Youth Leadership in Fire Adaptation: the Wildfire Awareness Initiative
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Editor’s note: We need everyone to be involved in community fire adaptation efforts. Young people are making incredible strides to innovate, educate, and increase awareness in the movement for living…
Embracing Trauma-Informed Care in Fire Resiliency Efforts
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Editor’s note: Amber J. Bosse, PhD is a facilitator and coach specializing in trauma-informed, community-centered methodologies. Through her consultancy, MapBosse Co., she offers workshops for local organizers, activists, and researchers…
“Neighboring”: An Antidote to the Separation of Our Fire Adaptation Efforts
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Editor’s note: David Burchfield is FAC Net’s Program Associate. Last September, David wrote a blog on the National Institute of Technology (NIST)’s Hazard Mitigation Methodology (HMM). In this follow-up piece,…
June Roundup: Safety and Evacuation Resources for Your Community
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Having safety and evacuation plans in place for your household and for your community are a critical step in being fire adapted. With summer quickly approaching, now is a great…
“Futuring” Fire: Selected Authors on What Comes Next
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Every now and then, we take a look at the blog archives to understand the trends and patterns that might pop up over 10+ years of publishing practitioner stories each…
Resources and Relationships for Local Capacity: A Conversation with Community Navigators
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Editor’s note: FAC Net’s backbone organization, The Watershed Research and Training Center, is one of several non profit organizations that are partnering with the U.S. Forest Service on a new “Community…
Barriers and Opportunities for Wilderness Fire in a Time of Change
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Editor’s note: Clare Boerigter is the Wilderness Fire Research Fellow at the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute (ALWRI). Clare is working with ALWRI research ecologist Dr. Sean Parks and collaborators…
Fire Diplomacy: Creating Consensus and Sustaining Collective Action
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Editor’s note: This week, we are diving into the world of fire policy with a blog authored by Annie Schmidt (former FAC Net Policy and Partnerships Director) and Tyson Bertone-Riggs….
Fire 101: Resources for Those New to Fire
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Editor’s note: Autumn Bjugstad is the Executive Coordinator for The Nature Conservancy’s North America Fire Team, an active group in stewarding the Fire Networks. In this blog, Autumn, who was…
Stories from Women-In-Fire Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges (WTREX)
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Editor’s note: This week, our blog manager Annie Leverich is attending a Women-In-Fire Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (WTREX) in north-central Nebraska at the Niobrara Valley Preserve. WTREX, modeled after Prescribed…