Krista West, Ph.D.

I went back to count syllables, just in case it actually was a haiku. 🙃 Bluesky will get there. 🤞

Mind thy eyebrows. 😂

#FirePrepFriday As someone who spends a decent amount of time thinking about wildfires, I know I can do more to be better prepared for one. I also want to encourage and empower others to prepare by demonstrating...

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A different kind of fire: new town hall series gets East Colorado Springs ready for wildfires The Colorado Springs Fire Department introduces the concept of Prairie Land Urban Interface (PUI) to educate east side residents about unique grassland fire risks and safety measures.

🗓️🔥 It’s Week 15 of the #FirePrepFriday series.

Does your community offer educational events to help you prepare for wildfire? I attended a CSFD Living with Wildfire meeting this week, and it was excellent.

I was also interviewed by KOAA News5: www.koaa.com/news/wildfir...

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I think it suits everyone! 😁

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#FirePrepFriday As someone who spends a decent amount of time thinking about wildfires, I know I can do more to be better prepared for one. I also want to encourage and empower others to prepare by demonstrating...

🗓️🔥 I recently experienced this situation myself, so navigate to the blog to read my story:
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🗓️🔥 It’s Week 14 of the #FirePrepFriday series.

We discussed how to prepare for fire and how to react to an evacuation alert, but do you know what to do if you’re the first one to identify an ignition that could potentially result in a wildfire?

So Mappy! 🐟🇬🇧

😂🤣 That’s awesome. I’m not even in the planetary sciences field, but I totally want to start telling people “I went to Pluto and no one there knew you.”

🗓️🔥 It’s Week 13 of the #FirePrepFriday series.

We reached the last of the Six P’s of Evacuation - “Plastic” and Cash.

Figure out the best way to have money available when it’s time to evacuate. Check the blog for more:
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🗓️🔥 It’s Week 12 of the #FirePrepFriday series.

Consider the fifth of the Six P’s of Evacuation - Personal Computer, Hard Drive, and Disks.

Check out the associated blog post and let me know how you plan to tackle this one:
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The topographic Stan Smith ones are pretty amazing, though. 🤩

Congratulations, Dr. Wu! And thank you for building and sharing this incredible resource.

Absolutely! I used gorilla tape to re-attach the soles that separated from my boots mid-hike. It did the trick. 😅

🗓️🔥 It’s Week 11 of the #FirePrepFriday series.

Take time to think about the fourth of the Six P’s of Evacuation - Pictures and Irreplaceable Memorabilia.

Visit my website for the associated blog post and tell me what inanimate item you refuse to leave behind:
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Love Landsat! Thanks, Mike.

📄 I’m compiling a list of papers about all topics and various study locations to share with students who are new to remote sensing. Thanks for your help!

📄 Which scientific article concisely explained remote sensing concepts and methods? Which paper do you always refer back to because it is so clearly written? Which publication got you excited about a topic in your field (or a new field)?

📄 Please tell me: What are your favorite #RemoteSensing papers and articles from scientific journals?

🗓️🔥 It’s Week 10 of the #FirePrepFriday series.

This week, work on the third of the Six P’s of Evacuation - Prescriptions, Vitamins, and Eyeglasses.

Visit my website for the associated blog post and let me know how you handle this task:
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🗓️🔥 It’s Week 9 of the #FirePrepFriday series.

This week, focus on the second of the Six P’s of Evacuation - Papers, Phone Numbers, & Important Documents.

🗓️🔥 Visit my website for the associated blog post with more info and links with resources:
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🔥🏃🏼‍♀️ I participated in the virtual Fireline 5K on Global Running Day. Thank you, wildland firefighters, for all that you do!

#Fireline5K #GlobalRunningDay #InternationalAssociationOfWildlandFire #IAWF #NationalWildlandFirefighterDay #NWFFD

🗓️🔥 It’s Week 8 of the #FirePrepFriday series.

We’ll work through the Six P’s of Evacuation over the next six weeks. This week, we’ll tackle the first P - People & Pets.

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Thank you so much! ☺️

It’s the Red Flag days in areas with drying/dead grasses when we worry about community safety, ember spread, etc.

I hope the results of this work can be used to inform firefighters, policy makers, & community members about locations where pre-fire mitigation should be prioritized.

There have been a number of invasive grass-fueled/wind-driven fires in the news over the last few years, such as the Dec ‘21 Marshall Fire in Boulder County, CO (burned ~1000 homes/structures) & the Aug ‘23 fires in Lahaina, Maui, HI (among the top 5 deadliest wildfires in the US since the 1870s).

Thanks, Sean! Great comments & questions. I’m not a wildfire behavior expert, but between 2011 and 2015, 6% of firefighter injuries were attributed to grass fires, & in the same 4-year period, an additional 52% of injuries were attributed to fire suppression in brush or a brush/grass mixture.