At 11:57 a.m. on 5 June 2004, the Gaviota Fire erupted some 15 miles west of Santa Barbara along the coastline in the historic Gaviota Pass. From the chaotic onset, the fire burned aggressively on both sides of the US-101 freeway, quickly becoming two separate and...
Wildfire is complex. But how we communicate the science of wildfires, wildfire preparedness, response and recovery doesn’t have to be. The Center for Science Communication Research is looking at wildfire and the public’s connection to it through media and science...
What are the benefits of prescribed burning? Why have wildfires gotten so severe lately? What can I do to protect my home and community? Living with Fire is a new podcast that aims to answer these questions (and many others) while deepening our understanding of the...
This podcast is from the Association for Fire Ecology and covers topics such as prescribed fire science, the potential effects of changing climate and fire regimes on Pacific Northwest forests, whitebark pine encroachment into sagebrush grasslands in Montana, and...
A podcast about how climate change is transforming the Southwest and what we should do about it. The series includes an episode on restoring the municipal watershed of Santa Fe and the founding of the Rio Grande Water Fund, and another on how prescribed fire can...
When your backyard is burning, is anywhere safe? Welcome to World on Fire, a five-part podcast that takes us to the front lines of out of control wildfires in Canada, Australia, and California. Recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic, hosts Adrienne Lamb and Mike...
We are currently accepting applications for an Executive Director. All correspondence should be emailed and addressed to the Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council, sbfiresafecouncil@gmail.com.