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After the Fire: Learning from Burned Areas in the Southwest

by swfscStory Maps June 10, 2020October 16, 2023No Comments

In the spring of 2019, several partners teamed up with the Burned Area Learning Network to visit coordinate a series of three field trips across the Southwest. Scientists, researchers, and land managers came together to visit burned areas of the Boundary Fire (2017) and Pumpkin Fire (2000) in Arizona, the Las Conchas Fire (2011) in …

After the “Big One” part 1

by swfscPodcasts June 9, 2020March 8, 2024No Comments

Released June 9, 2020 as part of the Hot and Dry Podcast Series by Cally Carswell and Collin Haffey, supported by the Southwest Fire Science Consortium. There is no single definition of what makes a single fire the “big one.” But there are some common factors: extreme fire behavior, dramatic fire severity, watersheds burned, and communities …

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Southwest Fire Season 2019 Overview and 2020 Outlook

by swfscWebinars April 8, 2020March 8, 2024No Comments

Date: April 29, 2020 11am AZ/12pm MDT Presenters: Michael Lynch and Zander Evans, Forest Stewards Guild and Rich Naden, Fire Weather Meteorologist, Southwest Coordination Center The purpose of this webinar is to review 2019 fires and look ahead toward conditions for 2020. Dr. Zander Evans will present an overview of the largest fires in the …

February 19, 2020: A spatial analysis of factors influencing structure loss and survival resulting from the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California

by swfscEvents, Webinars January 29, 2020March 8, 2024No Comments

Date: February 19, 12pm Mountain Time Presenter: Dr. Austin Troy, University of Colorado Denver This presentation summarizes recent research conducted on patterns of property loss during the Camp Fire in Paradise, CA. Using logistic regression of several inspection data sets, it isolates a number of property and structural variables that predict property loss and survival. …

2018 SW Wildfire Season Overview

by swfscSouthwestern Wildfire Season Overview July 2, 2019March 9, 2024No Comments

2018 Wildfire Season: An Overview- Southwestern U.S. by Michael Lynch and Alexander Evans

May 22, 2019: Do trends in climate influence the increase in high-severity wildfire in the southwestern US from 1984 to 2015?

by swfscEvents, Webinars May 6, 2019March 9, 2024No Comments

Presenter: Stephanie Mueller, Northern Arizona University Date: May 22, 2019 12pm Mountain Daylight Time (11am AZ time) Over the last 30 years, in woodland and forested ecosystems across the southwestern US, there has been an increasing trend in fire activity. Altered land use practices and more recent changes in precipitation patterns and warmer temperatures are …

2019 Cultivating Pyrodiversity- 8th AFE International Fire Ecology & Management Congress

by swfscConference, Events April 23, 2019March 9, 2024No Comments

The Association for Fire Ecology is excited to be hosting this event in Tucson, Arizona in cooperation with the Southwest Fire Science Consortium. Presentations will feature the latest in research results, applications, case studies, and lessons learned, and special sessions will be designed to unify science and application and to create opportunities for interdisciplinary learning. …

February 6, 2019: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones) For Measuring Canopy Fuels And Aerial Ignitions

by swfscEvents, Webinars January 29, 2019March 9, 2024No Comments

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones) for measuring canopy fuels and aerial ignitions Presenters: Patrick Shin, Northern Arizona University and Jim Higgins, Drone Amplified Date: February 6, 2019 12pm Mountain This webinar combines two expert views of using drones in fire management. First Patrick Shin of Northern Arizona University will briefly discuss his research on using drones to evaluate canopy …

Fire & Archaeology: Working together to protect cultural resources during wildfires and prescribed fires

by swfscVideos October 1, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Land managers are challenged to protect cultural resources within the context of reintroducing fire on the landscape. Positive relationships and partnerships are essential to effective management. View the YouTube video here.

October 10, 2018: Modeling and mapping the potential for high severity fire in the western U.S.

by swfscEvents, Webinars September 19, 2018March 14, 2024No Comments

Presenter: Sean Parks, Research Ecologist, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Rocky Mountain Research Station, US Forest Service Date: October 10, 2018 11am AZ/12pm MDT The ecological effects of wildland fire – also termed the fire severity – are often highly heterogeneous in space and time. This heterogeneity is a result of spatial variability in factors …

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After the Fire: Learning from Burned Areas in the Southwest

After the “Big One” part 1

Southwest Fire Season 2019 Overview and 2020 Outlook

February 19, 2020: A spatial analysis of factors influencing structure loss and survival resulting from the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California

2018 SW Wildfire Season Overview

May 22, 2019: Do trends in climate influence the increase in high-severity wildfire in the southwestern US from 1984 to 2015?

2019 Cultivating Pyrodiversity- 8th AFE International Fire Ecology & Management Congress

February 6, 2019: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones) For Measuring Canopy Fuels And Aerial Ignitions

Fire & Archaeology: Working together to protect cultural resources during wildfires and prescribed fires

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October 10, 2018: Modeling and mapping the potential for high severity fire in the western U.S.