Forum From the Archives: How Do We Live in an Ever More Fire-Prone World?

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🗓️ 10 October 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Every wildfire has at least two stories, according to writers Justin Angle and Nick Mott. One story is about the devastation exacted on humans, their lives and property. The other story, sometimes at odds with the first, is about fire’s positive impacts on ecosystems. Fire is “something we need to suppress and control,” they write, “yet it’s a natural force we need more of.” Angle and Mott’s new book “This is Wildfire” is about reconciling those perspectives and finding practical ways to live healthily and sustainably in an increasingly fire-prone world. We’ll learn about advances in U.S. forest management and get tips for protecting yourself, your home and your community. Guests: Justin Angle, professor, University of Montana College of Business; co-author, "This is Wildfire: How to Protect Yourself, Your Home and Your Community in the Age of Heat" Nick Mott, journalist; podcast producer; co-author, "This Is Wildfire: How to Protect Yourself, Your Home, and Your Community in the Age of Heat" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Support for KQED Podcasts comes from Landmark College, commemorating 40 years of educating people who learn differently, with programs on campus and online for both students and professionals.
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0:30.6	From KQED in San Francisco, I'm Mina Kim. Coming up on forum, we listened back to my conversation with Nick Mott and Justin
0:55.0	Engel about how we adapt to wildfire, the devastating losses from the wildfire in Maui, the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century.
1:03.0	And in Canada, the summer of fire that at times has sent smoke as far down as the southern U.S. have reminded us that intense, long-lasting wildfires
1:12.0	are a new normal, something Californians are all too familiar with, and we can feel powerless
1:17.7	in the face of it, but Mott and Angles say there are things we can do to adapt to an increasingly
1:22.8	fire-prone world. Their new book, This Is Wildfire, is a guidebook of sorts, on how to lessen fire's
1:28.2	destructiveness.
1:29.5	Join us.
1:33.9	Welcome to Forum.
1:35.2	I'm Mina Kim.
1:36.7	Co-authors Nick Mott and Justin Engel say every wildfire has at least two stories.
1:42.2	One story is about the damage and devastation to humans
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