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Southern Fire Exchange Archived Webinars
Preparing for Wildfires with Firescaping – Master Gardener Training for the Southeast (2019)
Presenter: Holly Campbell, University of Georgia
This webinar provided an overview of the “Preparing for Wildfires with Firescaping” training, its plan for implementation and impact, and how you can be involved in reducing southeastern US wildfire risk. The webinar covered various aspects of the training, including (1) the online educator’s training- interactive video presentations and support resources designed to prepare educators to teach or host the MG training- and (2) the MG Training Toolbox- canned presentations, handouts, and hands-on activities to support the day-long MG training.
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Homeowner Preparedness in the WUI: What Motivates Action? (2019)
Presenter: Claire Rapp, The Ohio State University
A significant amount of research has examined what motivates people living in the WUI to mitigate their wildfire risk, but drawing over-arching conclusions is difficult given the myriad of ways researchers have conceptualized and ope rationalized preparedness. This webinar examines how researchers have measured wildfire preparedness in the literature, and how survey design can influence subsequent analyses and interpretations of preparedness. The results show that surveyors and researchers should thoughtfully consider their methods before embarking on studies of homeowner preparedness in the WUI to maximize the value and efficacy of the effort.
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Fire Adapted Cities: Prescribed Fire Use in Urban and Community Forest Management
Prescribed fire is an effective forest and range management tool used to reduce wildfire fuels, manage understory vegetation, and restore/ manage ecosystems. Despite its utility, it is less commonly utilized in urban and community forest management.
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Restoring Fire’s Role in Fire Adapted Communities
If you find yourself working in or with a community at risk from wildfire, it’s because fire is a component of the local ecosystems. This means that your community will be confronted with fire at some time, with the main variables being when, and under what conditions.
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Other useful archived webinars on this subject
Fire Adapted Communities: The Next Step in Wildfire Preparedness
Host: eWIN
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Ed Smith, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, discusses the emerging concept of Fire Adapted Communities (FAC), FAC elements, and opportunities to incorporate FAC into outreach and extension programs.
Firewise Communities / USA
Host: California Fire Science Consortium
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Michele Steinberg, NFPA and Phyllis Banducci, CalFire this webinar which is part of an ongoing wildland-urban interface series sponsored by the California Fire Science Consortium.
A Holistic Framework to Sustainably Manage the Wildland-Urban Interface
Host: California Fire Science Consortium
Chris Dicus introduces the common problems encountered in managing wildland-urban interface landscapes and provides a framework for addressing these problems. Webinar host: California Fire Science Consortium.
Material and Design Considerations for Building in Wildfire Prone Areas
Host: California Fire Science Consortium and eWIN
Steve Quarles discusses wildfire research and education regarding the performance of materials and building design issues—for both new construction and retrofitting existing homes or buildings.
Planning to Live with Fire: Designing & Retrofitting Communities with Fire in Mind
Host: California Fire Science Consortium
Carol Rice, coauthor of the book “Managing Fire in the Urban Wildland Interface,” discusses appropriate land use policy, community layout, infrastructure, building requirements, and vegetation management in the WUI.