Help Shape California’s Next Five Years of Wildfire Action Planning
Across California, communities, Tribes, fire agencies, land managers, nonprofits, and residents are doing the hard work of adapting to a future where wildfire is a part of life. From home…
Want to Learn More About Wildfire Resilience?
A (Non-Exhaustive) Starter List of Resources Wildfire resilience is a broad and growing field. Whether you’re a homeowner looking to better understand risk, a practitioner seeking new tools and connections,…
Centering Practitioner Wellbeing in Fire Resilience Work
Editor’s note: Since 2022, Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network and the Fire Networks have hosted annual learning opportunities about practitioner wellbeing and mental health, with special support from an anonymous…
Many Paths: Stories for a Better Future with Fire
Blog cover photo credit: Wonderstone Films. Almost two years ago, the Fire Networks partnership team was presented with an opportunity to develop a visual storytelling project video highlighting how people…
Strengthening Fire Resilience Through CWPPs: Tools, Stories, and Community Learning
Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) play a critical role in building wildfire resilience across landscapes and neighborhoods. These collaborative planning efforts help communities identify wildfire risk, center local priorities, and…
Invest in People and Community Resilience Will Follow
Editor’s note: The Watershed Research and Training Center (WRTC) is FAC Net’s backbone organization. In this blog, WRTC staff highlight outcomes from a pilot round of subawards to Prescribed Burn…
Community Outreach Resources from the Fire Networks Blog
Outreach is at the heart of community wildfire resilience. From shaping public conversations to building lasting relationships, community engagement is what turns good ideas into widespread action. Over the years,…
2025 Fire Networks Impact Report
Blog cover photo: Jade Elhardt. This week, the Fire Networks are proud to release our 2025 Impact Report. Over the past year, the Fire Networks were able to make remarkable…
A Year of Rebuilding and Reflection Since the 2025 LA Fires
In the winter of 2025, a year ago this week, the Los Angeles area experienced a cascade of fires — among them the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire —…
What We’re Reading This Week
The discourse on wildfire resilience is textured and varied – with new research publications, articles, StoryMaps, white papers, and more introduced each week. Today, we’re sharing a sample of some…