Fire Research
Regional Research Needs
In 2020, SFE produced a series of documents for the Joint Fire Science Program that describe some of the top Regional Fire Science Research Needs for the Southeastern US. Our regional research needs were identified through SFE evaluation data, end-user feedback, and with the input of the SFE Advisory Board and Leadership Team.
The Joint Fire Science Program and the JFSP Board requested the regional fire science research needs to guide and develop future research funding opportunities. The JFSP website has a listing of previously identified fire science research needs submitted by SFE and other members of the Fire Science Exchange Network.
Each document below includes a description of the regional fire science research need as well as a few related citations that describe existing work on the topic. If you have feedback or ideas regarding regional fire science research needs, please contact us.
Fire Research
Search for even more fire science publications in the SFE Regional Fire Science Publication Database (RFSPD) available here.
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Fire Management Technology Workshop
Registration Open for Choctaw Nation Fire Management Tech Workshop The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO), in partnership with the Eastern Innovation Landscape Network (EILN) and ...
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Southern Forest Outlook Fire Report Published
New Southern Forest Outlook Focused on Fire The USDA Forest Service Southern Research team recently released the Southern Forest Outlook Fire report (published 2025). The ...
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SFE Partners with DOD, USFS, and others on 2024 Fire Science Research Event
Earlier this month, the Southern Fire Exchange participated in a Department of Defense-supported fire science research event hosted by Fort Stewart near Hinesville, Georgia. Over ...
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New Synthesis Report Explores Prescribed Fire and Wilderness Areas
A new synthesis report from the Center for Public Lands at Western Colorado University and the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute at the USDA Forest ...
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New Fact Sheet: Prescribed Fire as a Tool for Controlling Tick Populations in the Southeastern US
A new fire science fact sheet (Prescribed Fire as a Tool for Controlling Tick Populations in the Southeastern US) co-produced by the Southern Fire Exchange ...
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PBA Research Presentation: “Over the Hills and Through the Woods: Social Capital in Prescribed Burn Networks”
Check out this recorded research presentation by Dr. Aaron Russell with the South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center. Dr. Russell studied how prescribed burn associations ...
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SFE Webinar Recording: Prescribed Burning with Research and Training Objectives
The recording of our February 2023 webinar “Prescribed Burning with Research and Training Objectives” with Andy Rappe from The Nature Conservancy is now live on ...
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SFE Webinar Recording: The Original Firebird – Bobwhite Management in the Southeast
The recording of our March 2023 “The Original Firebird: Bobwhite Management in the Southeast” webinar with Dr. Brad Kubecka from Tall Timbers Research Station is ...
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NOAA Fire Science Research Funding
The NOAA Natural Hazards Center is currently accepting applications for the Wildfire Ready Quick Response Research and Data Publication fund. A brief summary of the ...
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Now is the Time to Apply for JFSP Fire Research Funding
The Joint Fire Science Program funding opportunities for fiscal year 2023 are now open. The primary funding opportunity is seeking new research proposals. This year, the focus is divided between ...
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New Partner Research Brief Explores the Science Behind Fire, Ticks, and Tick Diseases in the Eastern United States
Our Fire Science Exchange Network partners up in the North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange have produced a new research brief that explores work from Penn ...
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USFS SRS Research Explores Future Wildfire Impacts
A recent research report Climate Risk Exposure: An Assessment of the Federal Government’s Financial Risks to Climate Change (pdf) coproduced by researchers from the USDA ...
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Research Funding to Support Wildfire Quick Response Research and Data Publication
The CU Boulder Natural Hazards Center through funding provided by the National Science Foundation is offering rapid-response mini-grants to support wildfire-related research and publishing for ...
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Non-native Grasses are Driving Fire Regime Changes Around the World
An article (Flammable invasive grasses are increasing risk of devastating wildfires) in the special grass issue of Science Magazine described how non-native invasive grasses are ...
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USGS Assessment of the Fire Science Exchange Network
The US Geological Survey (USGS) recently published a research report explaining the methods and findings from their 2021 assessment of the Joint Fire Science Program ...
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2022 Southeast Longleaf Pine Cone Crop Report
The 2022 Southeast Longleaf Pine Cone Crop Report (pdf) prepared by Drs. John Willis and Dale Brockway of the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station ...
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NC State Leads Research on a New Fire Shelter
NC State University is leading the development of a suite of potential new fire shelters for wildland firefighters. Recent research published in the International Journal ...
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American Lung Association Report on Prescribed Fire and Wildfire Smoke
The American Lung Association recently released a report that assessed the impacts of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke on the American public. In general, the ...
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SFE Shared Stewardship Webinar Recording
The recording of the SFE ‘Early Implementation of the USFS Shared Stewardship Strategy in the Eastern US‘ webinar from February 3rd is now on the ...
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