Wildfire experts, news and resources
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Woods-affiliated scholars are available to provide insights on a number of issues related to the 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires. See recent reporting below, and visit wildfire.stanford.edu for additional resources and help reaching Stanford experts.
In light of the Los Angeles-area wildfires, Stanford experts spanning the fields of environmental science, medicine, and public health discuss what we know about wildfires’ health impacts, what remains a mystery, and how communities can better protect themselves from the increasingly common threat.
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In the Media
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Felicia Marcus says this isn't a hoarding issue but instead one of limited water storage. "There are no urban water systems that are built out to handle a firestorm like this."
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Michael Wara says we need to build fire-resilient communities to prevent the same damage that LA wildfires are causing from happening again.
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Chris Field says once communities are burning, "it doesn't really have anything to do with forest management." A large fire break couldn't keep fire out at that point.
