wildfire
Partner Webinar: Boundary spanning features for collective action to reduce wildfire risk
This presentation will share key findings from a recent Joint Fire Science Project, specifically on: 1) the multiple types of boundaries in managing wildfire risk, and the boundary spanning features that can help cross them; 2) what strategies actors utilized for wildfire risk reduction across five case studies in the West; and 3) questions and […]
Partner Webinar: Tainted Grapes, Tainted Lungs: Extreme Wildfire Impacts to Undocumented Latino/a and Indigenous Migrants
As climate change advances, communities across the United States are adapting to the increased threat of wildfires. Such disasters are expected to become more frequent and severe. In this lecture, Dr. Méndez explores why it is crucial to understand how these events amplify existing inequalities, and how to lessen the resulting harms, in particular for […]
SFE Webinar: Overview of the US National Fire Danger Rating System Version 4.0 (2016): Lessons learned from the Southeast US implementation
VirtualA free one hour webinar from the US Forest Service, North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council, the Southern Fire Exchange, NC State University, and the University of Florida. Society of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected. Presenter: Dr. Matt Jolly, Research Ecologist, US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory Webinar Description: The US […]
Community Wildfire Mitigation Best Practices Training
This national level training from Coalitions & Collaboratives, Inc. and the USDA Forest Service is designed for current or future mitigation specialists, wildfire program leads, and others who work with residents and their communities to reduce wildfire risk. The Mitigation Best Practices training concentrates on science, methods and tools that will help you engage communities/residents while also helping you to eliminate […]
Wildland Urban Interface Conference
Reno, NV"The IAFC's Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) conference offers hands-on training and interactive sessions designed to address the challenges of wildland fire. If you're one of the many people responsible for protecting local forests or educating landowners and your community about the importance of land management—then this is the conference for you." March 22-24th 2022. Peppermill Resort, […]
Partner Webinar: National Academics Climate Conversations Wildfire Webinar
Climate Conversations Webinar: Wildfire August 25 | 3:00PM - 4:00PM EDT Register to join the webinar Climate change is increasing the frequency, severity, and extent of area burned by wildfires in the U.S., putting more people at risk of exposure to fire itself and to smoke, which can travel thousands of miles and affect the […]
Partner Webinar: The Chemistry of Fires at the Wildland Urban Interface
VirtualReport Webinar: The Chemistry of Fires at the Wildland-Urban Interface 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Register for the webinar here Hosted by the US National Academies of Sciences Wildfires in America are becoming larger, more frequent, and more destructive, driven by climate change and existing land management practices. Many of these […]
5th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop
DoubleTree by Hilton, Asheville - Biltmore 115 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC, United States5th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop Keeping Pace with Reality: Boldly Embracing the Challenges and Undertaking the Hard Work November 14-18, 2022 View the event website here.
Partner Webinar: USFS Wildland Fire Metareview
Online , United StatesAnalyzing 10 Years of Firefighter Safety and Wellbeing: A Metareview As part of the Forest Service’s quest to be a learning organization, it is important for all levels of the agency to learn as much as possible from accidents and incidents. In 2015, agency leadership directed the Forest Service Innovation and Organizational Learning team (IOL) to […]