The Alaska Wildland Fire Coordinating Group (AWFCG) will convene the 2023 Spring Operations meeting in person and online the week of March 20-24. The agenda is now available. The meeting will be at the Pipeline Training Center in Fairbanks with a virtual option. Connection information is in the agenda.
- Mon through Wed morning: sessions for the Alaska Incident Management Teams (IMT),
- Wed afternoon through Fri: sessions for Agency Administrators and Fire Management Officers (AA/FMO)
The AA/FMO sessions, starting Wed afternoon, are open, and registration is not required. Fire science presentations organized by AFSC will be coordinated with related management content Thurs afternoon. Join AFSC for a social event Thurs evening, location TBD, and for lunch onsite on Fri ($10). More details and links in the agenda. Contact Alison with questions.
Recordings from AFSC Fire Science Workshop
AFSC news and updates | Alison York & Mitch Burgard, AFSC
Predictive Services Seasonal Outlook 2023 | Heidi Strader, AICC
2023 Alaska Summer Fire Outlook | Cece Borries-Strigle, UAF
Fire Predictability Updates: EPSCOR | Uma Bhatt, UAF
Fuels/Weather Service IMET Report, Ben Bartos, NWS
Statewide Exposure Mapping | Jen Schmidt, UAA
Evaluating recently burned areas as fuel breaks | Ben Gaglioti, UAF
