The Bill Lane Center for the American West will be reviving its Workshop on Wildfire Management originally planned for mid-March. In our new virtual format, we will explore the challenges of preparing for and responding to wildfires during the coronavirus pandemic for a practitioner audience. During our June 25 panel, we discussed training and safety among first responders battling wildfires during a pandemic. Our June 30 keynote features Dr. Sarah McCaffrey of the U.S. Forest Service exploring why homeowners take active steps to mitigate their fire risk and offers recommendations for community preparedness. Our final panel on July 9 will explore the human dimensions of responding to wildfires in the face of COVID-19, including evacuations, shelters, and government coordination.
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Students produced original research for the Winter 2020 course, "Environmental Governance and Climate Resilience," taught by Professors Bruce E. Cain and Len Ortolano. Each group dove head first into a topic related to Wildfire preparation, mitigation, or recovery as it relates to the Bay Area.
Topic | Members | Headline | File Download | |
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Grants |
Anpothowin Jensen, Lorelay Mendoza
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Wildfire Prevention Grant Writing
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Powerpoint | |
Marin Joint Projects Agreement
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Brooke Hale, Liqian Zhang, Poppy Brittingham
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Marin Joint Projects Agreement: A Case Study
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Powerpoint | |
Migration
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Erica Bower
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To Rebuild or Move? Understanding Post-Disaster Migration Decision-Making of Santa Rosa Residents Displaced by the 2017 Tubbs Fire
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Powerpoint | |
Social Media |
Kate Borden, Nikoonj Dhandaria, Xinle (Grace) Yao
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Benefits and Challenges of Using Social Media Platforms for Wildfire Related Purposes
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Powerpoint | |
Technology
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Tianheng Shi, Niranjana Rajagopalan, Yifan Cheng
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Response: Technology Advances in Firefighting; Feasible technology strategy for Souty Bay Counties
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Powerpoint | |
Wildfire Insurance | Amelia O'Donohue, Jordan Brinn |
Can Home Hardening Save Home Insurance for Californians?
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Powerpoint | |
Wildfire Preparedness and Vulnerable Communities |
Pamela Beltran, Jenny Hamilton, Binita Thapa, Megan Yen
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Effective Strategies for Aiding Latinx Communities in Sonoma County Wildfires
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Powerpoint | |
Wildfire Spread Modeling
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Yuping Li, Shurong Liang, Louis (Jiaokun) Liu, Samuel Sung, Emma Velterop
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Wildfire Spread Modeling Based on Rothermel's Quasi-Empirical Approach; Wildfire Spread Modeling: Deep Learning Approach
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Powerpoint |