Past Events

Drought and Invasive Species

Drought creates the potential for invasive plant species to increase in diversity and abundance in a variety of ecosystems, often mediated by the occurrence of disturbances (wildfire, insect outbreaks).  Because the frequency and magnitude of droughts will increase in a warmer climate, scientific information on drought effects is needed to inform management and…

Post-fire forest regeneration and restoration under climate change: insight from natural and managed settings

Presentation info: In many California forests, the post-fire regeneration period represents an important opportunity for forest communities to respond to changing environmental conditions, including changes in climate. We examined how post-fire weather and climate can influence tree recruitment by surveying regenerating vegetation 4-8…

Incorporating Climate Adaptation into Natural Hazards Mitigation Planning

Addressing ‘climate change’ at the local, state, or Tribal-level may feel like trying to tackle an amorphous idea, on top of an already heavy work load. The natural hazards mitigation plan, however, can provide a structured format for addressing specific impacts of climate change within existing planning efforts; and provide a starting point for linking with other planning mechanisms. This…

Developing an Effective Mitigation Strategy

The heart of any natural hazards mitigation plan is the mitigation strategy. The strategy serves as the long-term blueprint for reducing your potential losses identified in the risk assessment. The mitigation strategy describes how you will accomplish the overall purpose of the planning process. This webinar will explore how to connect your risk and capability assessments with your mitigation…

Fire Prevention Education Teams: Lessons Learned from the 2016 Appalachian Wildfires

What will you learn?
Fire Prevention Education Teams (FPET) work with state and local partners to reduce unwanted human-generated fires through various education and outreach activities. During the 2016 Appalachian wildfires, inter-agency FPETs successfully reached approximately 6.68 million people and saved an estimated $11 million through fire prevention efforts. This…

Integrating Community Wildfire Protection Plans and Natural Hazards Mitigation Plans

Natural Hazard Mitigation Plans (NHMP) and Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP) both benefit communities striving to reduce risk to natural hazards. Though one plan is focused on the wildfire hazard and other is focused on multi-natural hazards, the requirements of what needs to be in the plans are similar. As a result, some communities have chosen to integrate the two planning documents…

EPA Tools and Resources Webinar: Public Health Impact of Wildfire Smoke Emissions

Dr. Wayne Cascio, an EPA scientist and physician, will present the webinar “Public Health Impact of Wildfire Smoke Emissions” on June 21 from 3-4 p.m. ET. The webinar will provide updates to the Wildfire Smoke: Guide for Public Health Officials, as well as the Smoke Sense app that gets air quality information to people impacted by wildfire smoke and helps those affected learn ways…

The 2016 Gatlinburg Fire: Tactics, Issues, and Lessons Learned

Webinar Series: Wildland Fire Smoke & Roadway Visibility: Predict, Prepare and Avert Accidents

Unfortunately, reduced visibility from wildland fire smoke has contributed to fatal incidents or accidents with serious bodily injury in several areas across the country.

A 3-part webinar series will be held in June 2017 to address this issue. The webinars will be approximately 2 hours each, and are hosted by the NWCG Smoke Committee, …

Recovery & adaptation after wildfire across the US, 2009-2011

Becoming a fire-adapted community that can live with wildfire is envisioned as a continuous, iterative process of adaptation. In eight case study sites across the United States we examined how destructive wildfire affected altered progress towards becoming fire-adapted, focusing on the role of planning and WUI regulations (building codes, hazard mitigation standards, zoning, and other local…