Fire researchers discuss the return of fire to western U.S. landscapes in the context of wildfire history.

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When wildfires happen, the news media plays an important role in covering events, providing information, and influencing public understanding. In this video, two scientists discuss recent research on how wildfire is covered in the news, and how this can sometimes be at odds with both local community impacts and the ecological role that wildfire plays, historically occurring in regular intervals across much of the U.S. West.

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Stephen Pyne, emeritus professor at Arizona State University, and the author of numerous books on fire, most recently Between Two Fires: A Fire History of Contemporary America and To the Last Smoke, a 9-book series that surveys the American fire scene by region presents "Green on Black: A Fire History of the Pacific Northwest." Watch the video on our YouTube channel.

Two researchers discuss findings from studies on how wildfires affect local economies across the U.S. west, from onset to recovery and beyond.

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Nick Yonker, Oregon Department of Forestry, presents the updates to the Oregon Smoke Management Plan. Watch the video on our YouTube channel.