The mission of the UC Berkeley Center for Fire Research and Outreach is to provide a forum for coordination on emerging research and tools regarding wildland fire in California. The center will facilitate working groups devoted to a specific field or topic of research and management that relates to fire. The Center also addresses areas with Mediterranean climates world-wide. Learn More
Conditions are perfect for celebrating this Fourth of July: It's sunny, warm, dry, and a great way to start a three-day weekend. But did you know these conditions are also ideal for wildfire?
Did you also know that 90% of wildfires in the US are started by humans?
Here are six tips you can use to help keep fire-safe this season!
One of the more exciting things I have opportunity to do as a wildland fire scientist is traveling and learning about fire in other countries, cultures, and ecosystems. This summer I find myself in Australia, home to one of the five Mediterranean-type ecosystems in the world.
- Scott Stephens, Co-Director, UC Berkeley Center for Fire Research & Outreach as part of his Fulbright Fellowship in Perth, AU
UC Center for Fire :
6 Tips for a Fire-Safe 4th of July from the UC Center for Fire Research and Outreach http://t.co/dKewBCIlqw #wildfire #staysafe #forestry
Posted 21 days ago
UC Center for Fire :
As hundreds flee, Napa fire intensifies fears of devastating dry season - SFGate http://t.co/D4BqVkuCCu #wildfire #ucberkeley #ucfirecenter
Posted 21 days ago
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RT @ucanrwater: Viewpoints: A win-win solution for #water and #wildfire in California's Sierra forests http://t.co/bWEf7qqAB0 #drought #caw…
Posted 24 days ago
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Check out update from CFRO co-director Scott Stephens on his travels in #Australia http://t.co/vq1SGOknEs #wildfire #ucberkeley #fulbright
Posted 30 days ago
UC Center for Fire :
RT @PlacerCountyMGs: Susie Kocher, UC Cooperative Extension adviser in the Central Sierra, talks about drought and wildfire in the... http:…
Posted 36 days ago
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