Uniting Fire Science and Natural Resource Management
SFE staff recently rewrote a University of Florida / IFAS EDIS fact sheet titled “Where there’s fire, there’s smoke: Air quality and prescribed burning in Florida.” The fact sheet provides research-based information on the composition, movement, and impacts of prescribed fire smoke. For prescribed burners, the fact sheet also provides tips and resources for managing smoke responsibly.
Continue ReadingMatt Reeves with the USFS-RMRS just released a timely video “Reading the Tea Leaves: A Special edition – Fires in the SW: We saw this coming” that explores the mechanisms driving the current uptick in early-season wildfires in the southwestern US. The video explainer links regional rangeland fuel production with past and present weather trends to understand wildfire potential.
In a guest post on the US Department of the Interior Office of Wildland Fire Blog, SFE team member David Godwin shared SFE programs and JFSP supported research related to duff fire science and management. Read the post.
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“Take a walk with Burner Bob®, prescribed burner Shan Cammack, and their spunky fire ecologist friends as they visit The Fire Forest. Along the way, they meet many of Burner Bob®’s other friends who thrive when their longleaf home is burned regularly. With videography and custom animation, this video will engage viewers of all ages. Please share with the your networks.”
For folks in the Gainesville and North Central Florida, this Sunday join the University of Florida’s Student Association for Fire Ecology for a free screening of the award-winning documentary “Anchor Point” followed by a live Q&A with the Director, Holly Tuckett, and Kelly Martin, the former chief of Fire and Aviation at Yosemite National Park. The movie raises awareness about challenges and issues faced by women in the wildland fire profession. Watch the film trailer here. Tickets are free but limited. Please sign up at Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/anchor-point-documentary-and-qa-with-holly-tuckett-and-kelly-martin-tickets-296871038267?fbclid=IwAR0hs4WaYiJWm7uJdSN3cBIBX8_u6Lk5hfMn0zNIk-zwj6S-HQ3hN3ErkEw&ref=estw
Contact Stephen Wasp at s.wasp@ufl.edu with questions.
The Nature Conservancy of Alabama has advertised an Alabama Coastal Fire Program Coordinator Position. Description: “The Coastal Fire Program Coordinator directs and supports prescribed fire planning and operations, oversees training and qualifications of crew members at the local level, and builds partner support for prescribed fire management in South Alabama and NW Florida. This position is responsible for implementation of prescribed fire on TNC managed lands to restore native habitats and in supporting increased prescribed fire on other conservation lands that have been identified as management priorities. This position will be based out of our Mobile or Splinter Hill Bog Preserve Offices.”
Visit the TNC employment page more information.
Continue ReadingTexas A&M intends to hire multiple wildland fire positions this spring. See position descriptions listed on PDF fliers here and here. For more information and additional information visit the Texas A&M employment page.
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The March 3rd Southern Fire Exchange webinar “Results and Recommendations from the Southeast Prescribed Fire Training Needs Survey” recording is now live on the SFE YouTube Channel. You can watch the recording here.
The US Forest Service Region 8 Fire and Aviation Management team has produced (3/27/22) a 5 page summary of the current and forecast wildland fire situation for the southern area. Download a copy of the assessment (pdf).
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The March 2022 Chipola Complex wildfires have burned over 33,000 acres in North Florida. In response, Southern Fire Exchange director David Godwin recently contributed to an article published in the online site The Conversation about the impacts of Hurricane Michael on fires and fuels in the Florida Panhandle region. “How a hurricane fueled wildfires in the Florida Panhandle – The Conversation”
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