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Connecting with communities (fireadaptednetwork.org)

06/11/2020

The Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network interviews Susie Kocher, Forestry & Natural Resources Advisor for the University of California Cooperative Extension, to learn more about her role connecting community members to research-based information and education about forest and fire management.

Grand Canyon welcomes new Branch Chief of Fire & Aviation (www.nps.gov)

06/09/2020

Grand Canyon National Park welcomes Lucas Minton as the park’s new branch chief of fire and aviation.

BLM ensures wildfire response across the west (www.blm.gov)

06/03/2020

As wildfire activity increases across the American West and Alaska, the Bureau of Land Management responds by mobilizing wildland firefighters and aviation support with the goal of catching wildfires before they grow into large, problematic incidents.

Web Reads: 2021 Wildfire Mitigation Awards (www.stateforesters.org)

06/03/2020

The Wildfire Mitigation Awards Committee is pleased to invite nominations for 2021 Wildfire Mitigation Awards. Established in 2014, the national Wildfire Mitigation Awards program recognizes outstanding work and significant program impact in wildfire preparedness and mitigation.

'Mantén Viva la Llama' - 'Keep the Flame Alive!' (www.nps.gov)

06/02/2020

Mantén Viva la Llama' - 'Keep the Flame Alive!’ describes the theme of the Spanish Language Training Exchange (TREX) held near Santa Fe, New Mexico in October of 2019. The two week TREX program brings diverse fire practitioners from many Spanish speaking countries, including Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Spain, together to build skills in prescribed fire, fire management, and fire ecology.