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May 30 2024
Presenter: Fantina Tedim, University of Porto, Portugal
Fantina Tedim has a PhD in Human Geography. She is a full professor in the Geography Department at the University of Porto, in Portugal. Her research focuses on the social dimension of…
May 22 2024
Presenters: Sumegha Jain, Janna Mohamed, and Arani Ravichandran
Hosted by Canada Wildfire
Discover how innovative translational research methods can be used to move evidence into impact in wildland firefighting health. Follow along as three MHSc graduate…
May 10 2024
Presenter: Jesse Wallace-Webb
Hosted by Canada Wildfire
Jesse Wallace-Webb talks about the pressing issue of workplace fatigue in wildfire agencies. Based on his master's research, he explores how poor sleep and long work hours impact worker health and…
Apr 23 2024
Controlling fire was the first major technological advance made by early humans. These days, fire is still used as a management tool, but (usually!) under more prescribed conditions than in the Paleolithic. Prescribed fire is carried out in many…
Apr 15 - 19 2024
Fuel, Fire and Smoke: Evolving to Meet Our Climate Challenge
Wildfires present an increasing challenge to humanity and the ecosystems and atmosphere we depend on. The ability of societies to respond to larger and more destructive wildfire events and…
Apr 3 2024
Join Dr. Serra J. Hoagland, CWB, Acting National Program Lead Tribal Research, Rocky Mountain Research Station, U.S. Forest Service, and Vern Northrup, Retired Fire Operations Specialist, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Artist, and Fond du Lac Band of…
Apr 2 2024
Wildfires are becoming bigger and more severe around the world, overwhelming firefighters’ capacity to control them. Prescribed fires can be used to safely introduce fire in the landscape and regulate fire regimes through fuel management and by…
Feb 27 2024
Controlling fire was the first major technological advance made by early humans. These days, fire is still used as a management tool, but (usually!) under more prescribed conditions than in the Paleolithic. Prescribed fire is carried out in many…
Feb 22 2024
Presenter: Sarah McCaffrey
Sarah McCaffrey, PhD, retired in 2022 after 20 years as a fire social scientist with the US Forest Service where her research focused on understanding the social dynamics of fire management. This included research projects that…
Feb 15 2024
Land management programs are frequently confronted with the imperative of incorporating the most advanced scientific knowledge into their decision-making processes along with filling voids in research needed to move along effective management.…