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SCIENCE x Fire: Modeling Risk and Trade-offs
Stevens, Dillon, Manley, Povak, Nepal
Introduction to SCIENCE x Day 4, brief overview by Jens StevensDelivering wildfire risk information targeted to the community level, presented by Greg DillonJuggling risks and tradeoffs toward a more resilient future: the known, unknown, unknowable…
Year: 2023
Type: Media

Growing convergence research: coproducing climate projections to inform proactive decisions for managing simultaneous wildfire risk
Cullen, Prichard, Abatzoglou, Dolk, Kessenich, Bloem, Bukovsky, Humphrey, McGinnis, Skinner, Mearns
We apply a convergence research approach to the urgent need for proactive management of long-term risk associated with wildfire in the United States. In this work we define convergence research in accordance with the US National Science Foundation—…
Year: 2023
Type: Document

Missing the mark: Effectiveness and funding in community wildfire risk reduction
Dale, Barrett
[Executive Summary] Wildfire risk has many dimensions – for example, fires can impact ecosystems and wildlife, and smoke increases greenhouse gas emissions. However, this research report is narrowly focused on the effectiveness of specific…
Year: 2023
Type: Document

National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy: Addendum Update
[Executive Summary] The Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) presents this Addendum Update, to spotlight wildland fire critical emphasis areas and challenges that were not identified or addressed in depth in the 2014 National Cohesive Wildland…
Year: 2023
Type: Document

Wildfire imagery reduces risk information-seeking among homeowners as property wildfire risk increases
Byerly Flint, Champ, Meldrum, Brenkert-Smith
Negative imagery of destruction may induce or inhibit action to reduce risks from climate-exacerbated hazards, such as wildfires. This has generated conflicting assumptions among experts who communicate with homeowners: half of surveyed wildfire…
Year: 2022
Type: Document

Synthesis of Wildfire Crisis Strategy Roundtables 2022: Overarching themes and opportunities for action
To collect partner and employee input on the Wildfire Crisis Strategy 10-year Implementation Plan, the Forest Service and National Forest Foundation hosted a series of roundtable discussions in the winter and spring of 2022. Individual roundtables…
Year: 2022
Type: Document

Counteracting wildfire misinformation
Jones, Vraga, Hessburg, Hurteau, Allen, Keane, Spies, North, Collins, Finney, Lydersen, Westerling
Recent intense fire seasons in Australia, Borneo, South America, Africa, Siberia, and western North America have displaced large numbers of people, burned tens of millions of hectares, and generated societal urgency to address the wildfire problem (…
Year: 2022
Type: Document

Wildland urban interface: a look at issues and resolutions
Wildfires are among the worst natural and man-made disasters currently facing our nation. The damage a wildfire causes is multifaceted as it affects multiple areas of civilization and the safety and health of responding firefighters. Today, factors…
Year: 2022
Type: Document

Themes and patterns in print media coverage of wildfires in the USA, Canada and Australia: 1986-2016
Sachdeva, McCaffrey
Background: Media wildfire coverage can shape public knowledge on fire-related issues, and potentially influence management decisions, so understanding the content of its coverage is important. Previous research examining media wildfire coverage has…
Year: 2022
Type: Document

Smoke is NOT Just Smoke
McGowan-Stinski, Charney, Kobziar, Wickman, Pitrolo
This is the 3rd panel discussion in Season 2 of the Fueling Collaboration series. Moderator Jack McGowan-Stinski (Lake States Fire Science Consortium) discusses all things smoke. What is it? What are the messages we should be communicating? What are…
Year: 2022
Type: Media