You Can Now Look Up Your Community’s Wildfire Resilience Score
Editor’s note: Caitlin Fong is a researcher and Benjamin Halpern serves as executive director, both at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS), UC Santa Barbara. In this…
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…
From Aware to Prepared: A Wildfire Education Campaign in Practice
Editor’s note: Edward Huang, PhD, AICP, LEED AP is a principal researcher with California Institute of Environmental Design & Management (CIEDM), and a member of FAC Net. In this blog,…
The Forester TREX: Promoting Good Fire in Working Forests
Editor’s note: Spencer Klinefelter is the Program Coordinator for the Central Coast Prescribed Burn Association in California, covering Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito counties, and a California Certified Burn…
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,…
Do Fire-Retardant Coatings Really Protect Homes from Wildfire? What the Science Says
Editor’s note: Wildfire Partners works to support community wildfire resilience in Boulder County, Colorado and is a member of FAC Net. This post was originally published on October 14, 2025…
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…