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December 12, 2018: Use of small unmanned aircraft on wildfire incidents

by swfscEvents, Webinars November 25, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Presenter: Mike Fontenot, Sky Fire Services & Fairmount Fire PD Date: December 12, 2018 12pm Mountain Unmanned Aircraft, commonly called “Drones,” are being used more and more for public safety, research, etc. Falling prices, rising capabilities, and a favorable regulatory framework are all fueling this growth. Let’s look at actual, real-world, Wildfire missions where these aircraft are …

November 28, 2018: Burning piles- effects of pile age, moisture, mass, and composition on fire effects, consumption, decomposition

by swfscEvents, Webinars November 13, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Presenter: Zander Evans, Forest Stewards Guild Date: November 28, 2018 12pm Mountain 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 amounts of unmerchantable woody material and elevating surface fuel loadings. …

Fire & Archaeology: Working together to protect cultural resources during wildfires and prescribed fires

by swfscVideos October 1, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Land managers are challenged to protect cultural resources within the context of reintroducing fire on the landscape. Positive relationships and partnerships are essential to effective management. View the YouTube video here.

October 10, 2018: Modeling and mapping the potential for high severity fire in the western U.S.

by swfscEvents, Webinars September 19, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Presenter: Sean Parks, Research Ecologist, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Rocky Mountain Research Station, US Forest Service Date: October 10, 2018 11am AZ/12pm MDT The ecological effects of wildland fire – also termed the fire severity – are often highly heterogeneous in space and time. This heterogeneity is a result of spatial variability in factors …

September 26, 2018: Use and benefits of NASA’s RECOVER for post-fire decision support

by swfscEvents, Webinars September 18, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 12pm MDT (11am AZ) Presenters: William Toombs and Keith Weber, GIS Training and Research Center, Idaho State University Today’s extended fire seasons and large fire footprints have prompted state and federal land-management agencies to devote increasingly large portions of their budgets to wildfire management. As fire costs continue to rise, timely and comprehensive …

Resources for predicting and mitigating smoke impacts of wildland fires

by swfscFactsheet August 28, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Resources for predicting and mitigating smoke impacts of wildland fires PDF. Working Paper 40, August 2018, by Caleb Stotts, Pete Lahm, and Claudia Standish Factsheet also available here. Fact Sheet, August 2018, by Caleb Stotts, Pete Lahm, and Claudia Standish Fire managers use prescribed fire and some wildfires to meet resource management objectives, like restoring and maintaining …

Smoke impacts, air resource advisors and you!

by swfscVideos August 20, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Air Resource Advisors provide a vast array of tools and products to predict and communicate smoke impacts during wildfires. Having a resource solely dedicated to smoke management and effective messaging improves both internal and external communication. View the video here.

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August 29, 2018: The full community costs of wildfire

by swfscEvents, Webinars August 2, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Date: August 29, 2018 11am AZ/12pm MDT Presenter: Kimiko Barrett, Headwaters Economics As wildfires increase in size and severity, the costs to protect homes and lives similarly rise. Yet protecting communities represents a relatively small portion of the total costs of a wildfire—other short- and long-term impacts yield a variety of costs that often go …

November 27-29, 2018: Working together- Fire managers & archaeologists

by swfscEvents, Workshops June 26, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Thank you to all who attended for helping us make this workshop a success! November 27th consisted of a one-day workshop on fire effects to archaeological resources November 28-29th was an interactive workshop and covered the following topics: Importance of fire on the landscape and the importance of protecting cultural resources within that context How …

2017 SW Wildfire Season Overview

by swfscSouthwestern Wildfire Season Overview June 14, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

2017 Fire Season: An Overview – Southwestern U.S. by Michael Lynch and Alexander Evans.

Author: swfsc

December 12, 2018: Use of small unmanned aircraft on wildfire incidents

November 28, 2018: Burning piles- effects of pile age, moisture, mass, and composition on fire effects, consumption, decomposition

Fire & Archaeology: Working together to protect cultural resources during wildfires and prescribed fires

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