Wildfire is one of the most contentious subjects affecting land managers, land owners, and the public. As a contagious process, the social, political, and ecological ramifications of wildfire response and eventual fire outcomes are not limited to where...
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Central Oregon Community College
March 18, 2020 (All day) to March 20, 2020 (All day)
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March 21, 2020 (All day) to March 26, 2020 (All day)
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Pasadena, California
May 12, 2020 (All day) to May 15, 2020 (All day)
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The Fire and Fire Surrogates Study (FFS) assessed the effects of fire and fire surrogate fuel treatments, specifically, quantifying the costs and ecological consequences of alternative fire and fire surrogate restorative treatments in a number of forest types and conditions across the US.
FireWorks is an educational program about the science of wildland fire, designed for students in grades 1-12. The FireWorks program consists of a curriculum and a trunk of materials, including laboratory equipment, specimens, CDs, books, and kits of specialized materials for teachers. Content focuses on the physical science of fire behavior, human influences on fire, and fire ecology.
IFIRE University of Idaho Combustion Lab research project quantifying the biogeoscientific and societal impacts of extreme wildland fires from the regional to community scales in the US northern Rockies.
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Person: O'Connor
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Australian fire services provide two broad types of warning to people in bushfire (or wildfire) risk areas. Fire Danger Ratings communicate the possible consequences of a bushfire due to its rate of spread, intensity and difficulty of suppression....
Person: Whittaker, Taylor, Bearman
Year: 2020
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
This research explores the complex interplay among (a) landscape and social memory, (b) the construction of place-identity, and (c) notions of responsibility sharing in hazard preparedness and response. Our aims are to (a) establish greater clarity...
Person: Reid, Beilin, McLennan
Year: 2020
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Land treatments in wildland-urban interface (WUI) areas are highly visible and subject to public scrutiny and possible opposition. This study examines a contested vegetation treatment-Forsythe II-in a WUI area of the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest...
Person: Brenkert-Smith, Jahn, Vance, Ahumada
Year: 2020
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Large and severe wildfires are an observable consequence of an increasingly arid American West. There is increasing consensus that human communities, land managers, and fire managers need to adapt and learn to live with wildfires. However, a myriad of...
Person: Dunn, O'Connor, Abrams, Thompson, Calkin, Johnstone, Stratton, Gilbertson-Day
Year: 2020
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
This report focuses on a mixed-method social science study that engaged stakeholders closely involved with management and conservation efforts across the sagebrush range in order to address the following research objectives:
- Assess the...
Person: Bennett, Barnwell, Freedman, Smutko, Western
Year: 2019
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Though a global issue, climate change adaptation necessitates local action. For many rural communities, challenges to available capital, infrastructure and knowledge systems need to be identified to adequately address climate change adaptability. In...
Person: Jacobs, Cramer
Year: 2020
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Objectives: To assess prevalence of likely posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder (MDD), and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in patients attending the only out-of-hours primary care clinic in Fort McMurray some 18 months...
Person: Moosavi, Nwaka, Akinjise, Corbett, Chue, Greenshaw, Silverstone, Li, Agyapong
Year: 2019
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
This article examines how risk is communicated by different actors, particularly local print newspapers and actors at the community level, in two different geographical contexts that are severely affected by wildfires-the Brazilian Amazon and Atlantic...
Person: da Silva, Paleo, Neto
Year: 2019
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Storm and fire are the two main natural hazards in Europe. They result in high costs for forest owners. However, behaviour in terms of forest insurance demand is heterogenous across Europe. In this paper we focus on private forest owners’ decisions to...
Person: Brunette, Couture, Foncel, Garcia
Year: 2020
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
The fellowship aims to provide educational assistance for students seeking to understand natural and cultural resources issues and how these interact with human values.
Competition is open to graduate students or superior upper-division undergraduate students at universities and colleges in the CESU Network.
Awards range from $1000-5000.
Applications must be submitted electronically by February 20, 2020.
Deadline: Feb 20, 2020
For more information: View the fellowship announcement
5th Central Oregon Fire Science Symposium
Central Oregon Community College
March 18, 2020 (All day) to March 20, 2020 (All day)
This year’s symposium focuses on integrating the three pillars of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy: Resilient Landscapes, Fire-Adapted Communities, and Safe and Effective Wildfire Response. The Cohesive Strategy has withstood...
IAFC's Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Conference 2020
March 21, 2020 (All day) to March 26, 2020 (All day)
The IAFC's Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) conference offers hands-on training and interactive sessions designed to address the challenges of wildland fire. If you're one of the many people responsible for protecting local forests or educating...
Air Sensors International Conference
Pasadena, California
May 12, 2020 (All day) to May 15, 2020 (All day)
The UC Davis Air Quality Research Center welcomes you to join us at the Air Sensors International Conference! The AQRC's mission is to facilitate research on the scientific, engineering, health, social and economic aspects of gaseous and particulate...
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National Advanced Fire & Resource Institute (NAFRI)
January 13, 2020 (All day) to January 17, 2020 (All day)
National Advanced Fire & Resource Institute (NAFRI) partners with the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) and Course Development Sub Committees, comprised of subject matter experts, to manage and deliver graduate school level curriculums....
8th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress
Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
November 18, 2019 12:00 am PST to November 22, 2019 11:00 pm PST
Join the Association for Fire Ecology and the Southwest Fire Science Consortium for the 8th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress. The Congress will expand the ecological concept of pyrodiversity to explore interconnectedness among a...
Webinar - Assessment of Community Wildfire Protection Plans in Arizona and the Western U.S.
November 13, 2019 12:00 pm PST
Presenter: Melanie Colavito, Ecological Restoration Institute, Northern Arizona University
Sponsor: Southwest Fire Science Consortium
One mechanism with which communities-at-risk from wildfire have addressed planning and adaptation to...
3rd Annual National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop
Hotel 1620 Harbor
October 21, 2019 (All day) to October 24, 2019 (All day)
The International Association of Wildland Fire is presenting this workshop in partnership with the Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) and the Western, Southeast and Northeast Regional Strategy Committees.
2019 National Wildland Fire Conference
Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa
October 18, 2019 (All day) to October 20, 2019 (All day)
This conference was the brainchild of renowned plaintiff attorney Ken Roye. Ken's vision was to create a neutral and informative forum for lawyers, experts and others to share their experiences and collaborate in improving how justice is done in...
Up in Flames: Wildfires and Idaho Rangeland
Amsterdam Lounge
October 17, 2019 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm PDT
Rangeland comprises about half of Idaho and has a legacy of multiple uses affecting where and how people live, work, and recreate. The management of rangelands is one of the most complex challenges in the American West, in part because it can provide...
AWFCG Fall Fire Review
October 7, 2019 (All day) to October 11, 2019 (All day)
The theme for the 2019 Alaska Wildland Fire Coordinating Group Interagency Fall Fire Review is "Transitions And What’s Next – Information Gathering Is Rapidly Changing, Are We Changing How We Plan For And Respond To Fires?"
See...
Webinar - Management Responses to Mountain Pine Beetle Infestations on National Forestland in the Western US
September 4, 2019 11:00 am to 12:00 pm PDT
Researchers will present results from a National Science Foundation-funded project studying management responses to Mountain Pine Beetle infestations in the western U.S. This research includes case studies of national forests and surrounding...
Transforming Approaches to Forests and Forestry through Traditional and Local Knowledges Conference
August 21, 2019 (All day) to August 23, 2019 (All day)
Through this event, organizers welcome knowledge holders to share their experiences in building equitable relationships within customary territories.
They hope to provide a point of convergence for Indigenous, Local and Western Knowledges to...
Webinar - Wildfire Adapted Partnership: Enabling Wildfire Mitigation in SW Colorado and Investigating How the 416 Fire Influenced Behaviors of Residents
August 20, 2019 12:00 pm PDT
Wildfire Adapted Partnership (WAP) is a nonprofit organization that seeks to protect lives and property from wildfire by inspiring, educating and enabling individuals and communities in southwest Colorado. In this presentation, participants will learn...