Registration is now open for the All Florida Prescribed Fire Council Virtual Meetin on Friday, October 2, 2020 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM ET.
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 Incident Risk Assessment Tool
The COVID-19 Incident Risk Assessment Tool is designed as a decision support tool, to help fire managers assess risks to firefighter health and workforce capacity. More importantly, this tool can help identify mitigation measures within the scope of control in order to minimize exposure and risk and to track changes in risk as an incident progresses.
To aid in the use of the tools instructional videos are available, see the links below:
· https://vimeo.com/
· https://www.youtube.
Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion Series
The USFS Northern Research Station and members of the JFSP Fire Science Exchange Network are teaming up to offer a new, interactive virtual Panel Discussion Series. This Series is designed to encourage collaboration between researchers and fire managers and will explore emerging fire science research and management considerations. You may register for one or all, and with your registration you can submit questions that you would like the panelists to address during each Panel Discussion.
Continuing education credits from the Society of American Foresters and The Wildlife Society are available for each Panel Discussion.
Find more information on the event website.
Continue ReadingJob: Longleaf Alliance Coastal Partnerships Coordinator
The Coastal Partnerships Coordinator (CPC) works with partners to achieve the longleaf ecosystem
goals of The Longleaf Alliance and the SoLoACE Longleaf Partnership and Sewee Longleaf
Conservation Cooperative in South Carolina. The CPC coordinates the SoloACE Partnership and
provides outreach support for the Sewee Partnership. This position exists to provide leadership and to
create and develop an effective team among the contributing public and private partners in these
Significant Geographic Areas (SGAs).
Interested candidates are invited to submit their application by email to: [email protected].
Applications should include your resume, a cover letter, and at least three references. Questions can be
directed to Ryan Bollinger at [email protected].
Northeast Regional Wildland Fire Management Tools Webinar Series
The Northeast Regional Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy will host a webinar series on fire management tools. Topics of interest to the Southern fire community include what is LANDFIRE and why is it important, advanced functionality of Wildfire Risk Assessment Portals (WRAP), and tools for using LANDFIRE data and submitting feedback.
Dates and registration information can be found here.
Continue ReadingRegistration Open: The Cohesive Strategy in 2020: Dynamic Adaptation in a Novel World
Registration is now open for the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Virtual Workshop! Presented by International Association of Wildland Fire in partnership with the Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) and its Western, Southeastern and Northeastern Regional Strategy Committees, this event will provide leaders intent around the Cohesive Strategy moving forward and context for 2020 implementation to date. Speakers will include USDA Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen, DOI Office of Wildland Fire Director Jeff Rupert, and Washington State Forester George Geissler. Registration is free and those attending can submit topics and questions of interest in advance.
Continue ReadingGEO-XO Fire Workshop Community Survey
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) is working to understand the needs of the end-user community and identify how remotely sensed data is used. This survey is part of an ongoing, multi-faceted effort to engage with the end-user community. These survey results—along with additional data collection efforts—will be used to inform the development of the next generation of weather and environmental satellites.
Continue ReadingLANDFIRE Data Call
LANDFIRE is looking for data to help update and improve our existing vegetation and wildland fuel products.
The primary focus of this data call is to collect FY 2020 disturbance and treatment activities. Disturbance and treatment data from 2017-2019 that were not previously submitted to LANDFIRE or other National Authoritative databases, are also welcome. The secondary focus is to collect both vegetation/fuel plot data and invasive species polygons or plots.
The data submission deadline is November 30, 2020. Please make every effort to submit your data by November 30, as LANDFIRE is relying heavily on user contributed data for this update. LANDFIRE is transitioning back to an update schedule after being focused on LF 2016 Remap. LANDFIRE is asking for data to be submitted earlier than in the past to help facilitate the production of annually updated products with a goal of data release before June of each year. This transition may take a couple of years to reach recognizing that several disturbance years (2017-2020) need to be cataloged and processed. For additional information visit https://www.landfire.gov/participate_refdata.php.
Continue Reading13 Major Climate Change Reports Released So Far In 2020
Yale University has compiled 13 reports on climate change that have been compiled thus far in 2020.
Continue ReadingClemson Extension Pine Straw Webinar Series
Clemson Extension will host a webinar series to help landowners and resource managers balance harvesting operations while preserving desired wildlife benefits and stand health. While pine straw is valuable to homeowners as a mulch, pine needles are also valuable to the forest, serving critical ecological functions, including helping to carry prescribed fires as a fine fuel, protecting soil and water resources, and recycling nutrients.
This is a 4-part webinar series. The first webinar takes place on Sep. 16 from 11am to 12pm. The webinar repeats at the same time on Sep. 23, 30, and Oct. 7. In order to receive CFE’s or pesticide credits you must attend all 4.
Register: tinyurl.com/PinestrawWebinar2020
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