The USGS’ first Wildland Fire Science Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan) has been published and is now available.  Links are provided below to access the Strategic Plan, Fact Sheet and other information about the program.

The new strategy guides USGS research in the 21^st century. It prioritizes the production of innovative science, tools and resources that inform land management and provide an understanding of fire’s role in ecosystems and in human communities, before, during and after wildfires.

The new USGS fire science strategic plan prioritizes the production of state-of-the-art, actionable fire science. We seek to collaborate in this effort with federal, Tribal, state and other stakeholders, to ensure that data and tools are timely, relevant and widely disseminated. Finally, the plan sets up an organizational structure that helps ensure these outcomes.

• U.S. Geological Survey Wildland Fire Science Strategic Plan: 2021-26: https://doi.org/10.3133/cir1471

• Fact Sheet on Wildland Fire Science at the USGS : https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20193025

• 12-year compendium of wildland fire science at the USGS: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20191002

• USGS Wildland Fire Science web page: https://www.usgs.gov/fire