Resources

Research and further reading for those building for wildfire

California's Strategic Plan for Expanding the Use of Beneficial Fire
A report by Governor Newsom's California Wildfire & Forest Resilience Task Force (including USFS, CNRA, CalFire, and other key groups) that illustrates a concerted effort to accelerate more prescribed burning to mitigate wildfire risk.
2022 President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) Call
Focused on detecting, tracking, mitigating, and preventing wildfires and improving scientific communication.
2022 Mitigation of Climate Change Report
A report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that assesses the mitigation of climate change, examines the sources of global emissions and explains developments in emission reduction and mitigation efforts.
The State of Firetech: Progress, Gaps, Futures (2022)
A report by the Wildfire Technology Funders Group, conceptualized and compiled by Wonder Labs, that aims to review progress, identify gaps, and provide a visioning framework to guide philanthropic, corporate, and impact investments in the development and application of just, inclusive, and equitable technologies for wildfire risk management.
US Drought Monitor
A map released weekly, showing parts of the U.S. that are in drought.
The dangers of heavy rain in drought-stricken states (Popular Science)

Spreading like Wildfire: The Rising Threat of Extraordinary Landscape Fires (2022)
A report by the UN Environment Programme and GRID-Arendal that highlights how climate change and land-use change are making wildfires worse, anticipates a global increase of extreme fires even in areas previously unaffected, and calls on governments to rethink their approach to wildfire.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind Revisited: An Updated Study on the Undergrounding of Overhead Power Lines
An academic research paper by Kenneth Hall and Roger Anderson examining the costs and barriers to undergrounding utility infrastructure.
Funding for Wildfire Resilience: Strategies for a Paradigm Shift
Research by The Nature Conservancy on existing and potential future pathways to increase federal spending on wildfire resilience.
The Costs of Wildfire in California
A California Council on Science and Technology report that summarizes the associated costs of wildfires across key sectors, aiming to clarify the total cost of wildfire in California.
USGS Wildland Fire Science Strategy
Recommendations from the US Geological Survey that lay out the critical needs for wildfire research over the next five years.
Climate-Exacerbated Wildfires Cost the U.S. Between $394 to $893 Billion Each Year in Economic Costs and Damages (JEC Report 2023)

Fires - Newsletter about about wildfires, ecology, culture, and current events, written by a former wildland firefighter
Life With Fire Podcast - Podcast about our relationship with fire and how to prepare for a future that includes wildfires
Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire - Lizzie Johnson
The Anchor Point - Podcast created for the wildland firefighter by the wildland firefighter, where the wildland firefighing community comes together

The Hotshot Wake Up - Podcast and newsletter about wildfire and the world
The Lookout - An independent media company reporting on wildfire, forestry, land management, and rural culture
Trees in Trouble: Wildfires, Infestations, and Climate Change - Daniel Mathews
The Growing Megafire Crisis -- and How to Contain It - Ted Talk by George Whitesides
Beyond the Burn - DBL Partners White Paper