February 2016 - Southwest Fire Science Consortium

January 13, 2016: Effectiveness of Wildfire Mitigation Activities in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)

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Date: January 13, 2016Presenter: Zander Evans, Forest Guild Each year wildfires damage homes, businesses, communities, watersheds, and forests on millions of acres across the U.S. However there are effective ways to reduce the impact of wildfire. A new report, Evaluating the Effectiveness of Wildfire Mitigation Activities in the Wildland-Urban Interface, shares lessons learned from communities …

February 17, 2016: Ecology of Smoke

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Presenter: Mary Lata, USFS Fire Ecologist The Ecology of Smoke is something that has been considered by very few in the United States, despite extensive and intensive interest and research into frequent fire systems. This presentation will review some of the existing science; present some recent data on smoke and seedling emergence in species native to …

March 2016: New Mexico WUI Summit, Re-energize community response

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This year’s theme is ”Re-energize Community Fire Response”. Just because the threat of fire is not immediate, does not mean the threat is removed. All hands from all lands can join together to learn what role to take to keep fire threats at bay. Each day of the conference will target specific audiences to highlight responsibilities that keeps fire response efficient before, during, and after disaster strikes.

March 2016: Arizona WUI Summit and Firewise Conference

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This 2-day summit equipped the homeowner as well as fire departments and firefighters with information and actions they can take to reduce loss and increase safety in their community. Topics included fire ecology, hazard fuel reduction grants, insurance issues, risk assessments, Fire Adapted Communities, Ready, Set, Go!, Firewise principles, emergency management, forest health, and various programs …