The WiRē (Wildfire Research) Team has worked with many communities to help them better understand their residents' relationships with wildfire risk.
Wildland firefighters are exposed to wood smoke, which contains hazardous air pollutants, during wildland fire management assignments across the U.S. each year. In this webinar, Kathleen Navarro, PhD, will present on a recent Joint Fire Science Program study estimating the lifetime risk of lung cancer and cardiovascular disease from exposure to particulate matter (PM) from smoke.
Homeowner Preparedness in the WUI: What Motivates Action?
A free one hour webinar from the Ohio State University, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida.
Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
Presenter:
Claire Rapp, Graduate Fellow, Ohio State University
What is the webinar about?
What is the webinar about?
Humanity’s fire practices are creating the fire equivalent of an ice age. Our shift from burning living landscapes to burning lithic ones is affecting all aspects of Earth.