@CWPC_Wildfire

Community Wildfire Planning Center assists state and local governments, fire departments, land managers, and residents in creating safe and vibrant places.

 Denver, CO
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Joined September 2021
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Wildfires are coming to the Southeast. Can landowners mitigate the risk in time? grist.org/wildfires/wildfire…

Wildfires are coming to the Southeast. Can landowners mitigate the risk in time?

No region has seen so sharp a rise in big fires. The challenge is getting people to embrace the prescribed burns that can prevent them.

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Nice spotlight on wildfire efforts in Montecito (California) bbc.com/future/article/20240…

The California town that kept a record-breaking wildfire at bay

In 2017, one of California's largest ever wildfires was steadily approaching Montecito. But it had long been preparing for just such an event, and survived almost intact.

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How the Marshall Fire sparked a political transformation in Colorado grist.org/politics/marshall-…

How the Marshall Fire sparked a political transformation in Colorado

After the fire destroyed his town in 2021, a state rep took on insurance companies, mortgage lenders, and landlords — and beat them all.

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Community Wildfire Planning Center retweeted
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.@DRIScience + dozens of public & private sector leaders will hear from @MichaelWWara @StanfordWoods / @Marcia4Science @theNASciences / @ilkayaltintas @SDSC_UCSD & more at its wildfire summit @EncoreLasVegas 8/21-22. Registration closes Tues. 8/6: dri.edu/awe-2024-speakers/
Michael Wara@MichaelWWara27 Jul 2024
An Exceptional Event Determination to be. 42 USC 7619(b). @EPA and @AirResources have done so much work to better address and communicate the health impacts of smoke over the past decade. But it kind of feels like the exception is starting to eat the rule. law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/…
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New study reinforces the economic benefits to preparing for wildfires and other disasters in advance: uschamber.com/security/being…

Preparing for disaster saves on damages, economic impact

Every $1 spent on climate resilience and preparedness saves communities $13 in damages, cleanup costs, and economic impact, a new study shows.

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@CWPC_Wildfire Exec Director Molly Mowery recently spoke with Steve Wolf, producer of The Fire Break podcast on all things land use planning and wildfire youtu.be/8WPrjx_xa7M?si=P6CC… via @YouTube
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Oakland’s long-awaited Vegetation Management Plan tackles decades of wildfire concerns  oaklandside.org/2024/06/06/o…

Oakland’s long-awaited Vegetation Management Plan tackles decades of wildfire concerns 

Herbicides and prescribed burning are some of the techniques on the table for the new plan, but funding may make implementation difficult.

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Life on the Front Lines of America’s Wildfires propublica.org/article/wildf…

The Big Burnout: Life on the Front Lines of America’s Wildfires

As record-setting blazes become common and the number of skilled wildland firefighters dwindles, ProPublica spoke to those most impacted.

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How Source NM and ProPublica Covered the Hermits Peak Wildfire propublica.org/article/build…

I Moved to Rural New Mexico to Report on the Aftermath of a Massive Wildfire. My Neighbors Were My...

Reporter Patrick Lohmann has lived in New Mexico for most of his life, but covering the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire required building trust in a divided community. Here’s how he did it.

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Canada’s wildfire season off to an early start. Here’s what to expect | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/10377869/…
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Update of Washington’s wildfire building code gets ditched tricitiesbusinessnews.com/ar…

Update of Washington’s wildfire building code gets ditched

The tightened fire protection rules were scheduled to take effect March 15, but after lawmakers approved a bill to limit them, regulators cast the codes aside.

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Paradise Redux - lessons and insights five years after the Camp Fire from photojournalist J. Matt: placesjournal.org/article/pa…

Lessons from Paradise on Fire

Five years after the deadliest wildfire in California history, what lessons can be learned from how the town of Paradise is recovering — and how it’s preparing for the next blaze?

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New law in Colorado means an HOA can’t stop you from hardening your home against wildfires cpr.org/2024/03/15/new-law-m…

New law means an HOA can’t stop you from hardening your home against wildfires

Gov. Polis signed the legislation this week, saying the new law should help residents safeguard their homes and save money on insurance. 

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Washington lawmakers hope to tweak new wildfire protection rules for homes oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2… via @OrCapChronicle

Washington lawmakers hope to tweak new wildfire protection rules for homes • Oregon Capital...

Washington lawmakers are considering a bill to require a new wildfire risk map that could narrow new building requirements.

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If you're in California and working on land use planning and wildfire topics, don't miss the fantastic training opportunity! communitywildfire.org/traini…
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A good compilation of news articles on what we learned from 2023’s destructive wildfires: yaleclimateconnections.org/2…

What did we learn from 2023’s destructive wildfires? » Yale Climate Connections

Massive wildfires raged from northern Canada to Greece to Hawai’i this year.

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Planning for State Resilience: A 50-State Breakdown storymaps.arcgis.com/stories… #StoryMaps via @ArcGISStoryMaps

State Resilience Governance Frameworks

State-level approaches to organizing for flood, disaster, or climate resilience planning and implementation.

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For context, the average number of acres burned from wildfires in the U.S. is around 7 million. This past year, more than 45 million acres burned in Canada. Some fires are still burning. axios.com/2023/10/20/canada-…

Canada's historic wildfire season abates after 45.7 million acres razed

Some fires are still burning.

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Thank you to Professor Farmer (@ColoradoStateU) for giving us reassurance that we can do something about removing wildfire smoke in our homes! New study shows you can clean up harmful gases from wildfire smoke: theconversation.com/wildfire… via @ConversationUS

Wildfire smoke leaves harmful gases in floors and walls − air purifiers aren’t enough, new study...

Wildfire smoke, even from fires far away, carries potentially harmful gases that, once inside, tend to stick around. An air quality specialist offers an easy, cheap, effective way to deal with it.

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Came across this cool storymap recently published by the @forestservice about trends and growth in the wildland-urban interface 1990-2020 fs.usda.gov/research/nrs/pro…
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