Southwest Fire Science Consortium

The Southwest Fire Science Consortium (SWFSC) gets emerging science on the ground by connecting scientists, land managers, and the public. By facilitating these connections, the SWFSC helps to assure that scientists are addressing the most pressing questions and managers are applying cutting-edge science and diverse knowledge in their efforts to protect communities and critical natural resources.

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Short Term Rental Packet

Short Term Rental Packet

View of HPCC burn, the view looks downhill upon a forest of matchstick trees

Learning from New Mexico’s Largest Wildfire

Preparing for Wildfire

Preparing for Wildfire

WEBINARS

ReSHAPE: Reshaping wildfire and fuels reduction information

ReSHAPE: Reshaping wildfire and fuels reduction information

Mar 19, 2025

In a nutshell: This presentation will introduce the Treatment and Wildfire Interagency Geodatabase (TWIG), a geodatabase and viewer integrating nationwide federal—and soon state-level—fuel treatment and wildfire data, demonstrating how it differs from other…

A Long-Term View of Collaborative Forest Management: The 15-Year Southwest Jemez CFLRP Report

A Long-Term View of Collaborative Forest Management: The 15-Year Southwest Jemez CFLRP Report

Pre- and Post-Fire Impacts of Beaver Dams and Beaver Dam Analogs

Pre- and Post-Fire Impacts of Beaver Dams and Beaver Dam Analogs

The Bear Truth: Black Bear Resource Selection and Response to Wildfires and Forest Restoration Treatments

The Bear Truth: Black Bear Resource Selection and Response to Wildfires and Forest Restoration Treatments

Human Causes and Human Consequences of Wildfires in the Western United States

Human Causes and Human Consequences of Wildfires in the Western United States

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Southwest Fire E-News

Southwest Research Publications

We are funded by the Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP).

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