Yeah, so there's a fire south of town and winds are like 80

🔥🔥🔥 I'm excited to share our new paper, the result of a year-long effort to map destroyed and surviving buildings in destructive wildfires across the U.S. since 2002. Key finding: Wildfires are destroying higher percentages of exposed buildings than in the past 🔥🔥🔥 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Volunteer fire departments make up 85% of the departments in the country and private equity firms are gouging them on software that helps them, uh, do firefighting.

Great article on Zone 0. It takes some work. And money. I'm about to replace 100 linear feet of old cedar slat fence with aluminum. Yes, I could've just replaced the part next to the house, but that whole section is exposed to east winds. Now it will block embers instead of burning.

Homes that had cleared vegetation within five feet of the walls were less likely to burn in the Eaton and Palisades fire, new investigation funded by the insurance industry finds: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @nohaggerty.bsky.social

The 2017 Tubbs Fire changed our understanding of how wildfires could impact water systems. Now, due largely to the LA fires, we’re building an understanding of what can realistically be done. Was an honor to talk with a fire chief ahead of his time for a concrete example ucanr.edu/blog/conflue...

Important new report from @ibhs.org on the LA Wildfires. Continuing to provide evidence on the importance of mitigation within the entire community. What helps homes avoid damage?structure separation, reduced connective fuels, and the use of resilient building materials. ibhs.org/lawildfires/

An abbreviated history of California taking wildfire safety very seriously, or not... 1.) Following devastating fires in Wine Country and Paradise, the state legislature approves a bill in 2020 to enforce a safety buffer around homes, an area of 5 feet resistant to embers. It's called "Zone 0"

APPLICATION FILING begins tomorrow for the FF TRAINEE PM EXAM (Homelessness) Filing Period: 12/10 at 8am (PT) - 12/12 at 5pm (PT) There will not be a written exam required for this emergency hire position. To view the Job Posting & FAQs, visit: fire.lacounty.gov/firefighter-trainee-recruitment/

💥Preorder your copy today! Our group opens the book with our chapter on “Rematriating Fire Stewardship”🤲🏽🌿 #wildfire #Indigenous

Heavy smoke above Escondido due to hay bale fire

America's urban search and rescue teams are facing financial and political pressure. But their work has never been more in-demand, as weather disasters get more common. n.pr/4ploDqu

There is no good smoke. Yet it is an illusion to think all fire can be eliminated. The question is therefore: how would you like your smoke? When do you want it to burn?

NPS is hiring GS-12 fire meteorologists in the Southwest and Rocky Mountain GACCs. Benefits include: •bipartisan support for fire •pay during shutdowns •overtime during fire season •no midnight shifts, and more. www.usajobs.gov/job/850741000

So-called "smart" devices are pushed heavily for the holidays, but be mindful of what you're opting that gift recipient into. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

There’s a lot of political commentary about Marjorie Taylor Greene resigning, but one important point is this: she entered Congress in 2021 with an estimated net worth of about $700,000, and is leaving in 2025 with a net worth of roughly $25 million.

“Instead of only fearing and fighting fire, we can befriend it” www.kqed.org/arts/1398372...

Gmail users!! They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off. Pass it on!! www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

🔥New in IJWF: Ohlson et al. map fine dead fuel moisture across a Colorado mixed-conifer forest using 1-h fuel samples from 80 plots. They reveal strong fine-scale spatiotemporal variability shaped by canopy, understory, and aspect. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25... #IJWildlandFire

Had a fatal entrapment with fire in pretty much that same spot in 2018 or so. People fly down that road.

I just got an email with the subject, "Does your inbox stress you out?" Yes. Because of crap like that. But thanks for the offer.

Wildfire mitigation in New Mexico is down 53% since Trump took office sfreporter.com/news/wildfir...

“‘When we’re using fire on the landscape, you could really think about it more as a form of agriculture, said Diego Cordero. ‘After these big fires here in the hills, you see flowers you probably hadn’t seen in decades popping up everywhere. A lot of those plants are actually our crops.’”

Trump‘s brilliant plan of 50 year mortgages means that after your first 20 years making huge interest payments to a bank you will have paid down almost none of the principal and they will still own the house you are living in with 30 years to go. A scam from a career con man.

Colorado and Utah implement statewide wildfire codes in high-risk areas www.kunc.org/regional-new...

Still relevant: Study Finds Controlled Washington, D.C. Wildfires Crucial For Restoring Healthy Political Environment — theonion.com/study-finds-...

NOAA retirees “volunteering” including one who is working as an “unpaid intern” in order to help. I would like to never again hear anyone bitch about civil servants’ work ethic tyvm.

Democrat voters: "I agree with you on 9 of your 10 policies but dislike this one so I will vote independent or not vote at all." Republican voters: "I know you are 100lbs of leeches bundled in a suit and you have no policies but I will vote for you because you are Republican."

Rat cat alley roll them bones. Need that cash to feed that jones And the politicians throwing stones Singing ashes, ashes all fall down.

NEW: Weather models were performing worse ahead of a devastating storm in Alaska compared to a year ago. As one scientist @ecmwf.int put it, "the fact that all the models mis-captured this event tells us something." From me + @joewertz.bsky.social (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Update: Marine official tells KPBS no munitions will be fired from Navy ships Saturday. It's 155mm Howitzer rounds firing into designated ranges. Recap: NO freeway closure, NO missiles from Navy ships over the 5.

I've just received confirmation from the Department of Defense that there are no planned closures of I-5 this weekend for the 250th birthday celebration of the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton. This is good news for the communities surrounding the base.

For some reason it took all day to run this down www.kpbs.org/news/militar...

1/ 🧵 California is under pressure to rethink wildfire planning. Experts argue the state’s current approach is reactive, not strategic. A wee thread: www.kqed.org/science/1998...

The J.M. Smucker Co. is suing Trader Joe’s, alleging the grocery chain’s new frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are too similar to Smucker’s Uncrustables in their design and packaging. https://cnn.it/46TFtpx

Unfortunately, on federal lands this year we are missing another prescribed fire window because of the government shutdown. We are frittering away opportunity every time we put up additional roadblocks to the use of prescribed fire.

A must-read from the @washingtonpost.com's @sadbumblebee.buzz on the cultural burning resurgence taking place in N California. We have a terrible relationship with fire, but the Karuk, Yurok and others show us that a better relationship is possible. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

In June, the @washingtonpost.com sent me and @byaliceli.bsky.social to witness cultural burns in California. We learned how they encourage beneficial vegetation, reduce wildfire risk, and provide traditional food and craft sources for tribes in the Klamath region. 🎁: wapo.st/3J7BQTL

New article alert 🚨 for the #FireEcology Journal! "Near real-time indicators of burn severity in the western U.S. from active fire tracking" #SNFECO 🔥 Read it here: ow.ly/hNYs50X7UqS

Today has been a long time coming – I’m so relieved that the Israeli hostages are finally home and that humanitarian aid is finally getting to people in Gaza. I’m hopeful that the ceasefire will continue to hold and that we can begin working toward lasting peace in the region.

Just in case this image pops up as Portland-related, be aware it dates to 2008 and Germany. Use tineye.com when in doubt. tineye.com/search/c8b5a...

I sense a Freedom of Information Act request coming up!

A bit of genius from the administration here: Most/many Federal wildfire supervisors are hitting the pay cap and cannot work OT.... just as Southern California hits peak fire season. This will probably result in hotshot crews and IMTs being shut down. Congress could fix that, but....

FYI High Country News is letting current and former federal employees access their online content for free right now. www.hcn.org/about/govern...

4 out of the 9 Nobel laureates in Chemistry, Physics, and Medicine are University of California faculty (2 UCSB, 2 Cal) and one other received all their degrees from the UC system (UCLA and UCSD). So those highly funded woke liberal universities are clearly failing, eh?

🔥The Central Coast Good Fire Fair is back! Join us on Sat, Oct 11, at Henry Cowell Redwoods SP for learning, demos & family fun. Meet the people who use fire to restore & protect our landscapes—CA State Parks, CAL FIRE, Indigenous groups, & the Central Coast PBA.

A strong background in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and experimental or numerical techniques is expected. Full details on how to apply is here. firelab.berkeley.edu/available-po.... Email Prof. Gollner with your interest before the deadline. Note very limited international funding is available

A Texas megachurch pastor and GOP leader has been arrested for crimes against children. Not Robert Morris, a different one. Not Josiah Anthony, a different one. Not Luke Cunningham, a different one. Not Tony Evans, a different one. Not Scott Crenshaw, a different one. Not Steve Lawson, a different o

“Wildfire management at a crossroads: Mitigation and prevention or response and recovery?” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... - @science.org #BCWildfire #Wildfires 2/2