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The Fire Chasers Team has been researching wildfire since 2008.  Our primary goal is to better understand how adaptive capacities such as communication efficacy during incidents relates to more disaster resilient communities.  We have conducted field research in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, New Mexico, Washington, and Wyoming working with Type I Incident Management Teams, local cooperators, and other groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To read more about current projects, you can check out our News Page.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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NEWS AND UPDATES<\/strong><\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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\n July 29, 2026<\/span>\n <\/p>\n \n

Fire Chasers is Presenting at the Academy of Management Conference<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

The Fire Chasers team will be presenting at the Academy of Management Conference (AOM) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Paper Title: Social Sensing and Big Data Approaches to Gaining Insight into System-Oriented Networks Time: Monday, August 3rd, 8:00 am to 9:30 am EDT Presented by Dr. Branda NowellAuthors: Branda Nowell, Cody Taylor, Serena Kim, Nina Blau, Eliana\u2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n \n

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\n July 20, 2026<\/span>\n <\/p>\n \n

Dr. Nowell Discusses Collaborative Wildfire Management<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Dr. Branda Nowell, University Faculty Scholar and Professor in the School of Public and International Affairs at NC State discusses the many different actors who must coordinate and collaborate to effectively manage wildfire. Learn more about the Environmental First Year Program at NC State University: https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/environmental-first-year-program\/<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n \n

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\n June 22, 2026<\/span>\n <\/p>\n \n

Fire Chasers Presented at Public Management Research Conference<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

The Fire Chasers team presented at the 2026 Public Management Research Conference (PMRC) at American University\u2019s School of Public Affairs in Washington D.C. Event #1: Network Domains and Institutional Connectivity in System Oriented Networks Thursday, June 4th, 8:30am \u2013 10:00am Presented by Dr. Branda NowellAuthors: Branda Nowell, Nina Blau, Eliana Sanchez Rangel, Serena Kim, Cody\u2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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