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Newsletters:

Newsletter Volume 3 Issue 1 - feature article on the forests, fire, and carbon and the role of hazardous fuels reduction in avoiding catastrophic fires
Newsletter Volume 2 Issue 1 - feature article on the role of fire in China's reserve management
Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 1 - feature article on the Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Program's fire and forest health team field season

Current events:

Archives

Media coverage:

"Global Pyrogeography: the Current and Future Distribution of Wildfire" - a new PLoS ONE paper by Center post-doc Meg Krawchuk and others - (04/08/09)
- "Some Surprises in Fire-Climate Connection" - (4/14/09) (KQED's ClimateWatch)
- "Will Climate Change Whip Up Global Wildfires?" - (4/10/09) (ScienceNOW)
- "Climate change may alter wildfire patterns" - (4/09/09) (UPI)
- "Bushfire imaging to determine global warming risks" - (4/09/09) (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - audio also available
- "Study predicts climate change will alter global wildfire patterns" - (4/08/09) (ClimateWire)
- "Researchers expect chance of wildfires to increase in the future" - (4/07/09) (Avalanche-Journal)
- "Climate change to spur rapid shifts in fire hotspots, projects new analysis" - (4/07/09) (Berkeley Media Affairs release)
- "Climate Change to Cause Major Shifts in Global Wildfire Patterns" - (4/07/09) (Texas Tech Today)
Ecological Applications cover features Center researcher Tadashi Moody and several research articles by Scott Stephens and others (03/09)
"Should California consider Australia's wildfire policy?" - (03/04/09) (Berkeleyan)
- Full research paper also available
"New wildfires flare as fire season winds down in Northern California" - (11/15/08) with Max Moritz (Miami Herald)
"Lode faces dire fire risk" - (11/15/08) with Steve Quarles (Stockton Record)
"Tea fire gains notoriety among California's conflagrations" - (11/15/08) with Max Moritz (Ventura County Star)
"Fire update-Santa Ana Winds" - (10/17/08) with Scott Stephens (California Report - NPR/KQED)
"Easing winds aid firefighters' effort in San Fernando Valley blazes" - (10/15/08) with Max Moritz (Los Angeles Times)
"Wildfire Force Evacuations in L.A." - (10/13/08) with Scott Stephens (New York Times)
"Nuevo sitio Web de la UC ayuda a proteger el hogar de los incendios" - (10/13/08) (Inland News Today)
"UC Assessment of wildfire risk to homes available in Spanish" - (10/13/08) (Merced Sun-Star)
"Smart home building and tips for wildfire country" - (08/27/08) with Steve Quarles (MSN)
"Big Burn: The Times Explores the Growth and Cost of Wildfires" - (08/08) five part series on wildfire includes Steve Quarles and Bill Stewart (LA Times)
"Study details conditions that serve as an invitation to fire disaster" - (07/23/08) new study showing the importance of protecting homes from embers with Steve Quarles (Stockton Record)
"Fighting wildfires: Who should pay?" - (07/21/08) NPR report with Max Moritz (National Public Radio)
"Warming West is ground zero for wildfires" - (07/20/08) with Scott Stephens (San Francisco Chronicle)
"California burns through its firefighting funds. Homeowner fees ahead?" - (07/16/08) with Bill Stewart (Christian Science Monitor)
"Smoke is normal - for 1800's" - (07/09/08) article on historic fires and smoke in the Central Valley citing paper by Scott Stephens (Sacramento Bee)
"California Ablaze" - (07/07/08) KQED's (NPR) Quest program with a feature on fire in California
Related "Reporter's Notes" by Quest's Amy Standen
"About the house: California is burning" - (06/30/08) practical advice for homeowners with Steve Quarles (Berkeley Daily Planet)
"California wildfires spark call to boost resources" - (06/30/08) with Bill Stewart (Christian Science Monitor)
KQED's California Report on the anniversary of the Angora Fire featuring Susie Kocher (06/24/08)
Max Moritz on KQED's Forum broadcast (05/23/08)
"Defensible Space: Are you clear on what needs to be cleared?" (05/08) - with Steve Quarles (Redding Record Searchlight)
"Wildfires likely to spread due to global warming" (04/08) - with Max Moritz (Rueters)
Scientists look into making mulch less flammable (04/08) - with Steve Quarles (Nevada Appeal)
"Green" storage in forests may be going up in smoke (03/08) - with commentary from Bill Stewart (Sacramento Bee)
Hearing examines wildfire solutions (03/08) - article related to current proposed California wildfire legislation with Max Moritz (North County Times - San Diego)
Trial by Fire: Can Your Home Take the Heat (02/16/08)- recent newspaper coverage featuring Max Moritz and Steve Quarles (Record Searchlight - Redding)
- Also see a related article on California's recent building code changes
Spotlight On: Scott Stephens (11/01/07) - Dept. of Env. Sci., Policy, and Mgmt. article about Stephens
Berkeleyan article (10/31/07) about fire safe building with Steve Quarles
Importance of embers (10/31/07) featuring Steve Quarles (Voice of San Diego)
Advice for homeowners (10/29/07) with Steve Quarles (The Pine Tree - Calaveras County)
NPR's All Things Considered (10/29/07) interviews Max Moritz on lessons in prevention and control from the southern California fires
New York Times article (10/28/07) on the Santa Ana winds with Max Moritz
USA Today article (10/28/07) on the southern California fires with Max Moritz
Salon.com article (10/27/07) on the southern California fires with Max Moritz
Video news report (10/26/07) on using the Fire Information Engine Toolkit
UC wildfire resources - UC ANR press release
Beetle damage and wildfire with Max Moritz (10/24/07) - ABC 7 text /video
Use of technology for fire detection/fighting with Max Moritz (10/23/07) - Computerworld article
Southern California fires with Scott Stephens (10/22/07) - ABC 7 text / video
Southern California fires with Scott Stephens (10/23/07) - Daily Californian article
"Prepare, stay, defend" with Scott Stephens (9/10/07) - ABC 7 text /video

Center news:

Locations of Southern California Fires (10/25/07) - KPBS in San Diego has put together an interactive map of current fires and their status, and the LA Times has another. More fire news here, and resources for homeowners here.
New publication from UC Cooperative Extension (07/07) - UCCE has recently released new guidance on home landscaping in fire prone areas - the .pdf can be downloaded here.
After-wildfire Resources (06/07) - We have recently added after-fire resources to the Fire Information Engine Toolkit. Click here for information for homeowners recovering from wildfires.
Global Fire Assessment News Release (05/07) - A new report from the Global Fire Partnership - which includes The Nature Conservancy, the World Wildlife Fund, the World Conservation Union (IUCN), and CFRO - urges global action to address role of fire in conservation. Click here to read the full report (.pdf file).
Roger Kennedy lecture - Rescheduled (3/07). Kennedy, former director of the National Park Service, will speak on Monday, March 5th, at 1pm in 103 Mulford Hall. Co-hosted by CFRO and the Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management.
Post-doctoral research position available (11/06). Smoke effects and plant physiology position available with Center for Fire Research and Outreach collaborators at the University of Melborne.
Post-doctoral research position available (10/06). Fire ecology and fire modeling position available with the Center for Fire Research and Outreach and the Global Fire Partnership.
The Fire Information Engine Toolkit is now available (9/06)! Homeowners can fill out an online wildfire hazard assessment and get immediate feedback, communities can download forms to do a community-wide assessment, and researchers can download programs and publications.
Center for Fire Research and Outreach signs Memorandum of Understanding with The Nature Conservancy (9/06): CFRO and TNC have agreed to collaborate in program development, research, conservation, and educational outreach efforts related to the Global Fire Partnership.
Climate change could lead to increased wildfires (8/06): Center for Fire Research and Outreach co-directors Max Moritz and Scott Stephens authors on California Climate Change Center report "Our Changing Climate" - read San Francisco Chronicle article | Report Summary (2mb .pdf)
Center for Fire Research and Outreach signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Bushfire CRC (7/06): CFRO and the Australian Bushfire CRC have developed an MOU and agreed to collaborate and to develop joint ventures in training, research, program development, and the exchange of students, faculty, and staff.

Events:

November 17, 2007- SAFE Landscapes for the Santa Monica Mountains
November 13, 2007- Tahoe Fire Behavior lecture featuring Scott Stephens
November 3, 2007- Angora Fire: What will the future forest be?
November 3, 2007- SAFE Landscapes for the Santa Clarita Valley