Learning to Live with Wildland Fire on the Wasatch Back

Monday, June 30 at 6:00 p.m.

Location: Community Room at Park City Library (1255 Park Ave., Park City, UT 84060)

Presenter: J. Bradley Washa, Assistant Professor of Wildland Science, Utah State University - Expert in Wildland Fire Science and Management

Description: From the Los Angeles Basin and Lahaina to the Marshall Fire in Boulder, Colorado, the impact of devastating wildfires continues to increase across the United States. While Park City has not experienced recent damage from a wildfire event, local fires such as the Parleys Canyon Fire of 2021 and 2024’s Yellow Lake Fire bring home the idea that we all exist within a wildfire-dependent ecosystem. As such, each year we face increased effort to address these threats around Summit County and live with the associated personal impact. In his presentation, Brad will demonstrate the parallels and differences between our local wildfire events and those across the country and beyond, including that of the 2016 Fort McMurray Fire in Alberta, which is the fire of interest in this year’s One Book One Community selection, Fire Weather by John Vaillant. More info