Uniting Fire Science and Natural Resource Management
The Southern Fire Exchange (SFE) is a fire science delivery program in the Southeast.
The Southern Fire Exchange (SFE) is a fire science delivery program in the Southeast.
The Southern Fire Exchange (SFE) is a fire science delivery program in the Southeast, funded by the Joint Fire Science Program in agreement with the United States Forest Service, Southern Research Station. With our key partners, we strive to improve access to and usefulness of southern fire science information and offer opportunities for the fire community to interact and learn from one another.
Access software and technologies that predict fire and smoke behavior.
Our Southern Fire Exchange co-PI Dr. Kevin Robertson (Tall Timbers Research Station) is presenting at an upcoming virtual workshop hosted by the Ruffed Grouse Society, American Woodcock Society, Southern Blue Ridge Prescribed Burn Association, and NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife. Fire science, fire ecology, and wildlife management topics will be discussed. “From Flames to Forests: Past, […]
The National Interagency Fire Center Predictive Services group issues the national wildland fire outlook at the beginning of each month. The latest outlook (pdf) looks ahead from May through August, typically the peak of US wildfire season. The outlooks assess fuels, seasonal trends, climatology, and long-term weather forecasts to identify potential regional wildfire hotspots. Check […]
SFE staff recently rewrote a University of Florida / IFAS EDIS fact sheet titled “Where there’s fire, there’s smoke: Air quality and prescribed burning in Florida.” The fact sheet provides research-based information on the composition, movement, and impacts of prescribed fire smoke. For prescribed burners, the fact sheet also provides tips and resources for managing […]
