Controlled burns reduce wildfire risk, but they require trained staff and funding. This could be a rough year

Controlled burns reduce wildfire risk, but they require trained staff and funding — this could be a rough year

Red skies in August, longer fire seasons and checking air quality before taking my toddler to the park. This has become the new norm in the western United States as wildfires become more frequent, larger and more catastrophic.

Controlled burns reduce wildfire risk, but they require trained staff and funding. This could be a rough year

Red skies in August, longer fire seasons and checking air quality before taking my toddler to the park. This has become the new norm in the western United States as wildfires become more frequent, larger and more catastrophic.

Controlled burns reduce wildfire risk, but they require trained staff and funding − this could be a rough year

Prescribed burns like this one are intentional, controlled fires used to clear out dry grass and underbrush that could fuel more destructive wildfires. Ethan Swope/Getty ImagesRed skies in August, longer fire seasons and checking air quality before taking my toddler to the park. This has become the new norm in the western United States as wildfires become more frequent, larger and more catastrophic. As an ecologist at the University of Colorado …

Red in August, longer seasons and air quality check before taking my toddler to the park. This has become the new standard in the western U.S. as forest fires become more frequent, larger and more catastrophic. As an environmentalist at the University of Colorado Boulder, [...]

Scientific perspectives on wildfire risk management at the property scale of WUI

This book primarily focuses on fire risk management at the defensible space, encompassing one or more isolated buildings and their surroundings within a range of some tens of meters.