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The fire behavior topic page contains resources and activities related to the study and management of the direction, spread and intensity of wildland fire.
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Wildland Fire Library (firelibrary.org)
The Wildland Fire Library (firelibrary.org) is a collection of long-term assessments, fire progressions, fire behavior reports, and other documents and resources to support fire modeling and assessment of long-duration fires. Each file is tied to some event with a location, a start date, and background information. This site is operated by Rick Stratton and Jim Edmonds of the USFS National Office.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Fire Jobs Portal provides information about the types of positions BLM Fire has to offer, helpful hints for applying, contact information for local BLM fire managers and links to USAJOBS for current vacancies.
A Wildland Fire Project Coordinator position is available with Colorado State University and the Center for Environmental management of Military Lands (CEMML) to be located in Fort Collins, Colorado. This position will directly support CEMML’s Wildland Fire Program Manager by writing fire management plans and helping to develop and carry out data analyses. This position will require the following...
Funded by the State of Oregon, the College of Forestry at Oregon State University will be conducting research to develop methodologies and collect necessary data to establish fuel pathways for low carbon fuels derived from woody biomass residues from forestry operations. The Department of Wood Science and Engineering at Oregon State University is seeking a full-time postdoctoral researcher to...
The Wood Science and Engineering Department at Oregon State University is seeking a highly motivated MS or PhD student. The successful applicant will develop methods and pathways to convert locally available forest residues into biofuels and value-added products. Knowledge of one or more of the following is required: wood science, chemistry, chemical analysis, or biomass thermochemical conversion...
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The Wildland Fire Canada conference themes include:
- Historic Fires - Learning from Our Past
- Risk Management and Multiple Disturbances in a Changing Climate
- Fire and the Natural Resource and Utilities Sectors
- Society and...
IUFRO's mission is to promote global cooperation; networking and collaboration on forest-related research to enhance the understanding about the ecologic, economic and social aspects of forests and trees, including wood and non-wood products, goods and...
This webinar will cover:
- National and Regional Strategy Overview - Mike Zupko
- What Information and Education Resources are out there? - Alan Long
- Extension Forester Survey Results - Bill Hubbard
- What are the Needs...
Presenter: Molly Hunter- Northern Arizona University
Fire suppression has been the dominant fire management strategy in the West over the last century. However, managers in the Gila National Forest and Saguaro...
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At the September 17th 2014 NWCG Executive Board meeting, three updates to the United States National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS) were approved. 1) Incorporate the Growing Season Index (GSI) to compute live fuel moistures; 2) Incorporate the...
The Tahoe Chapter of the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) with the Tahoe Institute of Natural Science (TINS) Present - Hugh D Safford USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, Vallejo, CA Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy,...
An interactive webinar style discussion
Panelists:Pete Ful̩- Northern Arizona University, Collin Haffey- USGS Jemez Field Station, Jos̩ Iniguez- USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station, Jim Youtz- USFS Southwestern Region, Joy Mast - Carthage...
Join the Southwest Fire Science Consortium August 21st on a field trip to learn about the fire and disturbance history of the Pinale̱o range and new efforts to restore mixed conifer and spruce-fir through the Pinale̱o Ecosystem Restoration Project,...
Room 405, International Arctic Research Center, UAF
An informal discussion opportunity with Mike Wotton:
Mike Wotton's current research focuses on the development of fuel moisture, fire occurrence and fire behaviour models for use in...