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Social and Community Impacts of Fire
Year of Publication
2023
Publication Type
Background. Social science that seeks to advance wildfire adaptation in the southwestern US states of Arizona and New Mexico remains underdeveloped in comparison with other regions in the USA. Aim.
The Fire Adapted Communities Pathways Tool: Facilitating Social Learning and a Science of Practice
Year of Publication
2023
Publication Type
Wildfire science, policy, and practice lack systematic means for “tailoring” fire adaptation practices to socially diverse human populations and in ways that aggregate existing lessons.
Multiple Stories, Multiple Marginalities: The Labor-Intensive Forest and Fire Stewardship Workforce in Oregon
Year of Publication
2023
Publication Type
Latino/a/x workers perform labor-intensive forestry and fire stewardship work in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, but are not well recognized in research and practice about wildfire governance.
Human and climatic influences on wildfires ignited by recreational activities in national forests in Washington, Oregon, and California
Year of Publication
2023
Publication Type
In Washington, Oregon, and California, ignitions from recreational activities accounted for 12% of human-caused wildfires, and 8% of the area burned, from 1992–2020. Wildfires ignited by recreational activities not only increase fire suppression expenditures but have the potential to limit recreational activities traditionally associated with use of fire, such as camping.
Prioritizing science efforts to inform decision making on public lands
Year of Publication
2023
Publication Type
Public land management agencies in the US are committed to using science-informed decision making, but there has been little research on the types and topics of science that managers need most to inform their decisions.
Shifting social-ecological fire regimes explain increasing structure loss from Western wildfires
Year of Publication
2023
Publication Type
Structure loss is an acute, costly impact of the wildfire crisis in the western conterminous United States (“West”), motivating the need to understand recent trends and causes. We document a 246% rise in West-wide structure loss from wildfires between 1999–2009 and 2010–2020, driven strongly by events in 2017, 2018, and 2020. Increased structure loss was not due to increased area burned alone.
Assessment of wildland firefighter opinions and experiences related to incident medical providers
Year of Publication
2023
Publication Type
Background. Medical services for wildland fire incidents are vital and fire personnel need to be comfortable seeking care and have adequate access to care. Aims. The aim of this study was to examine wildland firefighters’ (WLFFs) attitudes towards, opinions of and experiences with the medical services on fire assignments. Methods. A survey was used to collect information from WLFFs.
A Conceptual Framework for Knowledge Exchange in a Wildland Fire Research and Practice Context
Year of Publication
2023
Publication Type
Wildland fire is an important natural disturbance in many vegetated areas of the world. However, fire management actions are critical not only to prevent and suppress unwanted fires, but also mitigate and recover from the negative impacts of fire on people and communities. Advancements in wildland fire science can help inform these necessary actions in wildland fire management.
Burnover events identified during the 2018 Camp Fire
Year of Publication
2023
Publication Type
Background: The Camp Fire burned through communities in Butte County, California, on 8 November 2018. The fire destroyed over 18 000 structures and caused 85 fatalities, mostly within the first 12 h of the incident. Aims: A post-fire case study was conducted to learn from the devastating incident.
Social drivers of vulnerability to wildfire disasters: A review of the literature
Year of Publication
2023
Publication Type
The increase of wildfire disasters globally has highlighted the need to understand and mitigate human vulnerability to wildfire. In response, there has been a substantial uptick in efforts to characterize and quantify wildfire vulnerability.
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