Wildfire

University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources includes a wide variety of programs aimed at understanding California wildfire and how losses from wildfire can be minimized. Following is information for journalists on these UC resources.

Experts

• University of California ANR wildfire experts

Articles

• UC ANR fire expert highlights materials, components and actions that saved homes from LA fires
• Urban wildfire impacts water, soil and wildlife
• Proper land management can help forest owners ease wildfire risk following mass tree die-off
• Preparation can help protect homes from wildfire damage
• Match.Graze launches to reduce wildfire fuel, feed livestock
• UCCE offers training for landowners interested in using prescribed fire
• UCCE leads development of prescribed burn association in San Benito, Monterey and Santa Cruz counties
• California's first Prescribed Burn Association shows why we need more in the state
• What can we learn from the 14,000 homes lost during the Camp Fire?
• Catastrophic wildfires and climate change lead to growing acceptance of ‘pyrosilviculture’
• The worst fire in California history illuminates fire preparation needs

Resources

• Fire-Smart Landscaping
  A six-minute video produced by the Marin County UC Master Gardener Program that provides tips for creating beautiful front and backyard landscapes with features that prevent fire from approaching the home.
• Preparing your home
  Learn the vulnerabilities of your home to wildfire and recommended actions you can take to address them.
• Don't get burned twice (pdf)
  A brochure that provides information to avoid being "burned" in the aftermath of a fire storm by home repair fraud, charity fraud, phony "officials," advance fee loans, telemarketers, insurance adjusters and housing refunds.
• Invasive Plants and Wildfires in Southern California (pdf)
  A brochure that describes the role of non-native plants in wildfire occurance and recovery.
• Home Landscaping for Fire (pdf)
  Incorporating fire safe concepts into the residential landscape is one of the most important ways to help your home survive a wildfire. This eight-page publication provides details and charts.
• Wildfire Preparedness and Recovery in San Diego County (pdf)
  A 65-page summary and analysis of fire research.
• Quantification of pollutants emitted from very large wildland fires in Southern California, U.S.A.(pdf)
  A 10-page academic journal article
• Development and analysis of 12-year daily 1-km forest fire dataset across North America (pdf)
  An 11-page academic journal article

UC web sites

• eXtension Wildfire Information Network
  The eXtension Wildfire Information Network is a national collaboration of fire experts who are assembling, summarizing, developing and delivering educational materials related to wildfire.
• UC ANR Fire Information Center
  Information on what to do before, during and after a wildfire. Fire science references and fire experts are also listed at this site.

• Defensible Space, Fire Resistant Landscaping, and Fire Hazard Reduction
  Providing a “defensible space” can reduce the risk of structural damage in a wildfire. These general guidelines have been adapted from CAL FIRE recommendations.

Photos

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