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Apr 23 2024
Controlling fire was the first major technological advance made by early humans. These days, fire is still used as a management tool, but (usually!) under more prescribed conditions than in the Paleolithic. Prescribed fire is carried out in many…
Apr 15 - 19 2024
Fuel, Fire and Smoke: Evolving to Meet Our Climate Challenge
Wildfires present an increasing challenge to humanity and the ecosystems and atmosphere we depend on. The ability of societies to respond to larger and more destructive wildfire events and…
Apr 2 2024
Wildfires are becoming bigger and more severe around the world, overwhelming firefighters’ capacity to control them. Prescribed fires can be used to safely introduce fire in the landscape and regulate fire regimes through fuel management and by…
Feb 27 2024
Controlling fire was the first major technological advance made by early humans. These days, fire is still used as a management tool, but (usually!) under more prescribed conditions than in the Paleolithic. Prescribed fire is carried out in many…
Feb 15 2024
Land management programs are frequently confronted with the imperative of incorporating the most advanced scientific knowledge into their decision-making processes along with filling voids in research needed to move along effective management.…
Jan 18 2024
Season of fire. Opening the burn window. Both of these focus on one of the elements that make up a fire regime – frequency, intensity/severity, extent/scale, and seasonality. Decades of spring-and/or autumn-centric fire can cause a site or landscape to…
Jan 12 2024
Presenter: Piyush Jain
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Hosted by Canada Wildfire
Dec 4 - 8 2023
The Association for Fire Ecology (AFE) is hosting the 10th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress.
This event will include workshops, field trips, and 3 full days of presentations, discussion groups, and networking opportunities around the…
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 16 2023
Presented by Melanie Wheatley, PhD Candidate, University of Toronto
Evaluating the effectiveness of airtanker operations typically revolves around assessing their impact on fire behaviour, primary determined by the relationship between the amount of…