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March 6, 2019: Building loss to wildfires in the wildland urban interface in the U.S.

by swfscEvents, Webinars February 26, 2019March 9, 2024No Comments

Presenter: Patricia Alexandre, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Date: March 6, 2019 12pm Mountain Time Wildfires are a natural element of many ecosystems and have a great impact on society by destroying property and sometimes by taking lives. In the United States alone, thousands of individual fires occur every year and the number of both …

Fire & Archaeology: Working together to protect cultural resources during wildfires and prescribed fires

by swfscVideos October 1, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Land managers are challenged to protect cultural resources within the context of reintroducing fire on the landscape. Positive relationships and partnerships are essential to effective management. View the YouTube video here.

Resources for predicting and mitigating smoke impacts of wildland fires

by swfscFactsheet August 28, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Resources for predicting and mitigating smoke impacts of wildland fires PDF. Working Paper 40, August 2018, by Caleb Stotts, Pete Lahm, and Claudia Standish Factsheet also available here. Fact Sheet, August 2018, by Caleb Stotts, Pete Lahm, and Claudia Standish Fire managers use prescribed fire and some wildfires to meet resource management objectives, like restoring and maintaining …

Smoke impacts, air resource advisors and you!

by swfscVideos August 20, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Air Resource Advisors provide a vast array of tools and products to predict and communicate smoke impacts during wildfires. Having a resource solely dedicated to smoke management and effective messaging improves both internal and external communication. View the video here.

August 29, 2018: The full community costs of wildfire

by swfscEvents, Webinars August 2, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Date: August 29, 2018 11am AZ/12pm MDT Presenter: Kimiko Barrett, Headwaters Economics As wildfires increase in size and severity, the costs to protect homes and lives similarly rise. Yet protecting communities represents a relatively small portion of the total costs of a wildfire—other short- and long-term impacts yield a variety of costs that often go …

November 27-29, 2018: Working together- Fire managers & archaeologists

by swfscEvents, Workshops June 26, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Thank you to all who attended for helping us make this workshop a success! November 27th consisted of a one-day workshop on fire effects to archaeological resources November 28-29th was an interactive workshop and covered the following topics: Importance of fire on the landscape and the importance of protecting cultural resources within that context How …

May 17, 2018: Fire and Water Film Screening & Panel Discussion

by swfscEvents, Webinars May 7, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Date: Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 6:30pm Location: Museum of Northern Arizona, 3100 N. Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ Catastrophic wildfire impacts many aspects of life in Arizona: from the quality and sustainability of our water supplies to the safety and livelihood of people who live in mountain towns on the edge of our forests. …

April 27-28, 2018: Arizona Wildland Urban Interface Summit

by swfscEvents, Workshops March 26, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

This two-day summit is designed for homeowners, community members and emergency response agencies to exchange information on various wildfire preparedness and mitigation actions, in an effort to reduce loss and increase safety within their community. Topics include the Firewise USA program, hazard fuel reduction grants, insurance issues, Fire Adapted Communities program, Ready-Set-Go!, emergency management, forest …

April 10-12, 2018: New Mexico Wildland Urban Fire Summit

by swfscEvents, Workshops March 26, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

The Wildland Urban Fire (WUF) Summit is one of New Mexico’s largest events designed to discuss and prepare the state for wildfires, including the impending 2018 wildfire season. The theme for this year’s WUF Summit is “Collaborative Community Action” and this topic will be highlighted throughout the two-day summit. There will be three concurrent track …

March 16, 2018: Diversity: Just gender and race…Or a diversity of perspectives?

by swfscEvents, Webinars March 1, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Date: March 16, 2018 11am AZ/12pm MDT Presenter: Sara Brown, USFS Human Performance & Organizational Learning Research, Development & Applications Let us unpack an “uncomfortable” question: Why don’t women in fire universally encourage more women to join fire? This discussion will be based on the following premise: “fitting in with the firefighter culture is essential for safety …

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March 6, 2019: Building loss to wildfires in the wildland urban interface in the U.S.

Fire & Archaeology: Working together to protect cultural resources during wildfires and prescribed fires

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