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SE Drought Conditions Spread
For many areas in the southeastern US, it is dry. Very dry. From where I sit here in Tallahassee, Florida, we had 0.22″ of recorded rain during the month of
November 1, 2024
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Southern Hurricane Fuels Advisory
Damage to timber stands at Tyndall Air Force Base following Hurricane Michael. Photo: David Godwin, Southern Fire Exchange / University of Florida. The Southern Area Decision Support Group recently produced
October 23, 2024
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Alabama and Mississippi Fire and Fuels Advisory
The Predictive Services Program from the Southern Area Coordination Center recently released a Fall 2024 Fuels and Fire Behavior Advisory for portions of Alabama and Mississippi effective immediately. The advisory
October 23, 2024
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New SFE Emerging Wildland Fire Technology Summary
The Southern Fire Exchange has released a new summary on emerging wildland fire technologies (pdf) for 2024. This full color 3-page document provides an insightful overview of cutting-edge tools and
August 26, 2024
Exploring the Texas Wildfire Blow-up on Feb. 27, 2024
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 21, 2024
March 7th Fuels and Fire Behavior Advisory – Northwest Texas, Western Oklahoma, Southeast Kansas, Southeastern Colorado, Eastern New Mexico
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
March 8, 2024
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Presentation Recording: Social Aspects of Wildfire Crisis Work
A recent panel discussion (Social Aspects of Wildfire Crisis Work) hosted by the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station covered a wide range of social science, communication, and fire-adapted
March 6, 2024
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New Fire Ecology Article Pushes for “Transdisciplinary and Transformative Fire Research”
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:
March 5, 2024
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New Yorker Article Summarizes Wildfire in North America
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.
March 5, 2024
SFE Webinar: Increasing Large Wildfires in the Eastern United States
A free one-hour webinar from the University of Florida IFAS and the Southern Fire Exchange. Society of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected. Presenter: Victoria M Donovan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of
January 11, 2024