Wildfire

The Language of Wildfire


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When this final episode of Wildfire was recorded, in May of 2019, wildfire Season had already kicked in. Or, maybe it never stopped. We’re breaking records all around the world: more loss of life due to forest fires; many more homes lost to fire; longer fire seasons; hotter global temperatures; much more carbon in the atmosphere. In short, we’re heading into uncharted territory.

Our goal with this podcast series has been to equip you with the tools you need to understand wildfire, so that you can be a more informed citizen of the world and build a stronger relationship with our wild spaces. We covered the science, the fire and forest management methods, the history, and we explored what we can do in the future to and create a more symbiotic relationship between our society and the forests in which we live and on which we rely. But now that we’re wrapping up the show, you’re about to dive back into the media bath of forests burning and threatening communities while engulfing entire regions of the world in smoke.

In this final episode of Wildfire, now that we’re done with the story of the Eagle Creek Fire in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge, we’re going to arm you with the tools you need to interpret the information you see in the news, be more prepared personally, and, if you like, know where you can go to learn more.

Resources

  • Thriving with Fire
  • Predictive Services National Interagency Fire Center Outlooks
  • Crag Law Center
  • What Does 'Containing A Fire' Really Mean - NPR
  • Built to Burn - 99% Invisible 
  • Forest Fire Facts 
  • Firefighters United for Safety in Environmental Ethics 
  • The National Fire Protection Association
  • Key takeaways:

    • 0:05 - In May of 2019, Wildfire Season had already kicked in, or maybe it never stopped…
    • 2:24 – This is clearly a worldwide issue…
    • 2:54 – In the Pacific Northwest, a record-setting fire season is already kicking in…
    • 6:45 – A conversation with Ralph Bloemers, Co-Founder and Senior Staff Attorney at the Crag Law Center in Portland, around the language used to describe wildfire.
    • 10:15 – How do we know if the wood products we’re buying come from companies with good forest management policies?
    • 12:04 – We are, in fact, breaking many important records. Records that we do not want to be breaking…
    • 13:00 – What can we, as individuals, do?
    • 13:50 – What does it mean to “harden our homes?”
    • 16:58 – Resources you can use to learn more about wildfire and what’s happening in our forests.
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