Emily Jane Davis

Director, Extension Fire Program

541-520-2688

Expertise: Fire

Programs: Fire Program

Department/Unit: Forestry and Natural Resources Extension

Content by Emily Jane Davis

Stories of fire: Resources for media covering wildfire events and topics in Oregon

Stories of Fire was created for media covering wildfires and related topics in Oregon with a broad goal to increase mutual learning between Oregon journalists and fire scientists to improve science-based coverage of wildfire events and issues.

Emily Jane Davis, Hollie Smith, Christopher Adlam, Carrie Berger, Dan Morrison | Sep 2023 | Publication Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Our Future in Our Hands

Reduce the impact a wildfire might have on you and your community.

Carrie Berger, Kara Baylog, Aaron Groth, Emily Jane Davis, Dusti Linnell, Oralia Mendez | Aug 2023 | Collection Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Our Future in Our Hands: Prepare Your Home

The future of our families, homes and communities facing potential wildfires in Oregon is in our hands. Learn how you can prepare your home with simple actions before a wildfire strikes.

Aaron Groth, Carrie Berger, Emily Jane Davis, Kara Baylog | Jun 2023 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Our Future in Our Hands: Care for Your Mental Health

You can build resilience and overcome wildfires' potentially negative consequences by focusing on supporting mental health. Part of Our Future in Our Hands series.

Emily Jane Davis, Dusti Linnell, Kara Baylog, Oralia Mendez | Jun 2023 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Forestry & Natural Resources Extension Fire Program: 2022 Impact Report

The Extension Fire Program uses education, outreach, and boundary spanning partnerships to foster the resiliency of communities and landscapes to wildfire at scale. Learn more!

Carrie Berger, Emily Jane Davis | May 2023 | Publication

Hands on the Land

Hands on the Land is a collaborative effort that seeks to enhance the recognitional equity of the labor-intensive forest workforce in the Pacific Northwest through the provision of helpful resources, narratives, and information.

Manuel Machado, Emily Jane Davis | Project

Prescribed Fire Basics: Fire Weather

Weather affects nearly every aspect of a prescribed burn. Weather is a matter of safety for those staffing the burn and the public. Understanding fire weather helps practitioners manage smoke and comply with regulations.

Aaron Groth, Steve Fanis, Emily Jane Davis, Carrie Berger | Apr 2023 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Choosing the Right Forestry Services Contractor: Practical, Ethical and Environmental Considerations

How do you find a forestry services contractor who can meet your needs? How do you determine whether they will do good work on your land and treat their workers fairly? This guide helps you pose key ...

Carl Wilmsen, Emily Jane Davis, Gianna Alessi | Sep 2022 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Forestry & Natural Resources Extension Fire Program: 2021 Impact Report

The Extension Fire Program uses education, outreach, and boundary spanning partnerships to foster the resiliency of communities and landscapes to wildfire at scale. Learn more!

Carrie Berger, Emily Jane Davis | May 2022 | Educational document

Episode 20: Fire Adapted Communities

In this episode, Lauren Grand is joined by Carrie Berger & Emily Jane Davis to discuss how communities can be better prepared for wildfires.

Lauren Grand, Carrie Berger, Emily Jane Davis | May 2022 | Podcast episode

Episode 19: OSU Extension Fire Program Team

In this episode, Lauren Grand gets to know the members of the OSU Extension Fire Program.

Lauren Grand, Aaron Groth, Carrie Berger, Ariel Cowan, Katherine Wollstein, Christopher Adlam, John Rizza, Emily Jane Davis | May 2022 | Podcast episode

Episode 11: Difficult Situations

In this episode, Lauren Grand and Emily Jane Davis discuss strategies to help land owners deal with difficult situations.

Lauren Grand, Emily Jane Davis | Mar 2022 | Podcast episode

Smoke Management

Prescribed burns are an important tool in preventing wildfires, but the smoke they produce can be more than just a nuisance. Besides reducing visibility, smoke can affect the health and safety of firefighters and...

Amanda Rau, Stephen Fitzgerald, Emily Jane Davis, Carrie Berger | Feb 2022 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Prescribed Fire Trainings Benefit Communities and Landscapes

The use of prescribed fire is a critical tool in both range and forest land management. OSU Extension and partners got together to provide prescribed burning awareness, education and training. The prescribed fire training gives ...

Emily Jane Davis, Carrie Berger, Amanda Rau, Andrew Owen, Tom Synder | Jan 2022 | Video

7 Top Tips for the Effective Use of Social Science in Your Work

People working in natural resources or public policy often turn to science when making decisions. But what about social science? Here are seven simple tips for using the so-called "soft" sciences to help bolster your research and better understand the people part of the equation.

Emily Jane Davis, Katherine Wollstein | Jun 2021 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Building resilience through engagement: Brenda and Tony Richards - Rancher-to-Rancher Case Study series: Increasing resilience among ranchers in the Pacific Northwest

This publication is part of the Rancher-to-Rancher Case Study Series: Increasing resilience among ranchers in the Pacific Northwest.

Sonia A. Hall, Tipton Hudson, K. Scott Jensen, J. Shannon Neibergs, Matthew Reeves, Georgine Yorgey, Emily Jane Davis | Jun 2020 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Forest project focuses on planning and managing for fire at landscape scale

Go Big or Go Home explored the effects of different restoration strategies on forest conditions and fire behavior

Emily Jane Davis | Mar 2019 | Impact story

Planning and Implementing Cross-boundary, Landscape-scale Restoration and Wildfire Risk Reduction Projects

This guide describes the process the Klamath-Lake Forest Partnership (KLFHP) has used to plan and implement cross-boundary restoration projects to achieve improved forest health conditions on large landscapes scales. It ...

Dan Leavell, Amy Markus, Craig Bienz, Kellie Carlsen, retired, Emily Jane Davis, Michael Douglas, David Ferguson, Lee Fledderjohann, Kasey Johnson, Ned Livingston, Jason Pettigrew, Gene Rogers, Marci Schreder, Dan Shoun, Leigh Ann Vradenburg | Oct 2018 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Tensions lessening between rangeland fire groups and government agencies

A study led by Oregon State University finds that tensions between Rangeland Fire Protection Associations and government agencies have lessened– rapidly in Idaho and gradually in Oregon.

Chris Branam | Oct 24, 2019 | News story

Forest project focuses on planning and managing for fire at landscape scale

Go Big or Go Home explored the effects of different restoration strategies on forest conditions and fire behavior

Emily Jane Davis | Mar 2019 | Impact story

OSU Extension Fire Program celebrates four years of impactful outreach

In addition to hosting more than two dozen webinars that have been viewed by thousands of people, in the last four years the program has facilitated community preparedness partnerships and landscape planning processes.

Francesca Rossi | May 31, 2024 | News story

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