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Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Portal
Definition: The Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) are places where potentially flammable vegetative fuels meet or overlap with homesites.
(Fire Research And Management Exchange System)
The Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) is the line, area, or zone where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuels. Describes an area within or adjacent to private and public property where mitigation actions can prevent damage or loss from wildfire. (NWCG Glossary of Wildland Fire, Dec. 2018)
Upcoming Events
Webinar - Wildfire and Climate Change Adaptation of Western North American Forests: A Case for Proactive Management
January 31, 2023 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm PST
Fire Lab Seminar Series - A Road Map for Supporting Strategic Risk Reduction Investments with Land and Fire Management Operations
February 2, 2023 11:00 am to 12:00 pm PST
Michigan Prescribed Fire Workshop
Camp Grayling
February 7, 2023 (All day) to February 8, 2023 (All day)
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The FRAMES Emissions & Smoke Portal is a partner-sponsored site providing access to information about smoke and emissions from wildland fire, including the online Smoke Management and Air Quality for Land Managers online tutorial.
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.
The purpose of this site is to provide maps for wildland firefighting resources to build situational awareness before and while responding to wildland fires.
This site was developed to showcase the results of the JFSP-funded project "A Review of Available Economic and Financial Biomass Information and Tools for Federal Land Managers in the West."
The Wildfire Collaborations Program Manager will be responsible for building and sustaining boundary-spanning working groups and networks across the Hawai'i-Pacific region around issues related to wildfire outreach/education, planning, and mitigation/risk-reduction action. This person will serve as a connector across land-ownerships and stakeholder groups (residents, private landowners, public...
Deadline: Feb 5, 2023
The Wildfire Mitigation Program Manager position will be responsible for assessing wildfire hazards on the landscape and in built environments across the Hawai'i-Pacific region, designing and coordinating the implementation of risk-reduction/fuels reduction projects alongside diverse stakeholder groups, and delivering wildfire risk mitigation information, recommendations and programmatic...
Deadline: Feb 5, 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...
The Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) FIRE Institute is comprised of a group of faculty and staff from across Cal Poly who have expertise in a wide range of areas pertinent to the issue of fires in the wildland-urban interface. The Director: provides overall visionary leadership and strategic management for the direction, coordination, and oversight of the new WUI FIRE Institute is responsible for...
The Department of Wildland Resources (WILD) in the S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources at Utah State University seeks applicants for an Assistant Professor of Wildland Fire. The role statement for the position consists of 80% extension, 10% teaching, and 10% service, and will be based in Logan, Utah on the USU campus, with an anticipated (but negotiable) start date of July...
Deadline: Mar 10, 2023
The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is America’s conservation corps. Members protect and restore national parks, marine sanctuaries, cultural landmarks and community green spaces in all 50 states. SCA’s mission is to build the next generation of conservation leaders and inspire lifelong stewardship of the environment and communities by engaging young people in hands-on service to the land.
Expected Dates: May 21, 2023 to July 29, 2023 The National Park Service (NPS) Structural Fire Protection Internship provides students enrolled in fire protection engineering, fire administration, or fire investigation degree programs an opportunity to gain practical work experience that will augment academic training related to the duties of a Fire Protection Specialist. Interns will support...
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...
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...
The Suffolk County Water Authority (SCWA) is filling the following prescribed fire positions on behalf of the Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commission: Prescribed Fire Single Resource Boss - SeasonalSWCA is seeking an individual with experience/qualifications in fire suppression and management; heavy equipment operation and supervision to provide leadership and oversight of...
The Suffolk County Water Authority (SCWA) on behalf of the Central Pine Barrens Commission is seeking an Ecologist who will undertake responsibility for the planning and implementation of ecological management activities in the Central Pine Barrens. This employee will work under the supervision of the Science and Stewardship Manager.
The Fire Management Specialist (FMS) works closely with the Fire Manager and other staff to provide technical leadership and overall programmatic support to the Kentucky and Tennessee fire and stewardship programs by working closely with other program staff and partner land managers to plan, implement, and evaluate prescribed burns on TNC and partners lands. Work is primarily located in Central...
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
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...
The New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute (FWRI), located on the campus of New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, NM, provides technical assistance and practical knowledge in forest and woodland restoration to reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfire and restore healthy and sustainable forested ecosystems across New Mexico and the Interior west. The FWRI is one of three...
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
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...
Job: Forester - Nevada Dept Conservation and Natural Resources - Las Vegas, NV (posted Nov 28, 2022)
Foresters perform professional duties in forestry, natural resource management and conservation, fire prevention and suppression, and related areas. Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform advanced-level work and may provide work direction and training to others. This position is responsible for planning and implementing vegetation and fuel management...
There’s no substitute for seeing a forest with one’s own eyes, but can Virtual Reality provide a similar learning experience? Penn State University and the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station recently created a Virtual Reality field tour to help audiences visualize what different types of thinning and prescribed fire treatments look like in an immersive way. The ~21-minute tour...
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...
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
With this Dear Colleague Letter, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is calling for planning proposals focused on catalyzing innovative and inclusive wildland fire science through collaboration among diverse stakeholders and rights holders. A planning proposal is a type of proposal used to support initial conceptualization, planning and collaboration activities that aim to formulate new and...
Deadline: May 31, 2023
Webinar - Wildfire and Climate Change Adaptation of Western North American Forests: A Case for Proactive Management
January 31, 2023 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm PST
Experts tell the story of forest change since colonization, and share insights and answer questions about how we might steward a legacy of forest change and mitigate climate change impacts.
Presenters:
- Susan Prichard, Research...
Fire Lab Seminar Series - A Road Map for Supporting Strategic Risk Reduction Investments with Land and Fire Management Operations
February 2, 2023 11:00 am to 12:00 pm PST
Presenter: Kit O'Connor, RMRS Research Ecologist
The USFS 10-year Wildfire Crisis Strategy lays out ambitions goals for increasing the pace and scale of hazardous fuel treatments to reduce risk to communities, but does little to tie these goals...
Michigan Prescribed Fire Workshop
Camp Grayling
February 7, 2023 (All day) to February 8, 2023 (All day)
9th Annual Burning Issues Workshop and 23rd Annual Michigan Prescribed Fire Council Meeting
This annual prescribed fire workshop is designed to enable land managers, researchers, resource specialists,...
Wildfire Resilient Structures (WiReS) Conference
February 7, 2023 8:30 am PST to February 10, 2023 5:30 pm PST
The Wildfire Resilient Structures (WiReS) conference addresses the WUI fire risk problems inherent to the built environment to support resilient and equitable communities. With a shared goal of implementation through education, the WiReS conference...
Webinar - Prescribed Fire Considerations for Private Lands
February 15, 2023 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm PST
Prescribed fire can be an effective forest management tool, but it needs to be well planned and integrated with your overall management efforts.
Instructor: John Punches
This webinar is part of the...
Fire Lab Seminar Series - Minding the Science-Practice Gap in the Wildfire Crisis Strategy
February 16, 2023 11:00 am to 12:00 pm PST
Minding the Science-Practice Gap in the Wildfire Crisis Strategy: Building Capacity for the Co-Management of Wildfire Risk Transmission (CoMFRT)
Presenter: Dan Williams, Research Social Scientist, RMRS
A critical challenge to implementing...
Webinar - Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion Series: Prescribed Burning in the Eastern WUI
February 16, 2023 11:00 am to 12:30 pm PST
Fueling Collaboration is an interactive virtual Panel Discussion Series designed to connect fire managers and researchers. Fueling Collaboration is created and hosted by the USDA Forest...
WTREX 2023 (North Carolina, February 20 - March 3)
Singletary Lake State Park
February 20, 2023 (All day)
February 20 - March 3, 2023
Singletary Lake State Park 50 miles northwest of Wilmington, North Carolina
Apply by the end of the day on November 18, 2022
When the US fire management system was conceived in the early...
Southern Missouri TREX (February 27 - March 10)
February 27, 2023 (All day)
February 27 - March 10, 2023
Springfield, Missouri Area
Apply by November 11, 2022
Looking for an opportunity to sharpen your prescribed fire skills? You are invited to participate in the Southern Missouri...
Washington Prescribed Fire Council Annual Meeting
Ellensburg, WA
March 1, 2023 (All day) to March 2, 2023 (All day)
Save the Date!
The Washington Prescribed Fire Council will be hosting their Annual Meeting on March 1st and 2nd, 2023 in Ellensburg, WA. Learn...
Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Compact Winter Meeting
Best Western Merry Manor Inn
January 24, 2023 (All day) to January 26, 2023 (All day)
The annual Winter Training/Awareness Meeting of the Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Compact will consist of two full days preceded by Working Team meetings. For anyone unable to attend in person,...
Fire Across the Grasslands – What Are We Managing For?
January 11, 2023 11:00 am to 12:30 pm PST
Connect with your grassland fire management community across the central U.S. through virtual panel discussions in 2023.
Fire is a key process in the grasslands and savannas that span the center of North America....
Webinar - Use of RPAS (aka Drones) for Wildfire Mitigation, Operations, Modeling, and Research Directions
December 9, 2022 9:30 am to 11:00 am PST
Presenters: Jeff Boisvert and Liam Bennett
This webinar is part of the Canada Wildfire Webinars series.
The quantity of data collected from remote sensing,...
Webinar - Working with Fire & Flood Impacted Communities: Effective Responses & Resources to Meet Future Challenges
December 9, 2022 8:30 am to 10:00 am PST
After a season of major fires and flooding, communities across New Mexico need support in rebuilding - structures, soils, waterways, and more. While there are many resources out there, navigating the systems to access that support can feel nearly...
Carbon Friendly Forestry Conference 2022 (Virtual)
December 7, 2022 (All day) to December 8, 2022 (All day)
Join the Washington Environmental Council and their partners for the 2022 Virtual Carbon Friendly Forest Conference, an interactive virtual webinar series. This year’s conference includes presentations and conversations on topics like: community...
POSTPONED: 7th Fire in Eastern Oaks Conference
December 6, 2022 (All day) to December 8, 2022 (All day)
The 7th Fire in Eastern Oaks conference was scheduled as a virtual conference for December 6-8, 2022. The decision to make this an in-person meeting has pushed it back to mid-May of 2023 in Tyler, TX. This post will be updated once...
Western Governors' Association 2022 Winter Meeting
Arizona Biltmore
December 6, 2022 (All day) to December 7, 2022 (All day)
The Winter Meeting, hosted by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, will feature the Western Governors and their special guests in public conversations about the most significant issues facing the region during the two-day event.
Webinar - South-Central Oregon Post-Fire Resilience Strategy
December 1, 2022 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm PST
Presenters: Libby Pansing and Brian Morris, American Forests
Since 2018, approximately 660,000 acres have seen wildfire within Klamath and Lake Counties, two thirds of which burned at high severity. An additional 45,000 acres of reforestation...
Webinar - Considering Equity in Wildfire Risk and Protection
December 1, 2022 10:00 am to 11:30 am PST
Presenter: Matthew R. Auer, The University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs
This webinar will summarize recent research examining the equity implications of rising wildfire risk and associated costs, including insurance...
Webinar - Imagining (and then Designing) Coherent, Adaptation-Oriented Laws about Wildfire
November 30, 2022 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm PST
A virtual lecture presented by Phil McCormick, PhD
Since 2010, Australian national and state governments have commissioned at least 101 post-emergency inquiries and reviews, each of which makes recommendations to improve the way we prevent,...