Human Impact Most people have likely heard that a majority of wildland fires are caused by humans, but what does that mean exactly? On its face, it might lead people…
John MeadAugust 5, 2023
Governor Gavin Newsom is Working with the White House and CalOES to Prepare Just days after the last damaging storm, California is preparing for another wave of large and potentially…
John MeadJanuary 9, 2023
Cascading Disasters Cascading disasters are when a prior disaster either causes a later disaster, or makes a later disaster much worse. Sometimes they have an obvious cause and effect, sometimes…
John MeadMarch 17, 2022
Background Following a publication in the International Journal of Wildland Fire about the trend of high wildfire damage in interface communities in California, previously approved housing developments in the California…
John MeadJanuary 13, 2022
2021 Predictions Coming out of the historic 2020 wildfire season with many of the same troubles and complications extending out to the next year, most predictions were ominous for the…
John MeadDecember 22, 2021
Prolonged, record breaking heat across the Pacific Northwest will bring life threatening conditions to many residents, particularly those with at risk health conditions and those without air conditioning. (more…)
John MeadJune 24, 2021
Below are summaries from the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook, provided by the National Interagency Fire Center, for the period of June 2021 through September 2021. The full outlook…
John MeadJune 2, 2021
Below are summaries from the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook, provided by the National Interagency Fire Center, for the period of March 2021 through June 2021. The full outlook…
John MeadMarch 4, 2021
Three of the past four years have set wildfire records for acres burned, damaged and destroyed structures, and even deaths. To address the increasing risks to life, property, and the…
John MeadFebruary 25, 2021
