Wildfire Defense; Science, Wisdom and Common Sense

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Wildfire Defense; Science, Wisdom and Common Sense episodes:

June 17, 2025 Some History of the Southern California Chaparral Plant Community
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UCSB professor Carla D' Antonio shares with us some perspectives on the Chaparral and how it has been effected by the changes in its surroundings over thousands of years,
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May 29, 2025 Steve Davis recalls and expands on his years as a wildland fire boss
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Years of experience with preparation for and extinguishing wild land fire has given Steve a unique perspective for instructing residents and firefighters in suppression and survival in wild fire
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April 23, 2025 Ray Ford Discusses Wildfire
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Ray Ford talks about the recent wildfires in Pacific Palisades and Altadena and their ramifications
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1h 16min
April 14, 2025 Chief David Neels Montecito Fire Department
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Chief David Neels of Montecito Fire Department discusses his history in the fire service and directions Montecito is taking now and in the future with wildland fire
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April 03, 2025 Mark Von Tillow, Wildland Fire Specialist, Santa Barbara City Fire Department
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Mark Von Tillow, veteran fire fighter with more than three decades with the USFS discusses his experience and the changes to wildland fire behavior and suppression he is already seeing and anticipating.
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51min
March 15, 2025 John Ahlman Remembers
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Santa Barbara City Fire Department Battalion Chief John Ahlman Retired, recalls more than four decades service with three different fire departments
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1h 10min
February 20, 2025 Fire in the Built Environment
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Santa Barbara County Retired Fire Marshall Rob Hazard talks about Fire on the Urban side of the WUI
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1h 36min
November 15, 2024 Some differences between Northern conifer forest fires and wildland fire in the chaparral
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Dr. D'Antonio,professor and researcher at UC Santa Barbara returns to drill down into the difference between plant communities and their response to wild land fire and how we best protect life and environment within them.
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56min
November 09, 2024 Today scientists consider a broader spectrum of reasons wildfire spreads in different environments
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Max A. Moritz, Ph.D. Wildfire Specialist at U.C. Division of Agriculture & Natural Resources and Adjunct Professor at the Bren School of Environmental Science joins us to discuss how, many factors are responsible for the way wildfires move through various environments. Plant community, weather, building construction, topography, fuel reduction and many other factors contribute to the spread of wildfire and all need to be considered for effective control and containment.
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November 02, 2024 Keeping it together, The great benefits of the lncident Command System
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Nic Elmquist is the Wildland Fire Specialist at the Montecito Fire District. Nic is a member of an Incident Management Team and travels extensively around the West as he is assigned to different campaign fires. In this edition of Surviving Disaster one of the things he explains is the Incident Command System and its benefits
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FAQs about Wildfire Defense; Science, Wisdom and Common Sense:

How many episodes does Wildfire Defense; Science, Wisdom and Common Sense have?

The podcast currently has 30 episodes available.