The devastating West Coast wildfires highlight the importance of preparation and understanding the threat as it applies to Hawai‘i. To address this, a UH team—lead by Sayed Bateni (Principal Investigator, Associate Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering and WRRC), Clay Trauernicht (Co-Principal Investigator, Extension Specialist in the Department of Natural Resources), and Tom Giambelluca (Co-Principal Investigator, Director of WRRC)—was awarded nearly $1 million in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency through partnership and cooperation with the Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency and UH Mānoa.
View article at University of Hawai‘i News:
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2020/09/22/wildfire-risk-system/