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Extension at the Wildland-Urban Interface: A Case Study of Community Fire Planning

“The recent nationwide emphasis on community fire planning provides an important new opportunity for Extension. This article presents a case study of Extension involvement in neighborhood fire planning. We describe how intensive neighborhood outreach, design, and delivery of educational programs and facilitation of a steering committee have improved neighborhood cohesion and interagency coordination in addressing wildfire issues in a 250,000-acre watershed.” 

Know Fire K-8th Grade Waikoloa Wildfire Safety Park and Demonstration Garden Curriculum

The Know Fire program is an all-encompassing education tool targeted towards K-8th grade. This curriculum covers activities focusing on basic fire science, fire ecology, fire prevention, and native Hawaiian plants and is meant for teaching at the Waikoloa Dryland Wildfire Safety Park at the end of Melia Street in Waikoloa Village.

Know Fire K-8th Grade Classroom Wildfire Curriculum

The Know Fire program is an all-encompassing education tool targeted towards K-8th grade. The curriculum covers activities focusing on basic fire science, fire ecology, and fire prevention.

Social Science at the Wildland-Urban Interface: Compendium of Research Results to Create Fire-Adapted Communities

These lessons can then be applied to fostering fire-adapted communities—those communities that understand their risk and have taken action to mitigate their vulnerability and increase resilience. 

Ready, Set, Go! Project Implementation and Background Guide

This guide is directed towards fire chiefs who would like to further connect their department with their community.

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