Partnering with Local Fire Districts for the Win
Written by Jenny Coe, WA FAC LN Staff The Skagit Conservation District is responsible for providing technical assistance to communities on how to best prepare for wildfire, including a particularly...
View ArticleEvolution of the FAC Cycle Graphic
Written by Annie Schmidt, WA FAC LN Staff Several years ago, in a quest to explore how we could better integrate communities, adaptation, and the incident management system, folks in Washington...
View ArticleCollaboration in Action: Building Resilience in White Swan
Written By Kirstin Taggart, Washington RC&D As a result of changing conditions on our landscapes, communities throughout rural Washington are faced with an increased risk from flooding, drought and...
View ArticleFantastic Failures and What They (Should) Mean to You
Written by Annie Schmidt, WA FAC LN Staff I love coaching soccer (and yes, I know this is a blog about communities learning to live with wildfire). My oldest daughter is 9 and I have particularly...
View ArticleCultural Competency: Lessons from the National Fire Academy, Emmitsburg, MD
Written by Nicole Parpart, Yakima County Fire Marshal’s Office In the Yakima Valley, cultural diversity is one of our biggest assets and cross-cultural communication can be our biggest challenge. To...
View ArticleTelling the Story of “Good Fire”: Two Communities’ Prescribed Fire Outreach...
In 2016, the Washington State Legislature passed the Forest Resiliency Burning Pilot, ESHB 2928, a bill that supported a pilot to evaluate and monitor the effects of forest resiliency burning. Two...
View ArticlePlanting the Seeds of Firewise
Written by Nicole Parpart, Yakima County Fire Marshal’s Office At the Yakima Area Arboretum’s Annual Arbor Fest, The City of Yakima received its very first Tree City USA Award from the National Arbor...
View ArticleTrial by Fire: Training in the Wildland Urban Interface
Written by Jon Riley, Chelan County Fire District 1 Of the 33 households in the neighborhood about 8 people showed up. Prevailing attitudes of non-participants were “there has never been a fire here...
View ArticleSummer Reading: 10 Wildfire and Behavior Change Books to Choose From
Author: Allison Jolley, Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network “Did you lock the house? Turn off the coffee pot? Pack the books?” That will be me next week, as my husband and I hit the road for a...
View ArticleConducting Wildfire Evacuation Outreach? Project Wildfire Takes the Video...
Author: Alison Green, Project Wildfire Project Wildfire, based in Deschutes County Oregon, recently embarked on a six-week digital campaign to focus on different facets of wildfire evacuation. With the...
View ArticleFantastic Failure: Apple Maggots? Fire Management and Pest Management Meet
Author: Ryan Anderson, Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network During my youth, apple maggot quarantine signs were as abundant along state highways as broken down station wagons. If...
View ArticleNew Video Developed to Introduce Fire Adaptation in Communities (A.K.A. Fire...
Author: Annie Schmidt, Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network “What are fire adapted communities and how do I know if I live in one?” is one of the most common questions we receive...
View ArticleLandscape Restoration Meets Fire Adapted Communities at Washington Forest...
Author: Andrew Holm, Chumstick Wildfire Stewardship Coalition So how does a very localized community effort fit into agency and non-governmental driven landscape restoration strategies in the WUI?
View Article6 Resources to Help Communities Recover After a Wildfire
Author: Annie Schmidt, Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network As a practitioner, sometimes one of our most difficult tasks is sifting through available resources for communities. There is...
View ArticleA Day in the Life with Bonnie Cobb, Spokane Fire District 5 Commissioner
Author: Bonnie Cobb, Spokane County Fire District 5/Four Mound Firewise Community A Chief from a neighboring fire district told me that the next 'big fire' in Spokane County would be in Spokane County...
View ArticleThe Neighborhood Crew
Author: Emily Long, Mt. Adams Resource Stewards Hometown pride inspires many who find themselves living and playing under the peaks of the Cascades. In Mt. Adams country, it is apparent in every...
View ArticleFire from the North
Author: Rachel McClure, Okanogan Conservation District Let’s get this over with! As the hours passed the smoke thickened the air, our dread and anticipation were palpable. On the fourth day, as I stood...
View ArticleCan we find you in an emergency?
Author: Valerie Vissia, Lincoln County Conservation District We often get the question: “Do I really need one of these signs? My house already has numbers on it.” Local EMS and first responders...
View ArticleMaps are cool. People like maps.
Written by Jon Riley, Chelan County Fire District 1 How to start a conversation with a simple map.
View ArticleSharing the Story of Fire Adaptation
Written by Rose Shriner, Kittitas County Conservation District 1 A spatial story about relationship to our place and how the choices we make now impact the future.
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