Dr. Jen Schmidt (UAA) and retired Alaska forester John See tackle several practical questions about wildfire risk for residents of the Anchorage area in the new, illustrated 75-page report Advancing Wildfire Preparedness and Planning in Anchorage. The study was part of the Arctic Urban Risks and Adaptations (AURA) project, funded by the National Science Foundation. A few highlights can be found in our latest Research Brief–>>HERE.

Many of you will find practical tools and info here that hit pretty close to home! The full report can be located at the project website under “EGRESS” here: https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/jenschmidt/wildfire/aura/wildfire-exposure. Don’t forget to check the level of wildfire exposure for your own property with the tools on the site! The best way to avoid losses is to do some advance planning and preparation.

Many other interesting materials can be downloaded at the AURA site, like maps of fuel treatments, wildfire videos, and this map of burn severity on the 2019 McKinley fire that Schmidt and her team created.