swfsc, Author at Southwest Fire Science Consortium

In a Nutshell: Learn more about how to use LANDFIRE. We’ll use the 2022 Cook’s Fire as a case study. Description: A practitioner-oriented overview of LANDFIRE with a focus on fuels and how they react to modeling techniques. The subject area of discussion will be the 2022 Cooks Peak fire located in northern New Mexico. This webinar will …

A group of people stands at a lookout point gazing into the fire footprint. They see many burned trees and the vegetation greening up.

Hermit’s Peak Calf Canyon Fire: One Year Later

by swfscField Trips, Story Maps October 15, 2023February 12, 2024No Comments

The Hermit’s Peak Calf Canyon Fire was a devastating event for New Mexico. Many communities were affected, and while this fire was unique, it will not be for long. Climate change and the effects of a century of fire exclusion mean that fires like this one are increasingly likely. We must understand what happened in …

2022 SW Wildfire Season Overview

by swfscSouthwestern Wildfire Season Overview September 12, 2023November 6, 2024No Comments

This report is the tenth in a series of annual Southwest wildfire season overviews available from the Southwest Fire Science Consortium and the Ecological Restoration Institute. The goal of this overview is to provide a concise summary of the fire season and to facilitate comparisons with past fires and fire seasons. It follows the format …