Television and Radio

CNN, Isa Soares Tonight | What we’re missing in the conversation right now is community protection, on creating fire safe communities; it will save thousands of homes and many lives – home hardening, defensible space, and evacuation planning & assistance.

Merit News | Dr. Chad Hanson talks with Merit News about the ongoing widespread SoCal fires, much-needed policy shift, and fire crew shortages.

Spectrum News 1 SoCal | Dr. Chad Hanson is back on Spectrum News talking about the multiple wildfires that have broke out across Los Angeles county. He reiterates, this is a community, not a wildlands issue.

Good Morning America | Wildfire scientist and fire ecologist Chad Hanson discusses the factors that led to the historic and devastating Southern California wildfires and how climate change played a role.

ABC News | Forest and fire ecologist discusses the factors that led to the historic and devastating SoCal wildfires and how climate change played a role.

EWTN News Nightly | Wildfire season in California typically runs from June to October, but we did see a wildfire in the Golden State in December and now these January wildfires.

Forbes Breaking News | Dr. Chad Hanson, a California forest and fire ecologist with the John Muir Project, joined “Forbes Newsroom” to talk about the wildfires that are devastating LA county and what it could take to stop them.

CNN Newsroom | These fires have been blowing through these logged areas and burning down mountain towns — it makes climate change worse. And that’s driving bigger fires. But the biggest issue is that most of these communities are nowhere near a forest. They’re in foothills, they’re in grasslands, they’re in chaparral shrub habitat. We’re…

Spectrum News 1 SoCal | Federal and state policies allocate billions to vegetation management in remote public lands, aiming to stop fires from reaching towns miles away—a strategy that has repeatedly failed. Fires still burn through communities, showing we must prioritize local preparedness and abandon outdated policies.

NewsNation | Dr. Chad Hanson discusses the ongoing Palisades Fire and the strong connection it has to the existing bone-dry weather conditions and extreme wind gusts. He also touches on the imperative job firefighters are performing by focusing on saving lives and homes – assisting in evacuations, structure defense, and overall public safety.