What We Lack: A Great Way to Answer the Question “What is FAC?”
It’s true – those of us working to promote the widespread adoption of fire adapted communities concepts struggle to explain FAC in a clear, compelling and succinct way. (This may be why FAC is often...
View ArticleWhat Makes a FAC Program Worth Investing In?
Recently in Colorado Springs, Colorado the annual Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network workshop and a meeting of Fire Learning Network (FLN) leads overlapped. This led to some great...
View ArticleAfter the Fire Toolkit in Action
The After the Fire Toolkit (ATF) made its debut during the Mills Canyon Fire, outside of the town of Entiat, Washington. Designed to help communities get the word out about post-fire impacts quickly,...
View ArticleSneak Peek at What’s Ahead from the FAC Learning Network Hubs!
As FAC Network coordinating team member Wendy Fulks mentioned in Tuesday’s post on increasing smoke acceptance, the FAC Learning Network hubs are in the midst of finalizing work plan activities for the...
View ArticleEastern Washington Report Represents a Big Step Forward for Forest Health, FAC
Hundreds of homes burned in Washington in 2014. The 256,108-acre Carlton Complex fire was the largest recorded in state history. So it’s timely that the “Eastern Washington Forest Health: Hazards,...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Fire Adapted Communities 2015 Field Guide
I’m very happy to announce that we have just published our first in-depth look at the FAC Learning Network. The FAC Learning Network Field Guide summarizes recent activities and accomplishments for the...
View Article#MakeAKitMonday: Facilitating Emergency Preparedness
Washington State experienced the worst wildfire season in its history last summer. There have been many byproducts of this season of fire, but one of the most positive has been an increased focus on...
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