A New York Times article covers new research published by Dr. Maria Wei, Raj Fadadu, and colleagues from UC San Francisco linking skin disease to wildfire smoke.
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A New York Times article covers new research published by Dr. Maria Wei, Raj Fadadu, and colleagues from UC San Francisco linking skin disease to wildfire smoke.
Read the article here.
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A new database and map provides a visual and spatial representation of wildland fire entrapments across the United States going back decades. Points on the map provide information about the date of the entrapment, the number of people involved, the type of entrapment, the equipment involved, and the number of fatalities (if any). The map points also provide links to accident reports with additional information. This sobering resource is an important reminder and opportunity to discuss the real hazards of wildland fire and strategies for promoting a culture of safety and learning.
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The Longleaf Alliance is soliciting feedback on pressing longleaf research needs. The research needs survey is open to all partners, TLA members, and longleaf supporters.
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Exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy increases the risk of preterm birth — a risk that is only getting worse, a new study from Stanford University has found.
The study, published in Environmental Research, found as many as 7,000 additional preterm births in California could be attributed to wildfire smoke exposure between 2007 and 2012.
Read coverage from The Hill here.
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A new article cross-posted by the National Association of State Foresters and National Woodlands Magazine discusses how active forest management can help address climate change.
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Sponsored by the national Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention (CFFP) Committee—made up of the USDA
Forest Service, the National Association of State Foresters, and the Ad Council—the Smokey Bear Awards are
the highest national honor one can receive for outstanding work and significant program impact in wildfire
prevention.
All 2022 nominations must be submitted by December 15, 2021 through the online nomination form hosted
at: www.stateforesters.org/smokey-bear
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The latest SFE Southern Fire Science video features Matt Dickinson, Ph.D. an ecologist with the US Forest Service Northern Research Station in Delaware, Ohio. Matt works to help us understand the relationships between natural fuels, fire behavior, and fire effects. In this video Matt talks about his project measuring near-surface fire radiation at the 2017 multinational Prescribed Fire Science Consortium event held at Tall Timbers Research Station and Pebble Hill Plantation in North Florida and South Georgia.
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This virtual and field-based training was developed and hosted by the Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium, Lake States Fire Science Consortium, and the Huron-Manistee National Forests. The event was held June 1-4, 2021, and introduced participants to:
— tools for selecting metrics that match management/restoration objectives;
— developing site-specific protocols for sampling;
— developing a monitoring handbook and monitoring protocols/program for your local ecosystems;
— how to establish long-term monitoring and quantitative/qualitative data for wildfire risk assessment; and
— evaluating the need for prescribed burns and other fuels treatments.
Field measurements were conducted independently at individual attendees’ home units, and the data then analyzed in the virtual classroom setting.
Recordings of all of the workshop presentations and field measurement instructional videos can be found below, additional materials for the workshop and other related resources can be found HERE.
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The recording from our SFE webinar on August 12th is now live on the Southern Fire Exchange YouTube Channel.
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A new mapping tool from FEMA allows communities to identify their risk to 18 natural hazards, including wildfire.
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