News Digest

This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West.  Recent and Active Fire News Burnout: Firefighter Trauma Rises in the American WestFrom Reuters by Ned Parker | November 18, 2021 Mental health struggles increase among…

This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West.  Technology and Innovation News What Does It Take to Build a Disaster-Proof House?From the New York Times, by Candace Jackson | November 12, 2021 Homeowners in…

This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West.  Recent and Active Fire News Source: CalFire. Notes: All megafires shown here are from 1932 onward, when reliable records begin, according to CalFire. For 2021 fires,…

This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West.  From Vox | September 22, 2021 A historical walk through a century of fire suppression. Decades of stopping forest fires have made them worse. Can we…

This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West.  Recent and Active Fire News Why the American west’s ‘wildfire season’ is a thing of the past – visualizedFrom The Guardian, By Gabrielle Canyon and Rashida…

This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West.  Recent and Active Fire News Images of the KNP Complex Fire and a map of the fire zone. KNP Complex of fires crosses Generals Highway east…

This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West.  Recent and Active Fire News Caldor Fire progression map as of 9/27/2021 These Maps Show Where Prescribed Burns Helped Curb the Caldor Fire’s Rapid GrowthFrom San…

This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West.  Recent and Active Fire News The CALFIRE report for September 20, 2021 California’s megafires spur insurers to send in special, private crews before a blaze hitsFrom…