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Dear Subscriber First Name, Climate chaos has sparked a wildfire crisis across the west, and makes clear the need to shift the fire management paradigm. This year across the west, wildfire ignitions spread at tremendous speeds and grew to enormous sizes that overwhelmed the ability of firefighters to stop them or put them out. The world's largest, most technically-trained and equipped firefighting force with near-limitless funding could not halt the climate-driven wildfires and urban conflagrations that killed dozens of people, destroyed thousands of homes, and incinerated entire neighborhoods. Now, communities and wildland firefighters alike are looking to FUSEE and our allies for a new path forward for living safely and sustainably with the reality of wildfire crises amidst climate chaos. The time is ripe for the paradigm shift we seek that will enable us to live and work with fire instead of forever fighting against fire. This is the way to protect rural communities, restore fire-adapted ecosystems, and preserve fire-dependent species. Amidst the unique challenges that 2020 brought, FUSEE had numerous successes: Launched a new website Were featured in over 70 news articles on a wide range of fire topics Released five new publications Gave numerous public presentations via live webinars Initiated several vital collaborations with grassroots groups across the Pacific Northwest to deal with climate change and wildfire recovery.
We’ve also started up the FUSEE Fire Shop featuring unique artwork that is both wearable and displayable, and your purchases help support our work. As the challenging year of 2020 comes to a close, myself, and all of us at FUSEE would like to wish all of our members and supporters good health, happiness, and resilience as we look forward to the work ahead in 2021. Throughout the global pandemic, social unrest, and an unprecedented climate-driven wildfire season, FUSEE has been working hard to serve our mission to promote safe, ethical Ecological Fire Management. We could not do this work without the generous help of our members and supporters. Your donation goes a long way! Thank you!
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