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fire-adapted communities

  • Redefining the urban wildfire problem in the West

    Redefining the urban wildfire problem in the West

    Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D.

    Leading wildfire experts make the case that creating wildfire-resistant communities must become a much higher priority. Read more

  • Communities threatened by wildfires, 2000-2019

    Communities threatened by wildfires, 2000-2019

    Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D.

    From 2000-2019, nearly 2,000 U.S. communities were threatened by wildfires or potential ember spread, showing the need for adaptive planning strategies. Read more

  • Preparing for wildfires during a pandemic

    Preparing for wildfires during a pandemic

    Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D.

    Managing wildfires during a pandemic will test the capacity of our first responders, but individual homeowners can take steps now to reduce wildfire risks. Read more

  • Wildfire Risk to Communities: A tool to understand, explore, and reduce risk

    Wildfire Risk to Communities: A tool to understand, explore, and reduce risk

    Patricia Hernandez

    The new Wildfire Risk to Communities website—developed by the USDA Forest Service in partnership with Headwaters Economics and Pyrologix—offers maps and data about community wildfire risk nationwide. Read more

  • Building for Wildfire Summit: Understanding How Homes Burn

    Building for Wildfire Summit: Understanding How Homes Burn

    Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D.

    Video and highlights from an event that brought together diverse community leaders to explore practices for building fire-adapted communities. Read more

  • Communities utilize land use planning to reduce wildfire risks and costs

    Communities utilize land use planning to reduce wildfire risks and costs

    Kimiko Barrett, Ph.D.

    Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire (CPAW) is helping communities reduce wildfire risks and costs. Four new communities join 26 others this coming year. Read more

  • Communities Reduce Wildfire Risk Through Land Use Planning

    Communities Reduce Wildfire Risk Through Land Use Planning

    Kelly Pohl

    Updated: The Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire program now helps 30 communities reduce wildfire risk through improved land use planning. Read more

  • Wildfire Experts’ Paper Informs Effective Policy

    Wildfire Experts’ Paper Informs Effective Policy

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    Wildfire experts outline key science insights important to inform policy discussions and development while reducing future risks and costs. Read more

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