TRU wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan talks with CBC's Stephen Quinn about the calls to formalize the role of the armed forces in disaster relief on The…
TRU wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan predicts more frequent intense wildfire seasons for the Kamloops region. "My argument is that things are largely, but not solely, due…
Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan says more funds need to be spent on wildfire prevention and mitigation, which will in turn save the government money.…
What On Earth with Laura Lynch, Aug. 27, 2023, talks about a national firefighting force with wildfire expert Mike Flannigan. "The problem becomes when the…
The CDA Institute's Expert Series talks with TRU wildfire researchers Dr. Mike Flannigan and Dr. Jill Harvey about how to strengthen Canada's wildfire defence. Mike's…
TRU wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan talks with CFAX's Adam Stirling about a national firefighting agency. Listen to the podcast
Dr. Mike Flannigan, wildfire behaviour expert at TRU, weighs various ideas on how to improve the ability to fight wildfires in BC, including creating a…
TRU wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan talks with Shelley Joyce from CBC Kamloops about what he's learned from the fires in Kelowna and the North…
From programmable robots and machine learning to old-growth forests and ecosystem reclamation, six Thompson Rivers University (TRU) researchers have received a total of $912,500 through…
Calls grow for a national wildfire service, including from TRU wildfire expert Mike Flannigan. "Why are we calling on 15 other countries to help us…
Wildfire mitigation is undermined by the growing intensity and size of wildfires, says TRU wildfire scientist Dr. Mike Flannigan in the New York Times. Read…
“Our forests are going to change.” Dr. Jill Harvey, TRU's Canada Research Chair in Fire Ecology, talks about recovery after the fires. Read more
The Times Colonist references TRU researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan in supporting arguments for a wildfire force. Read more
TRU's Dr. Mike Flannigan talks with Associated Press about the connection between climate change and wildfires. Read more
"I knew the 20th anniversary was coming and then we saw things unfold last Thursday and I thought, 'Holy crap.... Here we go.'" Wildfire expert…
Wildfire researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan talks with CTV News about the idea of establishing a national firefighting force. "It is clear that we do not…
“Temperatures are rising at the rate we thought they would, but the effects are more severe, more frequent, more critical. It’s crazy and getting crazier.”…
"The increase in intensity, that's what worries me the most." Wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan talks to NPR about wildfires in Canada. Read more
“If we see more days above fire intensity thresholds, we will see more escape fires, more area burned and more impacts to society," TRU wildfire…
Hurricane Hilary could bring rain and strong winds, a "double-edged sword" for BC wildfires — TRU wildfire researcher Dr. Mike Flannigan explains. Read more
