The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is working with its partners to design and test a Wildland Firefighter Respirator that meets the specific needs of these firefighters. This
The following letter was written by a group of more than 40 fire and forest scientists led by The University of New Mexico’s Matt Hurteau, a professor in the Department
The American Association of University Women has several fellowships and grants that are currently accepting applications. See the opportunities here.
The Missoula Fire Laboratory has released a storymap covering wildland fuel science that integrates fire behavior and fire ecology. View the storymap here.
The latest issue of the LANDFIRE newsletter is now available. Read it here.
An update to a USFS data publication contains a spatial database of wildfires that occurred in the United States from 1992 to 2018. It is the fourth update of a
The most recent issue of the USFS Research and Development newsletter is focused on fire research, and highlights recent studies, new tools, and relevant news. Read the issue here.
A recent JSTOR Daily article addresses issues related to air quality policies for prescribed fire and wildfire smoke. Read the piece here.
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 NOAA-HRRR-Smoke and Fire Mapping System provides an interactive web-based tool to track and observe current and predicted smoke concentrations across the US lower-48 states. More information about the NOAA-HRRR
