🔥 The Net Weaver: Free Stickers, a New Year for FAC, Training Opportunity, and More! 👥

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Happy New Year! Want to build on the momentum of FAC practitioners nationwide? Check out this roundup of 17 lessons learned from 2017. And while you're at it, learn what to expect from FAC Net in 2018.

Welcome Newest Member!

Meet the network’s newest affiliate member: Madison County Emergency Management/Fire Warden's Office (Virginia City, Montana).

What's new in January?

Share this printer-friendly version of Dave Lasky's Fantastic Failure with your networks.

Learn what it's like to work on FAC in the Pacific Northwest; meet Alison Green.

Get a fire-department spin on FAC at the Fire Department Exchange training this spring in Reno.

Read about a model for integrating indigenous stewardship into fire management planning.

The first 20 handles to mention #fireadapted on Twitter will receive two #fireadapted stickers! Original tweets only; retweets do not apply. Contest starts 1/24/18.

News, Opinion and More Resources

Join us in congratulating Project Wildfire! Partnership Announces 2018 Wildfire Mitigation Awardees, National Fire Protection Association
Meet one of the faces of FAC in Hawaii. Partner Perspective: Pablo A. Beimler, Community Outreach Coordinator at Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization, Pacific Fire Exchange
Build on this perspective next time you're pitching reflective address signs. Can We Find You in an Emergency?, Washington State Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network
Refresh yourself on the science of wildfire home ignitions. Science Tuesday: Why Homes Burn (and Why I’m Reminding You), FAC Net Blog
Fund your community's next wildfire mitigation project. Apply Today for Your Share of Wildfire Community Preparedness Day Funding, National Fire Protection Association
Get a glimpse into Oregon County's pilot “Four-Star” Rating Program. Raising the Bar for Firewise USA™ Sites, FAC Net Blog
Understand the numbers: every dollar spent on mitigation saves six. New Report on the Value of Mitigation, National Institute of Building Science
Are we fighting today's wildfires with yesterday’s assumptions? New Fires, Old Assumptions, National Fire Protection Association
Do raptors spread fire to stir up food? Why These Birds Carry Flames In Their Beaks, National Geographic
Get the rundown on the latest cohort of Joint Chiefs projects. USDA Investing Millions in Wildfire Mitigation and Water Quality Projects Through Joint Chiefs’ Partnership, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

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