On May 22, 2025, I was honored to present alongside architects Natasha Juliana and Ann Edminster on wildfire preparedness at the 2025 US Green Building Conference at Fort Mason in San Francisco. Hundreds of people attended to learn about sustainability [...]
California’s rangeland is vast and deserves protection as an economic, cultural, and ecological resource. The California Rangeland Trust oversees 400,000 plus acres and strives to educate members on various topics including wildfire. I was very pleased to be interviewed [...]
On March 27, 2025 I had the pleasure of presenting at the 2025 Sustainable Enterprise Conference at SOMO Village in Rohnert Park. My presentation titled “Adapting to Wildfire: Control What You Can Control” covered many important topics, including the devastating [...]
What is a productive way to view the first responder response to the LA firestorm and how can we help them do their jobs while protecting our home? A home near the 2024 Point Fire burn scar, [...]
'ELEMENTAL: REIMAGINE WILDFIRE' - comes highly rated by Wildfire Mitigation Advisors. With narrator David Oyelowo the film captures the multiple facets of wildfire. With the increasing incidence of wildfire within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) ELEMENTAL explores the question: [...]
NTD TV Good Morning Show interviewed Stuart Mitchell, among others, in their article "Wildfire Experts Share Tips on Weather, Preventative Measures, and Retardants to Help Keep Your Home Safe. Stuart shares smart tips to protect your home during fire [...]
On September 7, 2024 WMA attended the Ember Stomp Fire Fair, sponsored by Fire Safe Marin and the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority. Thousands of people attended and there were many excellent informational booths and demonstrations. We highly recommend you [...]
At about 3 PM on 7/24/24 and under red flag conditions, the Park Fire started in Upper Bidwell Park by an alleged arsonist and had a rapid Rate of Spread (ROS) of approximately 5,000 acres per hour during the [...]
Last week WMA conducted a wildfire mitigation assessment with a resident who lives in the evacuation zone of the Point Fire. Fortunately, the family was connected to the local COPE group (Citizens Organized Prepared for Emergencies) and used the [...]
‘Wind is the enemy’ - The Press Democrat, Peg Melnik, June 20, 2024 https://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?artguid=0d819e7d-812a-430d-a5a1-6a5799853179&appcode=PRE341&eguid=9a3716bd-113f-4efd-a987-70e390dccf44&pnum=1# This Press Democrat newspaper article about the Point Fire highlights the threat that wind-blown embers create, as ignitions jump from location to location. Investigations have [...]
