Archived Webinars
FAC Fire Mitigation in Colorado Springs and 2012 Waldo FireSponsored by NFPA and USDA Forest Service Recorded January 3, 2014 - 12:00pm Presented by LisaMarie Sinatra, NFPA |
A Case Study from Colorado Springs and the 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire. Produced by David C. Kosling. A production of Creative Media and Broadcast Center USDA Office of Communications, Washington, D.C. Check out the webinar on our YouTube channel! |
View it online! Public Perceptions of Smoke in Oregon & CaliforniaSponsored by NW Fire Science Consortium 2013 Webinar Series Recorded September 5, 2013 - 12:00pm Presented by Christine Olsen, Eric Toman, and Stacey Frederick |
Researchers describe ongoing research in Oregon and California on public perceptions of wildland and prescribed fire smoke. They focus on identifying factors that influence perceptions of smoke, and how communication in various forms may influence those perceptions. Check out the webinar on our YouTube channel! |
Computer Models for Wildland and WUI FiresSponsored by NW Fire Science Consortium 2013 Webinar Series Recorded June 6, 2013 - 11:00am Presented by Ruddy Mell, USFS Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Lab |
Gives an overview of the current state, limitations, and future developments in wildland and wildland-urban interface fire behavior models. Check out the webinar on our YouTube channel! |
The Economic Impact of Large WildfiresSponsored by Wildland Fire LLC and UO Ecosystem Workforce Program Recorded March 20, 2013 - 12:00pm Presented by Cassandra Moseley |
Discusses findings from a recent Ecosystem Workforce Program study that examined how large fires affect local economies and jobs. Cassandra Moseley discusses how suppression spending can help mediate negative impacts of wildfires and explores factors that influence whether local businesses capture suppression spending. |
Debunking social myths in wildland fireSponsored by Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center Recorded February 27, 2013 - 12:45pm Presented by Dr. Sarah McCaffrey |
As more people live in high fire hazard areas, the active involvement of the public will be central to many efforts to minimize fire risk and improve forest health. One barrier to effectively engaging the public may be that many of the accepted descriptions related to the public and wildfire are based primarily on conventional wisdoms that may or may not hold. |
Management of cheatgrass fuel loading in the shrub-steppeSponsored by Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center Recorded February 12, 2013 - 12:15pm Presented by Dr. Steven Link |
Managing cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) has been and remains a difficult matter for land and fire managers in the Columbia Basin and elsewhere in the Intermountain West. Experiments were conducted at the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Columbia National Wildlife Refuge starting in 2002 to investigate the effect of herbicides, their concentrations, repeated herbicide application, fire, and seeding on fuel load and establishment of competitive bunchgrasses. In addition, the relationship among community types (fuel loading) and the probability of a carrying fire was determined. |