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Webinars, Seminars and Presentations Jun 2, 2021 Using the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center Maps and Dashboards
Webinars, Seminars and Presentations May 17, 2021 Alaska Fire Modeling and Analysis Committee (FMAC) Spring Refresher
Meeting May 11, 2021, May 13, 2021 ABoVE 7th Science Team Meeting
Meeting May 11, 2021, May 13, 2021 ABoVE 7th Science Team Meeting
Webinars, Seminars and Presentations May 6, 2021 Webinar - Mapping Fire Emissions: A review of the Wildland Fire Emissions Inventory System and explanation of recent updates
Webinars, Seminars and Presentations May 6, 2021 Webinar - Overwintering Fires in Boreal Forests -and- Lightning Will Spark Future Increases in Boreal Forest Fires
Webinars, Seminars and Presentations Apr 23, 2021 Dissertation Defense: Caribou, Fire, and Landscape Disturbance in Eastern Alaska to Northwestern Canada
Webinars, Seminars and Presentations Apr 22, 2021 Webinar - Alaska Wildfire and Mental Health Study
Workshops, Trainings and Fieldtrips Apr 7, 2021 to Apr 9, 2021 Improving Wildfire Management Decision-making for the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge: A Workshop
Webinars, Seminars and Presentations Mar 26, 2021 Thesis Defense: Meteorological Drivers of Lightning in Alaska on Seasonal and Sub-Seasonal Timescales


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New Fires and Old Fires - Fuel Barriers or Not?

What factors may influence new fires burning into or being slowed by previous fire scars? How long can we consider fire scars a fuel barrier? More and more area in Alaska seems to be burning in close succession, or "repeat burns."
Presenter(s): Jennifer L. Barnes , Robert Ziel
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Fire Behavior, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fuels, Weather
Date: April 2, 2014

Fuel Treatment Effectiveness: Fairbanks-North Star Borough CWPP Risk Assessment Update and Plan Evaluation

Presented at 2014 Fall Alaska Fire Science Workshop.
Presenter(s): K. T. Pyne , Robert Ziel
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Models
Date: October 9, 2014

Use and Effectiveness of Fuel Treatments During the 2014 Funny River Fire, Alaska

The Funny River Fire (AK-KKS-403140) was ignited by humans on May 19, 2014, and burned almost 200,000 acres on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, by early June. Most of the fire was within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, but it threatened adjacent...
Presenter(s): Lisa B. Saperstein
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Fire Behavior, Fire Occurrence, Fuels, Planning
Date: October 9, 2014

Atmospheric Dispersion of Alaska Wildfire Pollutants as Predicted by the WRF-Chem Model and Observations

The WFR-Chem model can produce valuable smoke emissions and fire spread information along with up to a 72 hour smoke forecast. This model can be used by fire and resouce managers, city and borough personnel and others. Feedback is needed for...
Presenter(s): Martin Steufer
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Weather
Date: October 12, 2012

Using the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System: a Review of the Fire Weather Index (FWI) and Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) Subsystems

A brief refresher of CFFDRS from the 3-day Summit, held October 28-30 in Fairbanks.
Presenter(s): Robert Ziel
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Fire Behavior, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Models, Weather
Date: October 18, 2014

Webinar - Incorporating Drought Information into Wildland Fire Management Applications: Recent Research and Tool Development in California and Nevada

Presented by Dan McEvoy, Desert Research Institute and Western Regional Climate Center, Reno, NVDespite a clear link between drought and wildfire, there is currently a lack of information for stakeholders at the regional and local levels for...
Presenter(s): Daniel J. McEvoy
Type: Webinar
Topic(s): Climate, Fire Behavior, Fire Occurrence, Hazard and Risk, Weather
Date: August 12, 2019

High-elevation & high-latitude conifer forest response to climate warming & novel fire regimes in western N. America

Climate and disturbance regimes are expected to change profoundly in 21st century forests. Whether and where forests may succumb to projected trends and shift to different ecosystem states is poorly resolved but essential for anticipating both...
Presenter(s): Winslow D. Hansen
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Climate, Fire Behavior, Fire History, Fire Occurrence
Date: December 2015

Climate Scale Predictability and Variability of Alaska Wildfire Seminar

Presented by Peter BieniekWildfire in Interior Alaska is a key natural driver of the landscape and can be a hazard at the wildland-urban interface. Years with extreme wildfire activity in Alaska have increased in frequency in recent decades and are...
Presenter(s): Peter A. Bieniek
Type: Presentation
Topic(s): Climate, Fire Behavior, Models, Weather
Date: June 12, 2019

Getting Ready for the Season: Alaska Fire Modeling and Analysis Committee Updates Spring 2019

Organized by the Alaska Fire Modeling and Analysis Committee. Presented by Eric Miller, Chris Moore, and Robert (Zeke) Ziel.
Presenter(s): Robert Ziel , Eric A. Miller , Chris Moore
Type: Webinar
Topic(s): Intelligence, Mapping, Models
Date: May 14, 2019

Wildfire Forecasting—Potential Tools for Community Applications: Health & Well-being and Atmosphere Collaboration Team May 2018 Meeting

These presentations highlight existing wildfire forecasting tools, especially resources that can be used by communities to aid in preparedness efforts. Speakers discuss existing tools and provide examples of their use in communities or their...
Presenter(s): Martin Stuefer , Sandy Starkweather , Mike Brubaker
Type: Webinar
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Weather
Date: May 22, 2018