Since its inception, the JFSP has funded projects with a strong technology-transfer component. That original commitment to information exchange between scientists and practitioners received an even stronger boost in 2008, the 10th anniversary of the JFSP, which was marked by a thorough program review. 'The 10-year review was positive,' says John Cissel, JFSP program manager. 'Everybody, including Congress, likes what we are doing.' One of the review team's primary recommendations was to spend more energy and resources on fostering a two-way communication process between scientists and those who ultimately benefit from knowledge gained: the practitioners who apply fire science on the ground.