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Hylton Haynes
Quincy, MA
Associate Project Manager
Interests: Wildland Fire, Wildland-Urban Interface, Firewise Communities/USA Program, Firewise Program, Community Outreach, Firewise Principles, Wildland-Urban Interface Codes & Standards, Geographic Information Systems, Wildland Fire Data Reporting, Firewise Principles, WUI regulations
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Colorado Public Radio learns more about a recent NFPA firefighter fatalities report
The state of Colorado has been under siege in recent years with notable events like the Waldo Canyon fire and the Black Forest fire (which is yet to be contained). With this heightened sense of wildfire awareness and the perils associated with trying to contain these disasters, Ryan Werner of... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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909 recognized Firewise Communities/USA® sites
View Larger Map Currently there are 909 active and 211 inactive Firewise Communities/USA® sites. To learn more about the Firewise Challenge visit this weblink. If you have any questions with regarss to the interactive mapper please email: firewisemapper@nfpa.org Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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Colorado Springs learns to live with fire
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For the second year in a row, Colorado Springs has been beset by wildfire. As National Public Radio's Kirk Siegler reports, the city and its emergency response crews are doing their best to take the threat in stride. To listen to the interview and review the transcript visit the NPR... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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Oklahoma State Forester discusses the Firewise Program
George Geissler, the Oklahoma Forestry Service State Forester discusses how the Firewise Communities/USA recognition program helps educate communities on how to lessen damage caused by wildfire. During the interview Mr. Geissler talked about the importance of state wildland firefighters working with local and volunteer fire districts and the part citizens... Continue reading
Posted 7 days ago at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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Exploring ways to improve federal wildland fire management
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On June 4th this past week the US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources explored ways to improve federal wildland fire management. There are several perspectives that were shared. The witness panel was comprised of the Honorable Chief Tidwell of the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Mr.... Continue reading
Posted Jun 10, 2013 at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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Thousands displaced by Santa Barbara wildfire
View Larger Map Thousands of campers and residents have been displaced by a wildfire that is happening 10 miles NNW of Santa Barbara. Click on the active wildfire icon on the above interactive map to learn more about the wildfire as it progresses. Continue reading
Posted May 28, 2013 at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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Find your community on the Firewise® Mapper
View Larger Map Currently there are 903 active Firewise Communities/USA sites. The link to the web map application (view larger map) will allow you to locate active sites, inactive sites, weather points, active large fires and reports. To turn off these layers simply click on the layers tab. Additonal functionality... Continue reading
Posted May 25, 2013 at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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Hotdog or Burnie? – Oklahoma’s year in wildfire
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Upon the invitation of the Oklahoma State Forester - George Giessler, Todd Chlanda and I had the opportunity to attend the Oklahoma Governor’s Wildfire Preparedness Conference in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma this past Monday. The conference was very well supported with over 185 fire and emergency, and town planning professionals from... Continue reading
Posted May 17, 2013 at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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'Talk to the hand' and learn your state's progress in the Firewise Challenge
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1,000 Safer Places: the Firewise Challenge As published earlier this year, the National Fire Protection Association through the national Firewise Communities/USA support program is promoting the Firewise throwdown to challenge states and communities to reach for our national goal of 1,000 recognized Firewise Communities/USA® sites by the end of 2013.... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2013 at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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Washington and four other states celebrate wildfire preparedness week
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Wildfire Awareness Week is May 5 - 11 Know your role in wildfire safety OLYMPIA – In recognition of Wildfire Awareness Week, May 5 – 11, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages everyone to learn their role in preparing for wildfire safety. This year, DNR is encouraging... Continue reading
Posted May 7, 2013 at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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A benchmark model in wildland fire predictive services
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Recently I had the opportunity to participate in a webinar that was presented by Charles Maxwell (USFS Meteorologist) and produced by the Southwest Fire Science Consortium. This unique pragmatic approach to predictive services is currently only used in the southwest region (New Mexico, Arizona and West Texas). The potential for... Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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We live on a fire planet
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As most folks around the planet are celebrating earth day today, I thought I would share a great resource for homeowners on the www.firewise.org website. The introduction to Firewise Principles presentation is full of wonderful images that may be helpful in communicating and illustrating the firewise message to the homeowner. Continue reading
Posted Apr 22, 2013 at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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2012 Firewise Communities/USA annual report
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For the year 2012, the number of recognized Firewise Communities/USA sites increased 23%, with 878 communities now actively engaged with the program. Recognized communities can now be found in 40 states and on two tribal nations. More than 1.4 million people live in recognized Firewise communities, and have invested $136... Continue reading
Posted Apr 17, 2013 at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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Annual communities at risk to wildfire report
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The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) recently published the FY 2012 Communities at Risk (CAR) report. The purpose of the report is to determine progress in identifying communities at risk and developing Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs). Image: US regional map showing total communities at risk (CAR); communites covered... Continue reading
Posted Mar 30, 2013 at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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Finding the 'sweet spot' amidst key elements of the National Cohesive Strategy
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In response to requirements of the Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement (FLAME) Act of 2009, the Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) directed the development of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (Cohesive Stategy). As a part of this process and after public review, all three regions (west, southeast... Continue reading
Posted Mar 20, 2013 at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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It is not a matter of 'if', but a matter of 'when'
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This past weekend the southeastern United States experienced severe red flag weather conditions. A red flag weather warning is typically issued by NOAA when the combination of low humidities and high winds combine to create conditions that are ideal for wildfire ignition and rapid spread. During this high wildfire risk... Continue reading
Posted Mar 18, 2013 at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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Connecting the dots
As a Society of American Forester member, I came across an interesting article titled 'What is Happening in Our Forest?' written by Steve Wilent in the latest Forestry Source publication. The interesting part about the article is how a environmentalists are beginning to see the value of active forest management... Continue reading
Posted Mar 8, 2013 at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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A snapshot look at wildland fire risk potential
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Over the last several years the US Forest Service has developed a wildland fire risk potential map of the lower 48 states. The specific objective of the wildland fire risk potential map is to depict the potential for wildfire that would be difficult for suppression resources to contain, based on... Continue reading
Posted Mar 7, 2013 at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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Separation anxiety....not really, but it may help
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This past week both Faith Berry (Southwest 1 Firewise Advisor) and I visited the Orange County Fire Authority (California) where we met Sonja Powell (Assistant Fire Marshal) and Nick Pivaroff (Senior Fire Inspector) to discuss the Firewise Communities/USA recognition program. During the course of the conversation Sonja directed us to... Continue reading
Posted Mar 5, 2013 at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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Wildland fire data reporting initiative
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This past November, NFPA’s Wildland Fire Operations Division with the help of the National Association of State Foresters (NASF) and the US Fire Administration (USFA) convened a group of 18 wildland fire data reporting experts from local, state and federal organizations to discuss different wildland fire data collection, reporting and... Continue reading
Posted Mar 5, 2013 at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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Researchers study the potential impacts of fuel reduction treatments on wildfire suppression costs
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A new research article was published in the Society of American Foresters Journal of Forestry, January 2013. Under the auspices of the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, US Forest Service researchers – Matthew Thompson, Nicole Valliant, Jessica Haas, Krista Gebert, and Keith Stockman modeled the impacts and effects of hazardous... Continue reading
Posted Feb 6, 2013 at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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Colorado may not be a winner this Super Bowl Season, but they sure are making the right moves in addressing wildfire risk
Read more about Colorado Governor Hickenlooper's wildland fire fire advisory committee. Continue reading
Posted Feb 1, 2013 at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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Roxborough Park firewise evacuation exercise
I recently spoke to Fran Santagata about some of the success stories her community of Roxborough Park has been working on. Roxborough Park has been a recognized Firewise Communities/USA® site since 2007. More than 200 thousand dollars have been invested in wildland fire mitigation activities over this period in this... Continue reading
Posted Jan 17, 2013 at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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2012 annual wildfire report
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently published the 2012 annual wildfire report. According to the report this past year was the worst on record over the last 13 years, if one considers the average wildfire size. The average wildfire was more than 85 acres per incident and reinforces the... Continue reading
Posted Jan 16, 2013 at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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The importance of framing, scale, and building capacity
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A recent research article in the latest Society of American Foresters Journal of Forestry, December 2012 discusses the importance of community wildfire protection planning in engaging residents and other stakeholders in efforts to address their mutual concern about wildland fire management, hazardous fuel and forest health project prioritization. It was... Continue reading
Posted Jan 10, 2013 at Fire Break – Wildfire Safety Blog
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