Policy Recommendations from the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission
The Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission, formed in 2021 through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, released a series of policy recommendations addressing wildfire in the United States on September 27th,…
Sharing Lessons and Knowledge at the PBA Learning Exchange
Editor’s note: Kara Karboski is a program manager at the Washington Resource Conservation and Development Council focused on developing community-led prescribed fire across the state. Kara is also the lead…
Fire in the Bog: Cranberry Farming in the New Jersey Pine Barrens
Editor’s note: William (Bill) Brash is president of the New Jersey Fire Safety Council (NJFSC) a statewide organization working to create community fire adaptation and resiliency, and a member of…
The Arkansas International Fire Training Exchange
Editor’s note: McRee Anderson serves as the Director of the Interior Highlands Restoration Program for The Nature Conservancy in Arkansas, and Brigette Coleman-Williams serves as the Director of Marketing and…
Stuck in the Mud: Gaps in Post-Fire Recovery Programs
Editor’s note: Collin Haffey is the Post-Fire Recovery Program Manager for the Washington Department of Natural Resources (since February 2023). Prior to joining the WA DNR, he worked for over…
From One Parcel to a Whole Community: NIST’s Hazard Mitigation Methodology
Editor’s note: David Burchfield is FAC Net’s Member Services Associate and a frequent blog contributor. In this piece, David introduces the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Hazard Mitigation Methodology,…
Announcing the New Fire Networks Blog
Since 2014, the FAC Net blog has been a consistent source of fire adaptation stories from people all over the world working to increase resilience, awareness, and inspiration in their…
Seeing the Fish for the Fire
Editor’s note: Lenya Quinn-Davidson is the Fire Network Director for the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, and a long-time contributor to the FAC Net blog. She lives on…
Giving Power to Communities for Fire Resilience
Editor’s note: Cordi Craig is the Prescribed Fire Program Manager for the Placer Resource Conservation District in Placer County, California. Previously, she worked as a wildland firefighter for the US…
Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Round 2 Funding Opportunity Now Available
Editor’s note: We know our readers are interested in funding opportunities like the Community Wildfire Defense Grants. Since Round 1 of the program, new application guidance and procedures have been…
