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April 26, 2017: Southwest Fire Season 2016 Overview and 2017 Outlook

by swfscEvents, Webinars April 11, 2017April 3, 2024No Comments

Date: Wednesday April 26, 2017 12pm MDT (11am AZ) Presenter: Zander Evans, Forest Stewards Guild and Chuck Maxwell, Predictive Services Meteorologist, Southwest Coordination Center Please join us for a webinar to review last year’s fires and look ahead toward conditions for this year. Dr. Zander Evans will present an overview of the 12 largest fires in the …

What is a forest fuel treatment?

by swfscFactsheet February 19, 2017April 3, 2024No Comments

Forest fuel treatments are used by managers for ecological restoration and reducing fire hazard. Due to past management decisions and long-term fire exclusion, forests are more dense and are susceptible to severe wildfires. Fuel treatments aim to reduce the intensity and size of wildfires, increase species diversity, and restore forests to their historical condition. Read …

2015 SW Wildfire Season Overview

by swfscSouthwestern Wildfire Season Overview August 14, 2016April 3, 2024No Comments

Read the 2015 Wildfire Season: An Overview – Southwestern U.S. PDF.

April 20, 2016: Simple Steps to Wildland Fire Communication

by swfscEvents, Webinars May 3, 2016April 3, 2024Comments are Disabled

Presenter: Cathie Schmidlin, Type 1 PIO, retired USFS Region 3 Media Officer This webinar will cover the basic steps of public information when interacting with communities, general public and media. Click here to register for this webinar now! Cathie has been a public Information officer with a Type 1, Southwest Incident Management Team, off and on …

World of Wildland Fire – Intro to Wildland Fire Videos

by swfscVideos January 28, 2016April 3, 2024No Comments

This series of videos serves as an introduction to wildland fire and has been produced through the Wildfire Education & Training Collaborative (WETC). More in-depth videos will be added as they become available. WETC Mission Statement: To develop multiple sources of media, including but not limited to books, videos and classroom exercises, for the purpose …

2016 Fire Ecology & Management Conference

by swfscConference, Events January 18, 2016April 3, 2023Comments are Disabled

Beyond hazardous fuels: Managing fire for social, economic, and ecological benefits Recordings and field trip info now available! This Southwest Regional Fire Ecology and Management Conference occurred in Tucson, Arizona November 28 – December 2, 2016 in partnership with the Association for Fire Ecology. To view recordings of plenary presentations and some others, click here …

October 21, 2015: Local Ecological Knowledge and Fire Management: What Does the Public Understand?

by swfscEvents, Webinars October 26, 2015May 17, 2023Comments are Disabled

Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 1pm MDT (12pm AZ) Presenters: John Diaz, North Carolina State University As fire management agencies seek to implement more flexible fire management strategies, local understanding and support for these strategies become increasingly important. One issue associated with implementing more flexible fire management strategies is educating local populations about fire management and identifying …

September 10, 2015: Fire Management on the San Carlos Apache Reservation

by swfscEvents, Field Trips September 16, 2015May 17, 2023Comments are Disabled

We took a full day field trip to visit various fires managed through partnership between the San Carlos Apache (SCA) Tribe and the BIA San Carlos Agency. Over the last several years, they have built a mosaic of fire by allowing fire to retake its natural role across the Nantac Rim. Recent fires on the …

2014 SW Wildfire Season Overview

by swfscSouthwestern Wildfire Season Overview July 1, 2015May 19, 2023No Comments

View working paper. Reduced size for web viewing, please contact the SWFSC for a full resolution version.

May 12, 2015: The Southwest Fire Season: 2014 Overview and 2015 Outlook

by swfscEvents, Webinars May 26, 2015May 17, 2023Comments are Disabled

Presenter: Zander Evans, Forest Guild and Chuck Maxwell, Predictive Services Please join us for a webinar to review last year’s fires and look ahead toward conditions for this year. Dr. Zander Evans will present an overview of the 12 largest fires in the Southwest during 2014. He will share summaries of forest types and burn severities …