The Museum Fire began on July 21, 2019 in the Dry Lake Hills area just north of downtown Flagstaff. It burned 1,961 acres and cost an estimated $9 million to suppress. We hosted a field trip that involved the Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project (FWPP) that focused on post-fire flooding. Museum Fire Factsheet: Link for Museum …
Presenter: Jonathan Coop, Western Colorado University Date: October 16, 2019 11am AZ/12pm MDT In western North America, ponderosa pine and dry mixed-conifer forest types appear increasingly vulnerable to wildfire-catalyzed conversion to alternate and non-forest vegetation types. However, unburned or only lightly impacted forest stands that persist within burn mosaics—termed fire refugia—may sustain a range critical …
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 …
Presenter: Jens Stevens, PhD, US Geological Survey Date: May 2, 2019 11am AZ/12pm MDT The increasing frequency and severity of fire and drought events have negatively impacted the capacity and success of reforestation efforts in many dry, western forests. Challenges to reforestation include the size, cost, and safety concerns of replanting large areas with standing …
Presenters: Owen Burney, PhD, Associate Professor and Superintendent John T. Harrington Forestry Research Center, New Mexico State University Date: April 9, 2019 11am AZ/12pm MDT Restoration of severely burned forest lands is limited in the southwestern US primarily due to a lack of research and resources. For those areas that have been reforested, there has been …
Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 12pm MDT (11am AZ) Presenters: William Toombs and Keith Weber, GIS Training and Research Center, Idaho State University Today’s extended fire seasons and large fire footprints have prompted state and federal land-management agencies to devote increasingly large portions of their budgets to wildfire management. As fire costs continue to rise, timely and comprehensive …
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Date: August 29, 2018 11am AZ/12pm MDT Presenter: Kimiko Barrett, Headwaters Economics As wildfires increase in size and severity, the costs to protect homes and lives similarly rise. Yet protecting communities represents a relatively small portion of the total costs of a wildfire—other short- and long-term impacts yield a variety of costs that often go …
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The purpose of the Mormon Fire Staff Ride is to encourage the use of natural ignition fires as a forest management tool by creating a peer-learning space for line officers to explore implementation decisions and challenges. By using the story map, we hope to strengthen line officers’ preparedness and confidence around the use of natural ignitions and …
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This two-day summit is designed for homeowners, community members and emergency response agencies to exchange information on various wildfire preparedness and mitigation actions, in an effort to reduce loss and increase safety within their community. Topics include the Firewise USA program, hazard fuel reduction grants, insurance issues, Fire Adapted Communities program, Ready-Set-Go!, emergency management, forest …
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The Wildland Urban Fire (WUF) Summit is one of New Mexico’s largest events designed to discuss and prepare the state for wildfires, including the impending 2018 wildfire season. The theme for this year’s WUF Summit is “Collaborative Community Action” and this topic will be highlighted throughout the two-day summit. There will be three concurrent track …
Read more “April 10-12, 2018: New Mexico Wildland Urban Fire Summit”