Translating Responder Expertise: Enhancing university wildfire management and communications - Livestream

The scale and impact of wildfires in California generates resource needs that can strain the state’s mutual aid system and has fundamentally changed the way responders and agency officials communicate with the public.

Lessons learned from communicating during some of the state’s most complex incidents is a valuable model for informing emergency communications planning for the Stanford community.

California wildfires have also outpaced vegetation management efforts in many areas. Important research can aid in improving these efforts, but is most effective when paired with the agencies and organizations responsible for planning and carrying out vegetation management projects.

Stanford’s fuel reduction efforts in areas such as the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve are providing a unique opportunity to connect local fire agencies with researchers in a living lab environment. Exploring the methods of fuels reduction and vegetation management used in the project areas will contribute to a better understanding of effective wildfire management.

Speaker: Luisa Rapport, Stanford University

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