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Meeting	Feb 14, 2023 9:00 am to 12:30 pm MDT	Colorado Prescribed Fire Council Virtual Meeting
Conferences and Symposia	Apr 11, 2023 (All day) to Apr 14, 2023 (All day) MDT	Colorado Wildland Fire Conference 2023: Accelerating Adaptation and Managing Expectations
Conferences and Symposia	May 1, 2023 (All day) to May 4, 2023 (All day) CDT	AMF Fire and Forest Meteorology
Conferences and Symposia	May 16, 2023 (All day) to May 19, 2023 (All day) Western European Summer Time	8th International Wildland Fire Conference
Conferences and Symposia	May 16, 2023 (All day) to May 18, 2023 (All day) CDT	7th Fire in Eastern Oak Forests Conference
Meeting	Sep 13, 2023 (All day) to Sep 15, 2023 (All day) PDT	Save the Date - WESTAR/WRAP Spring Business Meeting
Conferences and Symposia	Sep 13, 2023 (All day) to Sep 15, 2023 (All day) PDT	Meteorology and Climate - Modeling for Air Quality Conference
Conferences and Symposia	Sep 26, 2023 (All day) to Sep 29, 2023 (All day) PDT	Save the date - EPA National Emission Inventory Conference
Conferences and Symposia	Nov 6, 2023 (All day) to Nov 10, 2023 (All day) MST	6th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop
Conferences and Symposia	Dec 4, 2023 (All day) to Dec 8, 2023 (All day) PST	10th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress

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Conferences and Symposia	Dec 12, 2022 (All day) to Dec 16, 2022 (All day) CST	American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Meeting	Dec 6, 2022 (All day) to Dec 7, 2022 (All day) MST	Western Governors' Association 2022 Winter Meeting
Meeting	Nov 15, 2022 (All day) to Nov 17, 2022 (All day) PST	Western Visibility Initiative & Fire and Smoke Air Quality Collaborative
Webinars, Seminars and Presentations	Nov 14, 2022 2:00 pm EST	Webinar - Forest Service Wildfire Crisis Strategy Roundtables: Recommendations and Next Steps
Conferences and Symposia	Nov 14, 2022 8:00 am to 5:00 pm MST	Rocky Mountain Regional Wildfire Smoke Symposium
Conferences and Symposia	Nov 14, 2022 (All day) to Nov 18, 2022 (All day) EST	5th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop - Asheville, NC
Conferences and Symposia	Nov 11, 2022 (All day) to Nov 18, 2022 (All day) Western European Time	IX International Conference on Forest Fire Research and 17th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit
Webinars, Seminars and Presentations	Nov 1, 2022 10:00 am AKDT	Webinar - Storage and Emissions of Carbon in Boreal Peatlands Affected by Extreme Drought and Wildfire
Conferences and Symposia	Oct 31, 2022 (All day) to Nov 4, 2022 (All day) MDT	Wildland Fire Canada Conference and Canadian Smoke Forum
Webinars, Seminars and Presentations	Oct 27, 2022 11:00 am to 12:00 pm MDT	Fire Lab Seminar Series - Novel Use of Ultrasound for Rapid Field Assessment of Lung Injury in Fire Fighters with Wildland Smoke Inhalation

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Funding: Colorado Conferences Scholarships (posted Jan 13, 2023)

Colorado Forest Collaboratives is now offering Professional Development Scholarships to attend the Colorado Wildland Fire Conference and the Cross-Boundary Landscape Restoration Workshop. Flexible funding to Remove Barriers to Attendance! Some scholarships are available for members of Colorado forest collaboratives to attend the Colorado Wildland Fire Conference (application here), and support to...

Job: Mulitple Fire Research Positions - Desert Research Institute - Reno, NV (posted Dec 28, 2022)

The Desert Research Institute (DRI) is seeking to fill multiple fire research positions. Postdoctoral Researcher or Assistant Research Professor, Fire Process ModelingThe DRI Division of Atmospheric Sciences is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher (Postdoc) or an Assistant Research Professor to help initiate a research program on wildland fire process modeling connected to existing and upcoming...

Job: Call-When-Needed Wildland Fire Training Instructor - The Ember Alliance - Loveland, CO (posted Dec 19, 2022)

The Ember Alliance is a national organization of fire practitioners, researchers, analysts, and instructors dedicated to increasing the pace and scale of prescribed fire and planning. The Ember Alliance is dedicated to supporting fire as a natural process in fire-adapted ecosystems on a landscape scale to improve ecosystem function and health and increase wildfire resilience. The successful...

Job: Assistant/Associate Professor of Wildland Fire Management - California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo, CA (posted Dec 19, 2022)

The Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences Department (NRES) in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, is seeking a full-time academic year, tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor in Wildland Fire Management starting September 14, 2023. Candidates with industry or other professional experience...

Deadline: Jan 13, 2023

Job: Wildland Fire Senior Program Manager - City of Boulder - Boulder, CO (posted Dec 19, 2022)

Under limited supervision, this position provides a department-wide approach to diverse, complex, and interrelated wildland fire coordination and resilience needs at a professional level. The position coordinates the department’s approach to wildland fire that supports all chartered land uses and open space purposes, works across multiple programs and divisions within the department, as well as...

Job: Postdoctoral Science Fellow - Environmental Defense Fund - Flexible Location (posted Dec 6, 2022)

Environmental Defense Fund is seeking a Postdoctoral Science Fellow to conduct research on biosphere-climate feedbacks to the carbon cycle and implications of those feedbacks. The 2-year fellowship can begin immediately. The Cooley Postdoctoral Science Fellow will conduct research on the carbon cycle implications of climate feedbacks on the biosphere. Increasingly we are seeing carbon cycle...

Funding: Wayne Harrison Memorial Scholarship (posted Dec 1, 2022)

As a lasting contribution to the fire ecology and management community, the Wayne Harrison Memorial Scholarship supports academic and professional growth of students through funding research, management, or education projects related to wildland fire science. Scholarships up to $2,500 are awarded annually, with applications due March 31 and awarded by May 31 each year. The number of scholarships...

Deadline: Mar 31, 2023

Job: Fire Management Specialist - Suffolk County Water Authority - Oakdale, NY (posted Dec 1, 2022)

The Suffolk County Water Authority is seeking a Fire Management Specialist to perform key roles in managing the comprehensive prescribed fire program operated by the Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commission for the Central Pine Barrens region. Responsibilities include leading the development and implementation of all aspects of the prescribed fire management program; the...

General: Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Opportunities for Engagement (posted Nov 15, 2022)

The federal Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission held its first in-person meeting September 14 through 15 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The 50-member commission developed a strategy to address the full suite of issues as required by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law through topical workgroups. Workgroups are charged with exploring a topic, preparing policy recommendations...

Job: Tenure Track Faculty Position in Applied Fire Science and Management - Cal Poly Humboldt - Humboldt, CA (posted Nov 9, 2022)

Cal Poly Humboldt, the Department of Forestry, Fire, and Rangeland Management, and the Fire Resilience Institute invites applications for an academic year tenure-track faculty position in Applied Fire Science and Management (starting August 2023). Cal Poly Humboldt is home to the largest undergraduate Forestry and Fire programs in California. The program prides itself on a strong tradition of...

Deadline: Dec 16, 2022

Job: Multiple Fire Positions - Texas A&M Forest Service - Various locations in Texas (posted Nov 16, 2022)

Assistant Chief Regional Fire Coordinator - Amarillo Assistant Chief Regional Fire Coordinator - La Grange Assistant Chief Regional Fire Coordinator - San Angelo Fire Training Specialist I - College Station TFS Dispatcher I - Lufkin Wildland Urban Interface Coordinator - Alpine, Edinburg and San Antonio

Funding: Conservation Innovation Grants (posted Sep 30, 2022)

Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) is a competitive program that supports the development of new tools, approaches, practices, and technologies to further natural resource conservation on private lands. Through creative problem solving and innovation, CIG partners work to address our nation's water quality, air quality, soil health and wildlife habitat challenges, all while improving...

Deadline: Oct 11, 2022

Job: Partnership and Collaboration Director - West Region Wildfire Council - Ridgway, CO (posted Jul 8, 2022)

This position will expand the West Region Wildfire Council (WRWC)’s capacity to convene, facilitate and foster collaborative communication and coordination services for numerous partners and stakeholders to achieve mutually desired outcomes. This includes individuals, community organizations, industry representatives, NGO’s, local governments, special districts, state and federal agencies,...

Job: Forestry Technician (Prescribed Fire/Fuels, multiple positions) - Bureau of Land Management - Multiple Locations OR and WA (posted Jun 15, 2022)

Primary responsibilities of the position involve participating in the preparation and implementation of prescribed fire plans, fire effects monitoring plans, manual and mechanical hazardous fuels treatments, and smoke and wildland fire monitoring plans in order to reduce wildfire risk and meet land use plan objectives. The employee considers prescribed fire/fuels management, smoke management,...

Deadline: Jun 22, 2022

Job: Outreach Notice - Regional Smoke Management Coordinator (posted Jun 10, 2022)

The Rocky Mountain Region of the USDA Forest Service will be advertising a GS-1301-11/12 Regional Smoke Management Coordinator position. This is a full-time position with an annual salary range between $87,491 and $113,743 (OPM 2022 Rates: GS12, step 1 – step 10, Denver COLA rates). Relocation incentive may be offered for this position pending the results of this outreach notice. Duty station...

Deadline: Jun 22, 2022

Job: Senior Air Monitoring Specialist - Washington Dept of Ecology - Shoreline, WA (posted May 13, 2022)

The Air Quality Program (AQP) within the Department of Ecology is looking to fill a Senior Air Monitoring Specialist (Environmental Specialist 4)(In-Training) position, located in the Northwest Regional Office (NWRO) in Shoreline, WA. In this position your primary focus will be on implementing the Near Road Monitoring, PM2.5 Chemical Speciation Network (CSN), National Core (NCore) Monitoring fine...

Job: Senior Smoke Management Specialist (In-Training) - Washington Dept of Ecology - Union Gap, WA (posted Apr 29, 2022)

The Air Quality Program within the Department of Ecology is looking to fill a Senior Smoke Management Specialist (Environmental Specialist 4) (In Training) position. This position is located in the Central Regional Office (CRO) in Union Gap, WA. This position will work in heavily agricultural areas in the east slopes of the Cascades. As part of the Smoke Team, this position will play an important...

Job: Forest Resiliency and Forest Practices Assistant Region Manager - Washington Dept. Natural Resources - Ellensburg, WA (posted Mar 29, 2022)

The Forest Resiliency and Forest Practices Assistant Region Manager position at the Washington Department of Natural Resources assists the agency in the development and implementation of agency policy for two very key programs: Forest Resiliency (including smoke management, fire regulation, fuels reduction, landowner assistance) and Forest Practices. This position works under guidance from...

Deadline: Apr 3, 2022

Job: CRO Air Monitoring Site Operator - Washington Department of Ecology - Union Gap, WA (posted Mar 15, 2022)

The Air Quality Program (AQP) within the Washington State Department of Ecology is looking to fill a CRO Air Monitoring Site Operator (Environmental Specialist 4) (In-Training) position. This is an exciting opportunity to help bring real change for better air quality in heavily agricultural areas in the east slopes of the Cascades. This position you will carry out air monitoring for fine and...

Deadline: Mar 30, 2022

Job: Multiple Wildland Fire Postdoctoral Fellowships - University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI (posted Mar 14, 2022)

The Kathy and Steve Berman Western Forest and Fire Initiative (WFFI) at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability has multiple postdoctoral fellowship opportunities: Wildland Fire, Smoke, and Public Health Wildland Fire, Climate, and Forest Ecosystem Change Social Vulnerability and Resilience to Wildfire Risk Individual Wildfire Risk Decision-Making and Adaptation...

Deadline: Mar 14, 2022

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DEVELOP: Evaluating Atmospheric Mixing Height Estimations in the Western United States – NWCG Smoke Committee Presentation Preview

Presenter: Christopher Wright , Dean Berkowitz , Jukes Liu , Lauren Mock , Keith T. Weber , Brandy Nisbet-Wilcox , Kenton Ross , Travis Toth

We evaluated the accuracy of National Weather Service (NWS) Fire Weather mixing height estimates over the western United States corresponding to smoke plume events from 2006-2020. We developed a toolbox for measuring smoke-related aerosol mixing...

Year: 2021

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Using a Particle Dispersion Model to Assess Ventilation Adjective Ratings in Colorado

Presenter: Joseph J. Charney , Tim Mathewson

A case study of particle dispersion modeling to assess ventilation adjective ratings in Colorado. The goal of this research is to improve smoke ventilation in support of prescribed fire and fuel reduction operations by deploying old and new methods...

Year: 2020

Interagency Fire Occurrence Reporting Modules (InFORM)

Presenter: Dianna Sampson

A webinar delivered to the NWCG Smoke Committee by Dianna Sampson on 21 May 2020. The new fire reporting system, Interagency Fire Occurrence Reporting Modules (InFORM), is designed to modernize and streamline wildfire reporting by providing a single,...

Year: 2020

IFTDSS Version 3.2.2.1 Presentation to NWCG SmoC

Presenter: Caroline L. Noble

A presentation delivred to by Caroline Noble to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Smoke Committee (SmoC) in November 2020. The presentation focuses on the current features of the Interagency Fuel Treatment Decision Support System (IFTDSS...

Year: 2020

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USFS-IWFAQRP- New Smoke Weather Products

Presenter: Bret A. Anderson

This webinar to the NWCG Smoke Committee describes experimental tools developed for smoke management including higher resolution 7-day forecasts. Presented by Bret Anderson, who works for the National USDA Forest Service Air program and develops tools...

Year: 2020

Prescribed Fire Tracking with SIPFIS: Prescribed Fire and Air Quality Tracking for the South

Presenter: Mehmet Talat Odman , Fernando Garcia Menendez

Publisher: Southern Fire Exchange

SIPFIS is the acronym for Southern Integrated Prescribed Fire Information System. SIPFIS merges prescribed fire and air quality data into a common analysis framework to create a unified prescribed fire and air quality database for the southern U.S....

Year: 2018

The Current Landscape of Air Quality Sensors - Networks, Performance, and Communication Strategies

Presenter: Kristen Benedict , Ronald Williams

Publisher: NWCG Smoke Committee

The National Wildfire Coordinating Group’s Smoke Committee with assistance from The Nature Conservancy, held a webinar focused on the emerging world of low-cost air quality sensors. Air quality sensors are a rapidly expanding segment of the air...

Year: 2018

Indoor Air Quality During Wildland Fires: Experience and Research

Presenter: Kris Ray , Shelly Miller

Kris Ray from the Air Quality Program of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation presented his experience monitoring indoor air quality during the 2015 wildfire season, and Dr. Shelly Miller from the University of Colorado shared her...

Year: 2017

Wildland Fire Smoke and Roadway Visibility - Predict, Prepare and Avert Accidents Part 1: Superfog

Presenter: Gary L. Achtemeier

Publisher: NWCG Smoke Committee

What is Superfog and how it forms on your burn site. How common is Superfog on burn sites. Superfog weather: What conditions allow superfog to leave your burn site and how far will it go. Superfog weather: Identifying conditions that turn a typical...

Year: 2017

Wildland Fire Smoke and Roadway Visibility - Predict, Prepare and Avert Accidents Part 2: Weather Information & Tools

Presenter: Gary M. Curcio

Publisher: NWCG Smoke Committee

Obtaining and tracking key environmental variables. Reviewing operationally developed indexes (Turner Stability Index (TS), Atmospheric Dispersion Index (ADI), Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index (LVORI). Superfog Matrix Smart Tool for NWS Weather...

Year: 2017

Wildland Fire Smoke and Roadway Visibility - Predict, Prepare and Avert Accidents Part 3: Piedmont, Superfog Potential and Estimated Smoldering Potential

Presenter: Matthew Fearon

Publisher: NWCG Smoke Committee

PB-Piedmont Web, Super-Fog Potential, and Estimated Smoldering Potential – moving science to a usable tool.

Year: 2017

Prescribed Fire: Smoke Management and Regulatory Challenges

Presenter: Peter Lahm , Mark A. Melvin , Mary Uhl

Publisher: Western Governors' Association

The Western Governors’ Association hosted the webinar, Prescribed Fire: Smoke Management and Regulatory Challenges on Dec. 19, 2017 as part of the series for the National Forest and Rangeland Management Initiative. Prescribed fire is a tool for land...

Year: 2017

Wildland Fire Emission Factors - Latest Research

Presenter: Shawn P. Urbanski

Publisher: The Nature Conservancy

Shawn Urbanski, Research Scientist with the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station presented the latest research in emission factors. Emission factors are a key component to estimating emissions of trace gases and particulates from fire....

Year: 2016

Fire and Smoke Model Evaluation Experiment (FASMEE)

Presenter: Roger D. Ottmar , Narasimhan K. Larkin

Publisher: The Nature Conservancy

This webinar will review the objectives and progress of the multi-agency Fire and Smoke Modeling Experiment (FASMEE) project. The primary objective of FASMEE is to gather observational data needed to evaluate and advance fire and smoke modeling...

Year: 2016

Finding the Balance: Wild Fire, Prescribed Fire, Forest Health, Public Health

Publisher: University of British Columbia

A series of presentations in which experts explore the trade-offs between wildfire, prescribed fire, forest health, and public health in a one day public forum. This seminar event was hosted by the University of British Columbia on April 18th, 2016....

Year: 2016

Particulate Matter Emission Factors in Southeastern U.S. Pine-Grasslands

Presenter: Kevin M. Robertson

Publisher: Southern Fire Exchange

A Southern Fire Exchange webinar hosted the National Wildland Fire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Smoke Committee and presented by Kevin Robertson, Ph.D. of Tall Timbers Research Station. This 1-hour webinar discussed recent research by Dr. Robertson on...

Year: 2016

2014 National Smoke Forum

Publisher: FireSmoke Canada

The 2014 National Smoke Forum was held in Halifax, Nova Scotia on October 10, 2014 in association with the Wildland Fire Canada conference. The Forum was an opportunity to discuss the importance of wildfire smoke, review the current technology and...

Year: 2016

Minimizing Smoke Impacts of Prescribed Fire

Publisher: US Forest Service

Describes the mission and methods of the US Forest Service's Air Resource Management Program. A six-part series that is also available in a single video.

Year: 2015

Establishing a National Methodology for Operational Mixing Height Determination

Presenter: Matthew Fearon , Robyn Heffernan

Publisher: Southern Fire Exchange

A Southern Fire Exchange webinar conducted in partnership with the NWCG Smoke Committee, NC State University, the Desert Research Institute, the National Weather Service, and Montgomery Community College. The webinar features researcher Matthew Fearon...

Year: 2015

Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program

Presenter: Peter Lahm

Publisher: US Forest Service, Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program

Narrated presentation describing the Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program and its capabilities.

Year: 2015

Smoke: Knowing the Risks

Publisher: National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)

Thirteen minute video outlining the risks of smoke exposure to wildland fire personnel and ways to mitigate exposure.

Year: 2014

National Fire Danger Rating System Proposed Update

Presenter: National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)

Publisher: National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)

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...

Year: 2014

Southwest Wildland Fire Smoke Workshop

The purpose of this workshop is to learn about and discuss various aspects of smoke management associated with wildland fire in the Southwestern United States. Wildland fire encompasses prescribed fire and wildfire. Topics include fire ecology and...

Year: 2014

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