Science to Social Media for Wildland Firefighters
Pilot Project
Science to Social Media for Wildland Firefighters is a pilot project focused on creating science communication content for wildland firefighters, by wildland firefighters. The Montrose Lab is partnering with Hotshot Wellness, a nonprofit providing health information and resources to wildland firefighters, to create social media reels that share relevant science with a wildland firefighting audience, filling a gap in getting science information to the practitioners who care for forests and landscapes.
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​Our offering is called 6 Minutes for Health. The name draws on the 6 Minutes for Safety briefings that provide daily topics to help firefighters with risk assessment on the fireline. 6 Minutes for Health offers the wildland fire community digestible health information practitioners can use, backed by data and collaboratively produced by wildland firefighters and scientists.
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This pilot project is funded by the Mountain & Plains Education and Research Center (MAP ERC) at the Colorado School of Public Health.
Meet the Science to Social Media Team
Justin DeMoss
Host, Science Co-Director
Hotshot Wellness
Luke Montrose
PI, Producer, Science Co-Director
Colorado State University, The Montrose Lab
Vanessa Meade
Science Advisor
University of Alaska, Anchorage
Ben McLane
Wildland Firefighter Advisor
Grassroots Wildland Firefighters, Culture Committee Chair
Arielle Milkman
Producer, Science Co-Director
Colorado State University, The Montrose Lab
Tiffany Lipsey
Science Advisor
Colorado State University
Andrew Stafford
Science Advisor
University of Arizona, Center for Firefighter Collaborative Health Research
Jose Luis Navarro
Wildland Firefighting and Education Advisor
The Navarro Transformation Group
Contact the team
Colorado State University
200 West Lake Street
Fort Collins, CO 80523
123-456-7890
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