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Author(s):
Hannah Brenkert-Smith, Patricia A. Champ, Jonathan Riley, Christopher M. Barth, Colleen Donovan, James R. Meldrum, Carolyn Wagner
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Topic(s):
Human Dimensions of Fire Management
Risk

NRFSN number: 22488
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The Wildfire Research Center (WiRe Center) works with wildfire practitioners seeking to create communities that are adapted to wildfire using an evidenced-based approach. Historically, immediate threats and wildfire suppression have garnered much attention and resources. While these efforts remain critical, getting in front of the problem by promoting pathways to fire adaptation is of paramount importance. Fire adaptation is about living with wildfire. It’s about creating safe and resilient communities that reduce wildfire risk on properties before a fire and supporting effective response when fires threaten a community. It is also about allowing fire on the landscape when it is safe to do so.

Citation

Brenkert-Smith, Hannah; Champ, Patricia A.; Riley, Jonathan; Barth, Christopher M.; Donovan, Colleen; Meldrum, James R.; Wagner, Carolyn. 2020. Living with wildfire in the Squilchuck Drainage-Chelan County, Washington: 2020 data report. Res. Note RMRS-RN-87. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 125 p.