A recent JSTOR Daily article addresses issues related to air quality policies for prescribed fire and wildfire smoke.
Continue ReadingFire Tools and Tech in the News
As the Western wildfire season intensifies, a number of news stories have recently covered how innovative tools and technologies are assisting efforts/
How drones are fighting fire with fire in the American West (The Hill)
New technology propels efforts to fight Western wildfires (Raleigh News & Observer)
This flying fire sensor could help track wildfires from a satellite in space (Space)
Continue ReadingWildfire Smoke Impacts Nationwide
A National Geographic article covers the wide-ranging impacts of smoke from Western wildfires.
Continue ReadingJob: NC Longleaf Program Coordinator, NC Forest Service
The Longleaf Program Coordinator, position #60032307, has just posted and closes August 5. This is a time-limited full-time position subject to external funding through grants and agreements. Current funding is secure through Dec. 31, 2022. The primary responsibility is to coordinate the NC Woods for Wildlife Conservation Initiative, which covers a 14 county project area from the sandhills and into the southern coastal plain. This is a multi-partner collaboration funded by a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant. Other areas of responsibility include supporting and coordinating NCFS and partner efforts of the NC Longleaf Coalition, America’s Longleaf Restoration Initiative, Longleaf Implementation Teams, and annual longleaf accomplishment reporting. The duty station will be located at either the NCFS Headquarters in Raleigh or at Griffiths Forestry Center in Clayton.
View the full job posting here.
Continue ReadingWildland Firefighter Partner/Spouse Perspective Survey
The primary goal of the Grassroots Wildland Firefighters’ Wildland Firefighter Partner/Spouse Perspective Survey is to measure the impact of working as a Wildland Firefighter (WFF) so that support can be developed to minimize the rate of burnout, as well as physical and mental health issues in order to help make this line of work more sustainable.
Continue ReadingNC Prescribed Fire Council Meeting Registration Open
The North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council Annual Meeting registration is now open. The meeting in Morganton, NC on August 18 will have both hybrid and in-person options. Those in person can also attend an evening social at Catawba Brewing and a field tour on August 19th.
View the full agenda and register here.
Continue ReadingNIDIS Coping with Drought Research Competition
Since 2007, the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) has funded more than 60 innovative drought research projects through the Coping with Drought research competition. Research through the Coping with Drought competition assesses impacts of drought on agriculture, ecosystems, and water resources and develops decision support tools for regional, state, and local use. This research contributes to the understanding of how communities become aware of drought threats and how they can improve preparation and planning. The projects incorporate consultation with stakeholders, and focus on information that is most useful for decision-making to reduce vulnerability; models and tools that bring this information to decision makers; and strategies for improving NIDIS’ engagement with communities in preparedness.
For Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, NIDIS is hosting two separate Coping with Drought competitions: Ecological Drought and Building Tribal Drought Resilience. Both competitions are currently open and accepting letters of intent.
South Carolina PFC Meeting Registration Now Open
Registration is now open to attend the 2021 Virtual Annual Prescribed Fire Council Meeting on September 15, 2021 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Visit www.scpfc.net for additional information or to register.
Agenda will follow. CFEs will be offered.
For additional information email: Derrick Phinney or Lisa Lord
Continue ReadingUSFS Releases Interactive Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Map
The United States Forest Service released an interactive map that charts climate change vulnerability assessments. These assessments include information on sensitivity, exposure, and adaptive capacity of each assessed system.
Continue ReadingRecording of IAWF Workforce Resilience Ignite Talk: Fitness and Wellness for Performance in Wildland Firefighting
Hosted by International Association of Wildland Fire on July 14, 2021 Joe Sol shares their research on sustainment and maintenance throughout the fire season. Joe Sol is currently a Ph.D. student in interdisciplinary studies at the University of Montana with a research focus on the cardiovascular health of wildland firefighters.
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