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Before you Buy: Living with Wildfire Resources

The resources below are organized first by type (video, webpage, newsletter, etc.), then alphabetically. 

Blogs from the UC ANR Forest Stewardship team can be found at the bottom of the page.

Fact Sheets

Two-page overviews for concerns before and after a wildfire. ~10 minute reads.


 

Keeping Livestock Safe and Healthy During Wildfires Archived
Macon, D., Low, K., Busch, R., Schor, T. 
Managing competing vegetation after high-severity wildfire Archived
Dutch, N., Tompkins, R., Kocher, S., York, R. (2023).
Post-fire erosion control Archived
Deak, A. (2023).

Forest Stewardship Newsletters

Deep dives into prescribed fire and reforestation. Each edition also includes one Q&A with a professional. ~20 to 30 minute reads.

July: Prescribed Fire Archived
2021
June: Reforestation Archived
2025
November: Before you Buy (Living with Wildfire) Archived
2025

Miscellaneous

Webinar presentations, checklists, and more.

Emergency Preparedness Checklist Archived
UC ANR
Presentation: Defensible Space Overview Archived
Fouts, N. (2025)
Presentation: Wildfire Preparedness for Livestock Producers Archived
Schor, T. (2025)
Presentation: Vegetation Management with Prescribed Fire Archived
Kocher, S., Galliano, M. (2025)
Wildfire Preparation Strategies for Commercial Ranchers Archived
Macon, D. 

Publications

Scientific publications from UC researchers. >30 minute reads.

Home Landscaping for Fire Archived
Nader, G., Nakamura, G., Lasaux, M., Quarles, S., Valachovic, Y. (2007)
Recovering from Wildfire: A Guide for California's Forest Landowners Archived
Shive, K. & Kocher, S. (2017)
Reducing the Vulnerability of Buildings to Wildfire: Vegetation and Landscaping Guidance Archived
Valachovic, Y., Quarles, S., Swain, S. (2021)

Webpages

Go-to webpages for information on wildfire preparedness for your home and forestland, and for wildfire recovery.

Community Preparedness and Involvement (UC ANR Fire Network)

Evacuation Preparation (UC ANR Fire Network)

Forest Recovery (UC ANR Fire Network)

Home Hardening and Defensible Space Resources (CALFIRE)

Post-fire Forest Resilience (UCCE Forest Research and Outreach)

Prepare your Home (UC ANR Fire Network)

Preparing Home Landscaping (UC ANR Fire Network)

Request a Defensible Space Inspection (CALFIRE)

Zone 0 Updates (CA Board of Forestry and Fire Protection)

Videos

Forest Stewardship Webinar: Assessing post-fire tree mortality
Prescribed fire: options and myth-busting
Utilizing silviculture to prepare for winter prescribed burning
Wildfire preparedness

Blogs

Source URL: https://www.ucanr.edu/site/forest-research-and-outreach/collection/byblifewithwildfireresources