For the record

The value of UC ANR expertise in matters related to wildfire has been confirmed in the number of news outlets that have sought comments and information from UC scientists. For the record, here is a list of coverage to date that we are aware of:

• In the Line of Fire with UC Berkeley fire ecologist Max Moritz and UC Riverside fire ecologist Richard Minnich - Los Angeles Magazine
• Fight the Embers Not Just the Fuel with UCCE wood durability advisor Stephen Quarles - Voice of San Diego
• S.D. County growers begin to tally losses from wildfires, winds with UCCE farm advisor Gary Bender - San Diego Union Tribune
• Rethinking Fire Policy in the Tinderbox Zone with Minnich - New York Times
• Regional: UC Hotline and Web sites created for fire awareness, reprint of UC news release - CBS5, Bay City News Wire
• Empire on fire with Minnich - San Bernardino Sun
• Wildfire scars may prove to be permanent with Minnich - Long Beach Press Telegram
• Home building in fire zones under scrutiny with Minnich - Long Beach Press Telegram
• Fires chase critters from homes with UC Riverside biologist Greg Ballmer - North (San Diego) County Times
• Advice for homeowners with Quarles
• NPR's All Things Considered with Moritz on lessons in prevention and control from the southern California fires
• In the Ashes, Californians Ask How to Defeat the Santa Anas with Moritz - New York Times
• Flurry of questions, second-guessing on the southern California fires with Moritz - USA Today
• The burning question with Moritz, Minnich and UC Davis plant ecologist Michael Barbour - Salon.com 
• Video report on the Fire Information Engine Toolkit
• UC wildfire resources (including Spanish language resources) - CBS 5 article
• Beetle damage and wildfire with Moritz - ABC 7 text /video
• Southern California fires with UC Berkeley fire science professor Scott Stephens - ABC 7 text / video
• Use of technology for fire detection/fighting with Moritz - Computerworld.com
• Southern California Fires Threaten Homes with Stephens - Daily Californian 
• Prepare, stay, defend with Stephens - ABC 7 text /video

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