“Neighboring”: An Antidote to the Separation of Our Fire Adaptation Efforts
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, David reflects on how the social connections between neighbors may be the most important piece in ensuring the HMM’s practical applicability. The Hazard Mitigation Methodology…
June Roundup: Safety and Evacuation Resources for Your Community
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 time to review these concepts and refresh awareness. Below is a curated list of safety and evacuation resources from our blog archive. Take a look,…
“Futuring” Fire: Selected Authors on What Comes Next
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 week. We noticed a fair amount of blog posts over the past two years or so that have something to do with imagining future scenarios…
Resources and Relationships for Local Capacity: A Conversation with Community Navigators
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 Navigator initiative” to better connect communities with federal funding and partnerships for wildfire and climate resilience. This initiative hopes to strengthen capacity within local-level partners…
Barriers and Opportunities for Wilderness Fire in a Time of Change
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 on a multi-year project to investigate federal wilderness fire management, including the challenges, benefits, and barriers to the use of prescribed fire within wilderness landscapes….
Fire Diplomacy: Creating Consensus and Sustaining Collective Action
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. Annie and Tyson were the staff co-leads for the congressionally-chartered Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission (Commission). They supported the development of 167 consensus recommendations…
Fire 101: Resources for Those New to Fire
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 brand new to fire before beginning her role, shares a variety of resources that helped introduce her to the complicated and fascinating world of fire….
Stories from Women-In-Fire Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges (WTREX)
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 Fire Training Exchanges (TREX), are inclusive events to support women and other underrepresented practitioners in fire to develop skills, connections, and qualifications. In this blog,…
Resource Roundup: Wildfire Preparedness in Your Community
Each year, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) hosts a campaign for Wildfire Community Preparedness Day on the first Saturday in May. This year, it falls on Saturday, May 4th, 2024. While this work is important to think about year-round, having an organized springtime push can really get projects moving forward – from individual household…
Third Time’s the Charm: Burning at Cottonwood Gulch
Editor’s note: Carlos Saiz is the Southwest Fire and Fuels Coordinator for the Forest Stewards Guild. Sam Berry is the Guild’s Southwest Associate Director and a Fire Learning Network Project Lead for work in New Mexico. In this blog, they describe a successful prescribed burn in New Mexico that managed to bring together a broad…
