Firestorm in the West: A deep look with fire ecologist Tim Ingalsbee

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Timothy Ingalsbee, Ph.D. is co-founder and executive director of Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology (FUSEE) and is a faculty research associate at the University of Oregon. Timothy began his career as a wildland firefighter for the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service. In 1993 Timothy received the Oregon Conservationist of the Year Award by the Oregon Natural Resources Council. Timothy co-founded and directed the Cascadia Fire Ecology Education Project from 1994-2004, and created and directed the Western Fire Ecology Center from 1997-2004. Timothy is a senior wildland fire ecologist certified by the Association for Fire Ecology.

https://www.wweek.com/environment/2020/09/14/former-firefighter-tim-ingalsbee-says-oregon-needs-to-start-more-fires-in-order-to-stop-them/?fbclid=IwAR2gLzKW6ZnrduIjAwnuQpqAsjTJo5I1DdnNq1oFc5g6uN97xyx4IKfAups

https://www.axios.com/california-fires-garcetti-climate-change-bc693dd6-f40e-422c-b96b-c3210a8579a2.html?fbclid=IwAR2gLzKW6ZnrduIjAwnuQpqAsjTJo5I1DdnNq1oFc5g6uN97xyx4IKfAups

https://www.salemreporter.com/posts/2931/special-report-a-night-in-hell-santiam-canyons-ordeal?fbclid=IwAR2gLzKW6ZnrduIjAwnuQpqAsjTJo5I1DdnNq1oFc5g6uN97xyx4IKfAups

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