Wildfire & Climate Resilience
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Wildfires with the potential to destroy entire communities present an increasing threat to health and safety, natural resources, and property across much of the United States. A coordinated approach to wildfire response, mitigation, and adaptation is needed to allow people to live safely in areas where fires occur. CEPP researchers are working with policymakers and communities to develop initiatives to find and implement the most effective measures to address the causes and impacts of catastrophic wildfires.
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Related Publications
- Hudgens, S., Nguyen, N. ., Macomber, E., Wara, M., & Mastrandrea, M. (2026). Examining Disaster Insurance Markets: Lessons for the Future of Wildfire Insurance . https://tinyurl.com/CEPP-ExaminingInsuranceMarkets
- Varney, A. ., Bick, I., Jurenci, C., Mastrandrea, M., & Wara, M. (2025). WHAT COLOR IS YOUR NOMEX?: CATEGORIZING AND QUANTIFYING THE WILDLAND FIRE RESPONSE WORKFORCE. https://doi.org/10.25740/rg581bw8087
- Beneficial Fire Implementation in California’s Changing Air Quality Landscape. (2025). https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wxik1x-4c4yy7CsYJe8w9I5p0p6v46I3/view?usp=drive_link
- Varney, A., & Jurenci, C. (2024). Building a Robust and Representative Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Workforce. Climate and Energy Policy Program . https://doi.org/https://purl.stanford.edu/bv339nq2156
- Wara, M., Mastrandrea, M., & Macomber, E. (2024). Climate change and utility wildfire risk: A proposal for a federal backstop. https://www.hamiltonproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20240522_THP_Climate_Wildfire_Proposal.pdf
- Wu, X., Sverdrup, E., Mastrandrea, M., Wara, M., & Wager, S. (2023). Low-intensity fires mitigate the risk of high-intensity wildfires in California’s forests. Science Advances.
- Burke, M., Childs, M., Cuesta, B., Li, J., Gould, C., Heft-Neal, S., & Wara, M. (2023). The contribution of wildfire to PM2.5 trends in the USA. Nature. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06522-6
- Wang, Z., Wara, M., Majumdar, A., & Rajagopal, R. (2023). Local and utility-wide cost allocations for a more equitable wildfire-resilient distribution grid. nature energy. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-023-01306-8
- Burke, M. ., Driscoll, A. ., Heft-Neal, S., Xue, J., & Wara, M. (2021). The Changing Risk and Burden of Wildfire in the United States. Stanford. https://woodsinstitute.stanford.edu/system/files/publications/Changing_Risk_Wildfire_Brief_0.pdf
- Wara, M. . (2021). A New Strategy for Addressing Wildfire Epidemics in California . Stanford. https://woodsinstitute.stanford.edu/system/files/publications/New_Strategy_Wildfire_Epidemic_Whitepaper_1.pdf
- Burke, M. ., Driscoll, A. ., Heft-Neal, S. ., Xue, J. ., Burney, J. ., & Wara, M. (2020). The Changing Risk and Burden of Wildfire in the United States . Perspective. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2011048118
- Burke, M., Driscoll, A., Heft-Neal, S., Xue, J., Burney, J., & Wara, M. (2020). The changing risk and burden of wildfire in the United States. PNAS. https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2011048118
- Macomber, E., Wara, M., & Mastrandrea, M. Wildfire: Assessing and Quantifying Risk Exposure and Mitigation Across Western Utilities . Climate and Energy Policy Program . https://stanford.io/4b8zFbh