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New Mexico WUI Summit Re-Energizing Community Wildfire Response March 31-April 2, 2016 Silver City, NM
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The Old Dog… The New Tricks Strategies and Paradigm Shifts for Sustaining Community Momentum in Prevention –Based Programs
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Where Were We? “Seems Like Only Yesterday…” 1985 WU Fires Novelty of New Programs Red Rock-Green Rock Firewise Community/Agency Partnerships Singular Objective “Defensible Space” “Sleep Aids”
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What is (or Could Be) Different? Social Media Sales Strategies Multi-Use Benefits Attachment to Current Values/Issues Reduced Participation Treatment Alternatives New Information./Science Definitions/Terminology
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Wildland Urban Fire WU Fire is not a place… It is a set of conditions
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Social Media Smart Phone Technologies Apps Mapping/GPS Text Internet Skype Facebook Instagram
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Sales Strategies Buy One, Get One “Bang for the Buck” “Amazon” and “Craigslist” Models On-Line Activity/Functionality Remote Activity (Telecommuting) Distance Learning Skype Entertainment Value
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Multiple Use Wildfire Loss Prevention Home Ignition Zone Concepts Forest/Ecosystem Health Climate Change Influences Resource/Value Protection Investment/Monetary Value Eco-Tourism
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Multiple Values Approach Ignition Resistance Property Value Insurance & ISO Ratings Neighborhood Relationships Ecologies Multiple Benefits of Treatment/Actions Time Safety!!
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Do No Harm Incremental Ignition Resistance Function Aesthetics Emotional
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Connectedness (The Stardust Effect) Part of the Community Part of the Program/Effort Connected to a Cause Connected to Something “Bigger ” “We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but more important than both of those facts is that the universe is in us.” -Neil DeGrasse Tyson-
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Belonging Starfish Effect Shared Values Self-Worth “We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” -Aldo Leopold-
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Paradigm Shifts
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New Definitions Ignition Resistant Zone Wildland-Urban Ignition Area Vs. Defensible/Survivable Space Clearance Interface
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Perspective Ecologically Appropriate Management of Wildfires at Reduced Costs With or Without Climate Change, We Have a Problem Re-introduction of Fire Into Residential Areas Majority of Structural Losses in Wildfires Are Due to Low Intensity Fire
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Ignition Resistance Homes, structures & communities in and/or effected by the WUI need to be designed to survive a wildfire with no intervention How people occupy their homes may influence HIZ recommendations Understanding basic fire physics and how homes ignite is a critical component of motivation
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Paradigm Shifts Evacuation vs Shelter-In Place Resource Management Infrastructure Insurance/Loss Reduction Forest Health Firefighter Strategy & Tactics AND…….
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Paradigm Shifts Firefighter Safety Public Safety
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Compatibility Fire-Adapted Communities Fire-Dependent Ecosystems Influence of Connectedness Becoming More ‘Awake’ Relationship Between HIZ and Suppression
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We need to change the paradigm regarding home ignitions one home at a time in spite of a continuation of failed national wildfire policy.
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Thank You!
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