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The Northwest Fire Science Consortium is a regional fire science delivery system for disseminating knowledge and tools; a framework for coordinating fire science delivery; and a venue for increasing researcher understanding of the needs of managers & practitioners.

A JFSP Fire Science Exchange Network

QUESTIONS or COMMENTS? CONTACT:
Janean H. Creighton, Administrative Director
NW Fire Science Consortium
321 Richardson Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331
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nw.fireconsortium@oregonstate.edu

NW Fire Science Consortium News Digest

February 13, 2018

The Joint Fire Science Program is looking for success stories! We invite stories that demonstrate both the successes and challenges of implementing JFSP-funded fire science
research. We want to know how outcomes of science are leading to tangible impacts in the work of practitioners, lives of stakeholders, and resiliency of fire-impacted landscapes. We hope these stories will inspire others. Click here to share your story!

Publications:

- Human presence diminishes the importance of climate in driving fire activity across the United States. See also the CA Fire Science Consortium's research brief.
- The Oregon Forest Resources Institute published Impacts of Oregon's 2017 Wildfire Season.
- Citizen Fire Academy: Curriculum Package for Facilitators and Educators. The Citizen Fire Academy (CFA) program equips participants with the knowledge they need to improve fire preparedness and resiliency on their own properties and in their communities. This curriculum offers interested educators or agencies the teaching tools needed to conduct their own CFA program, including lesson plans, detailed agendas, tour ideas, and suggestions for presenting it as a hybrid course.

- Wildland fire smoke and human health
- Recovery and adaptation after wildfire on the Colorado Front Range (2010-2012) (published in 2016).

Webinars:
- Fire Severity & Regeneration Strategy Influence Shrub Patch Size & Structure, February 14, 2018 at 11am
- Lessons from the Milli Fire, February 26, 2018 at 1pm. The 2017 wildfire season impacted many forests and adjacent communities across the Western United States, leaving land managers, public officials and citizens with questions about how to more effectively mitigate wildfire risk and behavior. Find out more and register here!
- Fire Season Primer 2018, February 28, 2018 at 8am
- Archived webinars hosted by the NWFSC, http://www.nwfirescience.org/webinars

Videos:
- Videos of the 2017 Fire Congress plenary presentations, along with 35 presentations from 4 special sessions, are now available! fireecology.org/2017-Videos

Conferences, Meetings, Workshops & Summits:
- TODAY! 2018 Oregon Fire Prevention Workshop, February 13-15, 2018 in Ashland, OR.
- Forest Health in Oregon: State of the State 2018, February 28-March 1, 2018 in Corvallis, OR.
- Oregon and Washington Prescribed Fire Council Joint Meeting, February 26-28, 2018 in Hood River, OR. Forest Service staff have had their registration fee pre-paid this year!
- Wildland Urban Interface 2018, February 27-March 1, 2018 in Reno, NV.
- 2018 Annual EPA Sponsored Smoke Management in the Northwest Meeting, March 19-21, 2018 in Boise, ID. For more information, contact Mike McGown.
- National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop, March 26-29, 2018 in Reno, NV.
- Oregon Smoke Seminar 2018, March 29, 2018 in Salem, OR.
- The Fire Continuum Conference, May 21-24, 2018 in Missoula, MT. 10 scholarships available (value $450) to encourage managers to attend.
- New! 42nd Annual National Indian Timber Symposium, June 4-7, 2018.
- SAF National Convention, October 3-7, 2018 in Portland, OR. Call for presentations!
- Restoring Resilient Communities in Changing Landscapes Conference, October 15-19, 2018 in Spokane, WA.

Tools:
- The Interagency Fuels Treatment Decision Support System (IFTDSS) has been updated and is ready for the new fuels planning season!

News:

- Significant wildland fire potential outlook for March 2018 and see also, NOAA Storm Prediction Center. They have a great visualization of wildfire probability across the country through the year at three-day intervals. The animated map series is based on data from 1992-2015.
- Washington Senator Calls Out Congress For Failing to Adequately Fund Pacific Northwest Wildfire Prevention in Upcoming Budget
- When Wildfire Hits the Ranch: Lessons Learned from the Thomas Fire
- Investments in pro-action must far exceed those of suppression to begin moving the needle. Fixing the wildfire funding problem starts with prevention.

Opportunity:
- Two Fire Training Exchanges in OR! April 30-May 11, 2018 in Bend, OR and May 7-18, 2018 in Ashland, OR. If the participant fee poses a significant financial hardship, a limited number of scholarships are available from the Northwest Fire Science Consortium - contact the organizers. Deadline Feb. 23!
- Wildfire Community Preparedness Day Info for 2018. Apply Now! January 8-March 2, 2018.

- Two seasonal firefighter positions with ODF West Oregon District. Deadline Feb. 28, 2018!

- The State of Washington Department of Ecology is looking to fill an Eastern Regional Smoke Management Expert (Environmental Specialist 4) position. Details, careers.wa.gov

- Please consider taking a 5-min survey about the Fire Emissions Tracking System (FETS)
- If you manage vegetation or landscape data sets such as field plot/transect data or disturbance/treatment polygons, LANDFIRE needs your 2017 data. For details, see their data call on the Conservation Gateway; please submit information by March 31.

Visit the NW Fire Science Consortium website for additional information and resources.

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