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Feb 8 2024
Many firefighters have been injured or killed due to rapid changes in weather causing unexpected fire behavior. Examples include the thunderstorm outflow that killed 19 on the Yarnell Hill Fire, the cold front passage that killed 14 on the South Canyon…
Jan 17 2024
In a nutshell: This webinar discusses REBURN, a geospatial modeling framework designed to simulate reburn dynamics over large areas and long-time frames to investigate the impact of multiple fires in the same area.
Presenters: Dr. Susan Prichard,…
Jan 12 2024
Presenter: Piyush Jain
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Nov 21 2023
Presented by Piyush Jain (Natural Resources Canada) and Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy)
In 2023, Canada experienced the worst wildfire season on record, including record high area burned, numerous community evacuations in…
Nov 10 2023
Presenter: Brian Wiens
Most introductory modelling resources focus on essential aspects of computer modelling, but what happens upstream of these well-covered fundamentals? Join Brian as he examines models as simplified representations of real processes…
Nov 8 2023
Presenters:
Derek Wroe, MS, National Weather Service Fire Weather Focal Point, Honolulu Forecast Office
Yi-Leng Chen, PhD, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, School of Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Francis Fujioka, PhD, Retired…
Sep 26 2023
Presenter: Melanie Wheatley (University of Toronto)
Major Professor: Mike Wotton
Forest fire management agencies engage in fire suppression operations to mitigate the potential disastrous impacts from forest fires to communities and values. The goal of…
Sep 20 2023
BLM (Bureau of Land Management) Fire is hosting its 2nd annual career webinar! Please join us via Zoom to learn more about the BLM Fire program, common mistakes found on a job application, and how to navigate the federal hiring process. Subject matter…
Aug 24 2023
Presenter: Brian Potter, USFS Research Meteorologist
Fires of Unusual Size (FOUS) are large fires that exhibit at least one rapid growth event, and keep growing after that. While "megafire" is widely used and has no specific definition, FOUS are defined…
Aug 17 2023
Presenter: Megan Johnson, PhD, US Forest Service ORISE Post-Doc
Prescribed fire is used frequently in Southeastern landscapes to reduce wildfire risk, maintain wildlife habitat, and support fire-dependent species. Many practitioners have expressed that…