
Krista West, Ph.D.
@RSFireNerd
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Pyrogeographer. #RemoteSensing of Wildfire. ๐ฐ๐ฉ๐ฅ | Passionate about finding ways to help first responders ๐ฉโ๐ปโค๏ธ๐
Colorado, USA
Joined September 2016
๐พ๐ฅ Check out my โFueling the Burnโ presentation from September. It was such an honor to give a @SDNHM Nat Talk and share what Iโve been up to with @CSAinAction. #Connect4Wildlands #WildlandFire #RemoteSensing.
Missed the latest presentations from the Nat Talk Climate Series? ๐โ View the talks โFueling the Burnโ by partnering researcher @RSFireNerd & youth lesson โUp in Smokeโ feat. the @CSAinAction team in todayโs blog! #Connect4Wildlands.
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๐๏ธ๐ฅ Itโs Week 13 of the #FirePrepFriday series. We reached the last of the Six Pโs of Evacuation - โPlasticโ and Cash. Figure out the best way to have money available when itโs time to evacuate. Check the blog for more: .
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๐๏ธ๐ฅ Itโs Week 12 of the #FirePrepFriday series. Consider the fifth of the Six Pโs of Evacuation - Personal Computer, Hard Drive, and Disks. Check out the associated blog post and let me know how you plan to tackle this one: .
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๐๏ธ๐ฅ Itโs Week 11 of the #FirePrepFriday series. Think about the fourth of the Six Pโs of Evacuation - Pictures and Irreplaceable Memorabilia. Visit my website for the associated blog post and tell me what inanimate item you refuse to leave behind: .
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๐ Please tell me: What are your favorite #RemoteSensing papers and articles from scientific journals?.
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๐๏ธ๐ฅ Itโs Week 10 of the #FirePrepFriday series. This week, work on the third of the Six Pโs of Evacuation - Prescriptions, Vitamins, and Eyeglasses. ๐๏ธ๐ฅ Visit my website for the associated blog post and let me know how you handle this task: .
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๐๏ธ๐ฅ Itโs Week 9 of the #FirePrepFriday series. This week, focus on the second of the Six Pโs of Evacuation - Papers, Phone Numbers, & Important Documents. Visit my website for the associated blog post with more info and links with resources: .
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๐ฅ๐๐ผโโ๏ธ I participated in the virtual Fireline 5K on Global Running Day. Thank you, wildland firefighters, for all that you do!. #Fireline5K #GlobalRunningDay #InternationalAssociationOfWildlandFire #IAWF #NationalWildlandFirefighterDay #NWFFD @IAWF
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๐๏ธ๐ฅ Itโs Week 8 of the #FirePrepFriday series. Weโll work through the Six Pโs of Evacuation over the next six weeks. This week, weโll tackle the first P - People & Pets. Visit my website for the blog post with more info and links with resources: .
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๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๏ธ A huge thank you to my co-authors -- Drs. Doug Stow, Dar Roberts, John O'Leary, Leila Carvalho, Dan Sousa,ย @DraMaLaMujer, andย @megankjennings -- and everyone else that answered my questions and supported me along the way.
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๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๏ธ I am proud to announce that my two companion articles using #Landsat data and #RemoteSensing methods to quantify fractional herbaceous cover in #wildfire-prone Mediterranean-type ecosystems are now published in the International Journal of Remote Sensing.
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๐๏ธ๐ฅ It's Week 7 of the #FirePrepFriday series. May is #WildfireAwarenessMonth and, since #WildfirePrepDay2025 was May 3rd, what better way to keep the activities going than to learn what to do around the house during the pre-evacuation stage?
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๐๏ธ๐ฅ Itโs Week 6 of the #FirePrepFriday series. This week, update your Get Home Bag. This is the bag you keep in your vehicle (or outside the house) in case thereโs an emergency when youโre away and need supplies to help you safely get home.
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๐๏ธ๐ฅ Iโm the neighbor that brings this booklet from the Colorado Springs Fire Department to block parties. Comment with a link to your local areaโs mitigation booklet (or similar resource).
coswildfireready.org
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