Past Events
Wildland Urban Interface
Mar 26 - 28, 2019 | ConferenceFor more information, https://www.iafc.org/events/wui
Engaging fires before they start: Spatial fire planning for the 21st Century
Mar 21, 2019 | WebinarWhat will you learn?
New fire management paradigms are emerging that recognize fire is inevitable, and in many cases desirable. During this webinar you will be introduced to a new process for spatial fire planning using tools such…
Smoke Exposure Health Effects and Mitigations for Wildland Fire Personnel: Current Research and Recommendations
Mar 21, 2019 | WebinarWildland firefighters are exposed to wood smoke, which contains hazardous air pollutants, during wildland fire management assignments across the U.S. each year. In this webinar, Kathleen Navarro, PhD, will present on a recent Joint Fire Science Program study estimating the lifetime risk of lung cancer and cardiovascular disease from exposure to particulate matter (PM) from smoke. This analysis…
Expect the Unexpected: Fire Management Challenges and Opportunities in a Changing Climate
Mar 5, 2019 | WebinarWhat will you learn?
With increasing fire season duration and complexities in the fire management environment come opportunities to scale up the application of prescribed fire. In this webinar, we will explore the challenges climate change poses for fire managers, as well as the opportunities present in more numerous and longer prescribed burn windows with the…
Let's fix the fire problem: Here's a solution
Feb 26, 2019 | WebinarWhat will you learn?
Fire is the first of three Great Constants in our lives. Change is the second. A web of change, consisting of population growth; density of homes built in outlying areas; new home construction; weather drying…
The Pacific Northwest Drought Early Warning System (PNW DEWS) February 2019 Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar
Feb 25, 2019 | WebinarThe Pacific Northwest Drought Early Warning System (PNW DEWS) February 2019 Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar is part of a series of regular drought and climate outlook webinars designed to provide stakeholders and other interested parties in the region with timely information on current drought status and impacts, as well as a preview of current and developing…
Homeowner Preparedness in the WUI
Feb 20, 2019 | WebinarHomeowner Preparedness in the WUI: What Motivates Action?
A free one hour webinar from the Ohio State University, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida.
Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
Presenter:
Claire Rapp, Graduate Fellow, Ohio State University
Webinar Description:…
RVCC Annual Meeting
Jan 28 - 30, 2019 |We are excited to announce that our 15th Annual Meeting will be in Santa Fe, New Mexico next winter. As a Western coalition we are aiming to diversify participation and partners from different landscapes. RVCC will also be hosting a shared day with the…
15th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit and 5th Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference
Dec 10 - 14, 2018 | ConferenceThis joint conferences offers a forum where past experience and lessons learned are documented, current work showcased, and emerging ideas/technology presented to provide a strong foundation that will facilitate setting a course to the future that addresses and responds to developing challenges locally, regionally, and globally.
Burning piles: effects of pile age, moisture, mass, and composition on fire effects, consumption, decomposition
Nov 28, 2018 | WebinarPresenter: Zander Evans, Forest Stewards Guild
Millions of acres of fuels reduction treatments are being implemented each year in the fire adapted forests of the US. Typical these fuel reduction treatments target small diameter trees for removal producing large…