptation Videos to Watch Before Launching into 2019.
By: Allison JolleyWelcome to 2019! Before getting to work, check out the most viewed #fireadapted videos from last… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Evacuation outreach/planning Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire Planning Wildfire WUI codes & ordinances
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Credit: Jenifer Bunty, Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists
Dec 27, 2018
Talking about Lighting Fire Near Recently Burned Communities: Communications at the Southern Blue Ridge TREX
By: Jenifer Bunty, Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and ScientistsThe southern Blue Ridge Mountains were hit hard during the 2016 wildfire season. The region’s fires that year included the Chimney Tops 2 (“Gatlinburg”) Fire, the… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire
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Up and down the West Coast, 2018 has been a busy year for fire adaptation public policy. Photo credit: KQED QUEST shared via Flickr Creative Commons
Dec 20, 2018
California • Washington • Oregon California Clarifies Prescribed Fire Liability, Invests in Fuels Removal, and Focuses on Community-Level Work by Nick Goulette,… Read More
Topic: Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire WUI codes & ordinances
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DYK? Out-of-town farmers voluntarily provided the irrigation equipment needed to protect Yellowstone National Park's historic Old Faithful Lodge during the 1988 wildfires. Credit: National Park Service
Dec 13, 2018
Unsung Heroes of the 1988 Yellowstone Fires: Church Leaders and Farmers
By: Liz Davy, Island Park Sustainable Fire Community Matthew WardA burning cigarette butt landed on a pile of sawdust, soaked with oil and gas. And like that, a firewood cutter started the North Fork “Yellowstone” Fire, a fire that… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Wildfire
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Credit: Mike Caggiano, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute, Colorado State University
Dec 06, 2018
Using Community Base Maps to Improve the Safety and Effectiveness of Wildfire Response
By: Mike Caggiano, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute, Colorado State UniversityThe Importance of Spatial Data When responding to wildfires, firefighters often have difficulty figuring out where the fire is, where it’s going, and what’s in its way.… Read More
Topic: Planning Wildfire Wildfire risk assessment
Type: Tools / Resources
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"I assumed residents shared their board’s enthusiasm for the wildfire risk mitigation project [ ... ] I assumed wrong." Photo credit: Pam Wilson
Nov 29, 2018
Fantastic Failure: Why Would Residents Refuse Wildfire Mitigation Money?
By: Einar Jensen, South Metro Fire RescueA high-risk neighborhood refusing a $13,500 mitigation grant is a fantastic failure. The year was 2013, and I was on top of my game. I was (and still am) a risk reduction… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Defensible space / Firewise Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire
Type: Fantastic Failure
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Nov 15, 2018
Florida, Prescribed Fire, the National Association of State Foresters, and Risk Mapping: Meet John Fish
By: Florida Forest Service, John FishEditor’s note: If you work in the realm of controlled burning, wildfire risk mapping, outreach or forestry, John Fish is someone you should meet. John is the fire chief of the… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Evacuation outreach/planning Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire
Type: Interview
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FAC Net's co-director, Michelle Medley-Daniel, was about 20 miles (as the crow flies) from the Carr Fire. In this post, she shares some of her journal entries from last summer. Photo credit: Nick Goulette, Watershed Research and Training Center
Nov 08, 2018
Views of the Carr Fire: Journal Entries from Trinity County, California
By: Michelle Medley-Daniel, Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network, Watershed Research and Training CenterJuly 20, 2018 I picked you up from the Redding airport on a cloudless Friday afternoon. You remarked on the hot wind. “They’re sculptures. Twisted limbs reaching… Read More
Topic: Evacuation outreach/planning Wildfire
Type: Essay