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Social Aspects of Wildfire Crisis Strategy Work

  • The Effective Communication about Wildfire Management webinar shares observations from 20 years of fire social science research. 
  • Many tools that identify wildfire risks and hazards across the landscape assume that all houses and properties within a community have the same level of risk. However, Rocky Mountain Research Station scientists and colleagues have discovered substantial differences across properties and developed methodologies for determining parcel-level wildfire risk assessments.
  • A panel of social scientists and communicators discussed public perceptions and social acceptance associated with Wildfire Crisis planning and implementation at the Social Aspects of Wildfire Crisis Work virtual event.
  • Wildfires do not stop at boundaries. Whether it’s public or private land, increasing the resilience of people and property to wildfire involves everyone who is at risk, as well as those who make decisions about risk in fire-prone landscapes. CoMFRT is a research-management partnership that works with communities using a shared learning approach to identify strategies to build resilience.
  • The Wildfire Research (WiRē) Team is a partnership between wildfire practitioners and researchers. The team focuses on innovation and new approaches to integrating local social science into wildfire education and mitigation programs. The WiRē team brings together diverse expertise in economics, sociology, and wildfire risk mitigation. Read more in WiRē At-a-Glance and watch animated videos about the WiRē process.

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Last updated February 8, 2024
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