Past Events

Integrating Community Wildfire Protection Plans and Natural Hazards Mitigation Plans

Natural Hazard Mitigation Plans (NHMP) and Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP) both benefit communities striving to reduce risk to natural hazards. Though one plan is focused on the wildfire hazard and other is focused on multi-natural hazards, the requirements of what needs to be in the plans are similar. As a result, some communities have chosen to integrate the two planning documents…

EPA Tools and Resources Webinar: Public Health Impact of Wildfire Smoke Emissions

Dr. Wayne Cascio, an EPA scientist and physician, will present the webinar “Public Health Impact of Wildfire Smoke Emissions” on June 21 from 3-4 p.m. ET. The webinar will provide updates to the Wildfire Smoke: Guide for Public Health Officials, as well as the Smoke Sense app that gets air quality information to people impacted by wildfire smoke and helps those affected learn ways…

The 2016 Gatlinburg Fire: Tactics, Issues, and Lessons Learned

Webinar Series: Wildland Fire Smoke & Roadway Visibility: Predict, Prepare and Avert Accidents

Unfortunately, reduced visibility from wildland fire smoke has contributed to fatal incidents or accidents with serious bodily injury in several areas across the country.

A 3-part webinar series will be held in June 2017 to address this issue. The webinars will be approximately 2 hours each, and are hosted by the NWCG Smoke Committee, …

Recovery & adaptation after wildfire across the US, 2009-2011

Becoming a fire-adapted community that can live with wildfire is envisioned as a continuous, iterative process of adaptation. In eight case study sites across the United States we examined how destructive wildfire affected altered progress towards becoming fire-adapted, focusing on the role of planning and WUI regulations (building codes, hazard mitigation standards, zoning, and other local…

Rangeland Fire Protection Associations in Oregon and Idaho: Implications for Fire Adaptation and Agency-Community Relationships

What will you learn?

RFPAs are unique partnerships wherein ranchers and the Bureau of Land Management work together to suppress rangeland wildfires. Using four case studies in Oregon and Idaho, we discuss the value and outcomes of this approach, as well as challenges and future implications for fire adaptation on the range.

Presenters:
Jesse…

An outlook for the 2017 fire season in WA and OR

What will you learn?

An above average snowpack, frequent rains, and below average temperatures have kept fire danger projections for the upcoming season low. However, a possible El Nino type event during late summer may be on the horizon, potentially bringing with it drier fuels conditions and persistent summer conditions through Fall, challenging normal fire season…

Using fire and grazing to maintain productive and ecologically resilient grasslands

What will you learn?
Participants will learn about the effects of grazing and fire on grassland wildlife and opportunities to manage grazing lands to accomplish production and wildlife goals.…

Going Firewise and Beyond: The USAA Journey

USAA has been on a 10-year journey to find ways to underwrite homeowners insurance in the WUI.  Find out how USAA came to offer their Firewise discount, the power of positive incentives in spurring homeowners to take action, the importance of diverse organizations adopting consistent jargon-free messaging, and USAA’s efforts to leverage a shared sense of community to promote mitigation…

Westside Fire Regime Summit

Fire in the Pacific Northwest - Past, Present, & Future

Implications for ecology, operations, and restoration west of the crest of the Cascade Mountains

Join us for a summit on the state of knowledge and available research on fire regimes for forests and grasslands west of…