Firesheds are a way to delineate where fires ignite and are likely to, or not to, spread to communities and expose buildings. The …
Workbook to Create a Cultural Burn Pathway
The First Nations Emergency Services Society and the Indigenous Leadership Initiative have released “Worksheets to Create a …
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The path to wildfire-resistant building codes in Colorado offers lessons for other states
"Building codes are one of the most effective tools to reduce wildfire risk. Homes built to wildfire-resistant standards are far …
A quantitative analysis of firefighter availability and prescribed burning in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
"Wildfire activity in the western United States has been on the rise since the mid-1980s, with longer, higher-risk fire seasons …
Aging and Wildfire Risk to Communities
The report “Aging and Wildfire Risk to Communities” looks at patterns of interactions between the two. Among the findings is that …
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Identifying optimal locations for biochar production facilities to reduce wildfire risk and bolster rural economies: A New Mexico case study
As forest thinning increases across the Intermountain West to reduce wildfire risk, finding productive uses for excess woody …
Wildfire Risk
Science You Can Use 101: As wildfires grow more intense and unpredictable, understanding how to assess and mitigate wildfire …
Wildland-urban fire disasters aren’t actually a wildfire problem
Problem fires were defined as an issue of wildfires that involved houses. In reality, they are urban fires initiated by wildfires. …
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