UC ANR Fire Network

The Envisioning a Fire-Adapted Future Art Contest has now been changed to include artwork submissions from all youth ages 9-18, and the submission deadline has been extended to October 19th. See the webpage linked in our bio for all other details. We hope you will participate!

See “good fire” in action at the Central Coast Good Fire Fair on Oct. 10! Watch a live prescribed burn, see fire demonstrations & learn how beneficial fire can reduce wildfire risk and support healthy forests. Free & open to the public. https://ucanr.edu/blog/green-blog/article/goodfirefair2026

“I think we all agree that something needs to be done,” Yana Valachovic @ucanrfirenetwork.bsky.social, said at California Board of Forestry meeting. “The fire issue is an existential crisis for California.” @hayleysmith.bsky.social @nohaggerty.bsky.social report www.latimes.com/environment/...

"California's faced an existential crisis that has affected our health, that has affected our finances related to our ability to buy and sell homes, to insure homes and has put us in a very precarious place," - #UCANR's Yana Valachovic www.npr.org/2026/08/19/n...

Yana Valachovic played such an important role in this process. The result is a compromise. Some of us (myself included) wanted a stronger role. Many wanted no rule at all. Yana found a way to get to yes. We are so fortunate to have had her serving CA through this long and winding road.

Last Saturday, UC ANR Fire Network team members presented to 4-Her’s from across California at 4-H’s State Leadership Conference at UC Davis. Together we talked about fire science basics, home hardening and defensible space, and did some fun activities! 🔥🍀 #4hslc2026

Join UC ANR’s team of forestry experts online and in-person at the upcoming Forest Stewardship Workshop this August focusing on Plumas and surrounding counties! Register on the UC ANR website here: ucanr.edu/site/forest-...

PBA prep. work from the Yosemite Gateway Prescribed Burn Cooperative, Fall 2025 to Winter 2026.

For information on how to prepare for evacuation during a wildfire event, access to our pre-evacuation and evacuation checklist resources, and guides on how to stay safe if you find yourself trapped during a wildfire, click the link in our bio! #wildfirepreparedness #ucanr

To learn about mulch flammability and how to integrate mulch into defensible space landscaping, see our factsheet Defensible Space Landscaping: Mulches. Click the link in our bio to view it. #wildfirepreparedness #ucanr

May is Wildfire Awareness Month! What are you doing to prepare for wildfire this month? #wildfirepreparedness #ucanr

We are proud to announce the completion of our 2025 Annual Report! Swipe through this post to read about everything we accomplished this year! To learn more, the 2025 Fire Network Annual Report can be accessed through the link in our bio. #UCANR #Firenetwork #UCCE

Recovering from #wildfire is daunting. UC ANR Fire Network @ucanrfirenetwork.bsky.social & @ucanr.edu has lined up free webinars in Feb to help #CA residents on water contamination, soil contamination, backyard chicken/livestock safety, and rebuilding and structure loss: ucanr.edu/blog/green-b...

Please join the Fire Network for our upcoming webinar on Rebuilding and Structure Loss on February 23rd from 5:30 - 7:00 PM PST. This will be the fourth and final in our current webinar series, After the Fire: Understanding Challenges to Post-Fire Recovery in California.

Please join the Fire Network for our upcoming webinar on Backyard Chicken and Livestock Safety on February 17th from 5:30 - 6:30PM PST. This will be the third in our upcoming webinar series, After the Fire: Understanding Challenges to Post-Fire Recovery in California.

Please join the Fire Network for our upcoming webinar on Soil Contamination and Remediation on February 10th from 5:30 - 6:30PM PST. This will be the second in our upcoming webinar series, After the Fire: Understanding Challenges to Post-Fire Recovery in California.

Please join the Fire Network for our upcoming webinar on Water Resource Contamination on February 2nd from 5:30 - 7PM PST. This will be the first in our upcoming webinar series, After the Fire: Understanding Challenges to Post-Fire Recovery in California.

Join us for the California Targeted Grazing Short Course! Register by February 13, 2026 at the link in our bio.

Prescribed fire isn’t just for rangelands. Farmers use it to clear fields, manage debris & even improve water flow through irrigation ditch burns. “It’s a regular part of operations in many ag communities,” - #UCANR fire expert Katie Low. ambrook.com/offrange/liv...

Are you smoke ready? See tips for dealing with wildfire smoke at the link in our bio!

🔥 Mark your calendar for the Central Coast Good Fire Fair with @ucanrfirenetwork.bsky.social & CA State Parks! Don’t miss this fun & informative day for all ages! Learn more: buff.ly/rA7lz3y

New factsheet from our post-fire series! After the Fire: Drinking Water Contamination and Safety (2025) ucanr.edu/sites/defaul...

Great thanks and appreciation to Fire Advisor Alison Deak for collaborating with us in July to create posts! Visit the link in our bio to view these posts on all platforms.

Fuels rearrangement vs. reduction, do you know the difference? See our new post to find out! Click the link in our bio to view our post on all platforms.