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Wildfire Management

January 12, 2025

Patrick MacMeekin (MESM ’22), now at Rhode Island DEM, assessing wildfire risks in the state.

Wildfire Management

URI natural resources program faculty discuss the L.A. wildfires as well as the regional risks, also driven by high wind, with added fuel from dead trees and wood in Rhode Island woodlands. URI programs look at wildfire management and impact, from ground level up.

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