Hundreds of smaller communities across the country — with limited routes into and out of town — face greater danger when confronted with emergency evacuations, according to a risk assessment study by Streetlight Data.
The #firefilmfestival has started! 🎬 You can view the films and vote on your favorite until October 20 at http://fireacrossboundaries.org/virtual-film-fest
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The #firefilmfestival has started! You can view the films and vote on your favorite until October 20 at http://fireacrossboundaries.org/virtual-film-fest@PauCostaF @UNI_FIRENZE @regionetoscana
Extreme, wind-driven wildfires are inevitable. Does that mean wildfire caused disasters to communities are inevitable as well? No.
Today, we’re sharing a deeper dive about how Indigenous Californians’ use of fire has long been dismissed. Now, though, as record-breaking wildfires continue to burn in California, there’s growing recognition of their expertise:
Howard and his wife, Merritt, are now rebuilding in a way to avoid a repeat of the disaster. They’re part of a small yet growing number of people building homes with a design and materials to resist fire. The Boosters’ new home will have a metal roof and and it won’t have an attic or soffit vents. Napa-based architect Brendan Kelly says it will be “impregnable” using pre-fabricated steel framing wrapped in noncombustible insulation from Canada-based homebuilding company BONE Structure.
Latest update on the August Complex Fire from Cal Fire
Cal Fire offers a comparison of area sizes to help illustrate the size of some of our largest fires.
View of the Glass Fire, September 30, 2020.
A jet suit for paramedics has been tested by the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) in the Lake District.
It comes after a year of talks between GNAAS and Gravity Industries.
Andy Mawson, GNAAS director of operations, said users do not need to be travelling that fast to cover large areas of terrain, compared with someone on foot.
