Lessons from rapid response research on water resilience in wildfire-affected communities
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Michelle E. Newcomer, Ricardo González-Pinzón, Erica R. Siirila-Woodburn, Jasquelin Peña, Jennifer C. Underwood, Jackson P. Webster, Andrew J. Whelton, Jinwoo Im, Deepta Paramasamy, Craig Ulrich, Newsha Ajami, Rachel S. Meyer, Kripa Jagannathan, Shiyu Xin, Molly Oshun, Todd Schram, Donald Seymour, Stephen Maples
Summary
This article examines how wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires threaten water resources including drinking water supplies, treatment infrastructure, ecosystems, and agricultural irrigation. It draws on five U.S. wildfire case studies to highlight the importance of rapid research co-production for supporting decision-making in water incident response and water management. The research emphasizes that as WUI fires increase in frequency and severity due to climate change, there is a critical need for effective mitigation and response strategies, yet rapid collaborative research to inform water management decisions remains limited.
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· 3 pulledWildland–urban interface fires (WUI fires) can pose a significant threat to water resources, including drinking water supplies, water treatment infrastructure, ecosystem function, and agricultural irrigation.
Wildfires, especially WUI fires, are expected to increase in frequency and severity.
Despite the need for effective mitigation and response strategies for wildfires, rapid research co-production to support decision-making for water incident response and water management is generally limited.
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