Jim Smalley

Program Manager, Firewise Communities

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Program Manager at Firewise Communities, a public-private education program on living compatibly with wildfire

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More than 100 years after the federal government declared war on wildfire, wildfire is winning.

Fighting Mega-Fires

More than 100 years after the federal government declared war on wildfire, wildfire is winning.

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