Our research takes a systems-based approach to understanding identifying ways to support more resilient communities. We believe wildfires, extreme heat, and smoke events are shaped by the relationships between people, landscapes, climate, and the systems that govern how communities prepare and respond. 

Our team believes that the purpose of academic research should be to advance the well-being of society, and that people who are grappling with how to manage wildfire risk in practice on a day-to-day basis hold critical knowledge about the nature of the problem and how it can and should be solved.