Education
Is Wildfire Modeling Behind the Times?
Wildfires are one of the most difficult natural disasters to model. Some argue wildfire modeling is 20 years behind hurricane modeling — and that’s not necessarily inaccurate. Hurricanes […]
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Education
Takeaways from the Napa Sonoma Fire Siege
Earlier this week I published some thoughts about the first 24 hours of the October Napa Sonoma Fire Siege. The unprecedented destruction caused by these fires provoked many […]
Current Fires
What is a Fire-Use Wildfire and How is it Beneficial to Forests?
Not every naturally occurring wildland fire is actively suppressed. Naturally occurring wildland fires are normally caused by lightening strikes in areas with fallen trees and other dry accumulated […]
Education
Is Wildfire Modeling Behind the Times?
Wildfires are one of the most difficult natural disasters to model. Some argue wildfire modeling is 20 years behind hurricane modeling — and that’s not inaccurate. Hurricanes occur […]
Education
RedZone Takes Part in Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Conference
Wildland Urban Interface Conference RedZone was pleased to take part in the annual Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Conference held at the Peppermill Resort in Reno, Nevada, during the […]
Catastrophe
NASA Heat Shields Set to Save Firefighters’ Lives
One of the worst firefighter tragedies in history compelled NASA researcher, Mary Beth Wusk, to help develop a better emergency fire shelter. Wusk saw a news article on […]
Education
RedZone is Excited to Support Wildfire Partners
Wildfire Partners is a home mitigation program aimed at helping Boulder County residents prepare for wildfire. RedZone, in cooperation with the county, is beginning its second year of […]
Education
Join RedZone at the 2017 WUI Conference
RedZone is happy to be taking part in the annual Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Conference to be held this year in late March at the Peppermill Resort in […]
Education
Warmest Autumn on Record Increases Wildfire Concern
Warmest Autumn on Record Fuels Abnormal Weather and Wildfires Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed that this Autumn was the warmest ever measured, surpassing […]
Education
Ten of Our Favorite Wildfire Videos
Following our blog post on how the story of the Esperanza Fire west of Palm Springs is being made into a feature film, we thought we’d point you to ten […]
