Climate Change in the Era of Megafires

In this episode of One Foot in the Black, we look closer at how climate change is impacting fire behavior in the West, and how we’re living through an era of Megafires. We talk to fire professionals and climate scientists about the increasing intensity of fire behavior, and ask the questions: how are we going to manage fires in the era of climate change? And what does climate adaptation look like in the context of fighting fire or preparing for fire season?

Featured guests:

Mike Beasley, Wildlands firefighter

Tim Ingalsbee, Executive Director, Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology (FUSEE)

Chris Chambers, Ashland District Wildland Division Fire Chief

Jessica Halofsky, Director of Northwest Climate Hub

Hosts: Joseph Vaile and Alexi Lovechio

Producer: Jessica Klinke

One Foot in the Black is a production of Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center (KS Wild)