Preparing for wildfire: Meeting communities where they’re at

Natalie A. Cooper; Patty Champ; Steve Boyle

Treesearch

Preparing for wildfire: Meeting communities where they’re at

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Natalie A. Cooper, Patty Champ, Steve Boyle

Year:

2025

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Connected Science. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.

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Abstract

The Wildfire Research (WiRē) team, supported by USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, is no stranger to engaging with residents and communities in fire-prone areas. They’ve been at it for over a decade - regularly refining their approach to reach the most people. Still, midway through a project in Lake County, Colorado, the WiRē team received almost no survey responses from households in three mobile home communities.

Keywords

Wildfire Research (WiRē) team, wildfire risk, mobile home communities, survey response

Citation

Cooper, Natalie; Champ, Patty; Boyle, Steve. 2025. Preparing for wildfire: Meeting communities where they’re at. Connected Science. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.