On February 27, 2024, wildfires across the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles experienced explosive fire behavior and rapid rates of spread. This weather-driven blow-up (NWS summary) ultimately led to the Smokehouse
March 7, 2024 – A Fuels and Fire Behavior Advisory (pdf) was released by the Southern, Rocky Mountain, and Southwest Area decision support groups in coordination with state and federal
A new publication in the open-access journal Fire Ecology, proposes four principles for what the authors call “transdisciplinary and transformative” fire research. The research team suggests that “transdisciplinary research” should:
The New Yorker recently published an article “The Perverse Policies that Fuel Wildfire” (Elizabeth Kolbert) that synthesizes a wide range of ideas and concepts related to wildfire in North America.
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 two weeks, nearly 100 fire
Each issue of Fire Lines includes SFE products and updates as well as updates on research, tools, news, events, trainings, and funding opportunities relevant to the Southeastern prescribed fire community.
Did you miss the Central Florida Prescribed Fire Council meeting this fall? They had a fantastic lineup of presentations, including presentations by Rick Anderson (former Everglades National Park prescribed fire
The Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center recently released the results of a short study investigating reports of dangerously exploding Dragon Egg plastic ignition spheres. In some instances, the Dragon Eggs
In a thoughtful guest post on the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network (FACNet) Blog, SFE Outreach Specialist Elliot Nauert reflects on his time working wildland fire and his latest experience
