In 2020, the Cameron Peak Fire raced toward Colorado communities until it reached land treated with a prescribed burn years earlier — and stalled. This film tells the story of how forest restoration made the difference.

PBS Frontline’s documentary walks through the rapid, hour-by-hour advance of the 2018 Camp Fire through Paradise, California — a sobering look at how fast a wildfire can move through a community.

After a century of fire suppression, the West is primed to burn. This video explores how controlled burning — an indigenous practice used for millennia — may be part of the solution.

Fire has always played a role in the health of Oregon’s dry forests. This video looks at how prescribed fire restores forest health, improves firefighter safety, and protects nearby communities.

Ron Goode leads UC Davis students through a cultural burn, demonstrating traditional Native American burning practices used to manage the land.

As fire season has stretched into a year-round concern, Boulder-based nonprofit Wildfire Partners works to help their community reduce wildfire risk before it strikes.

Wildfire embers can travel up to two miles ahead of a fire. This video covers the landscaping and property choices that give homes a better chance of surviving.

Most homes lost to wildfire aren’t lost to the flame front — they’re lost to windblown embers. This video explains what “ember hardening” your home actually involves.

A Yale Environment 360 video follows Colorado fire crews confronting wildfires that have grown larger, faster, and more unpredictable in recent years.