Dedicated in 1960, the Missoula Fire Lab has a rich history and offers state of the art wildland fire research facilities.
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/firelab/about
Researchers at the Fire Lab study all aspects of wildland fire, from fuels to fire management systems.
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/firelab/focusareas
Our datasets, tools, and products directly support wildland fire management before, during, and after a fire.
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Upcoming Webinars
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Introduction to Behave7
Tuesday, 10/6/2026, 9 – 10:30am MDT
https://research.fs.usda.gov/firelab/products/multimedia/webinars/introduction-behave7 -
Using Behave7 for Prescribed Fire Planning
Wednesday, 10/7/2026, 9 – 10:30am MDT
https://research.fs.usda.gov/firelab/products/multimedia/webinars/using-behave7-prescribed-fire-planning -
Terrain Wakes Trigger Pyrovortices and Pyrocumulonimbus
Thursday, 10/15/2026, 11am – 12pm MDT
https://research.fs.usda.gov/firelab/products/multimedia/webinars/terrain-wakes-trigger-pyrovortices-and-pyrocumulonimbus -
The Meteorological Opportunity of Northern California Prescribed Burns
Thursday, 10/22/2026, 11am – 12pm MDT
https://research.fs.usda.gov/firelab/products/multimedia/webinars/meteorological-opportunity-northern-california-prescribed -
A 20-Year Climatology of Critical Fire Weather in the Northern Rockies
Thursday, 10/29/2026, 11am – 12pm MDT
https://research.fs.usda.gov/firelab/products/multimedia/webinars/20-year-climatology-critical-fire-weather-northern-rockies -
The Two Types of Santa Ana Wind Events: Implications for Regional Wildfires
Thursday, 11/5/2026, 12 – 1pm MST
https://research.fs.usda.gov/firelab/products/multimedia/webinars/two-types-santa-ana-wind-events-implications-regional -
Storm Prediction Center’s Fire Research and Development
Thursday, 11/12/2026, 11am – 12pm MST
https://research.fs.usda.gov/firelab/products/multimedia/webinars/storm-prediction-centers-fire-research-and-development -
The Wind Hazard Identification, Surveillance, and Prediction via Radar (WHISPR) system: Leveraging machine learning to enhance situational awareness of wind shifts in active wildland fire response
Thursday, 11/19/2026, 11am – 12pm MST
https://research.fs.usda.gov/firelab/products/multimedia/webinars/wind-hazard-identification-surveillance-and-prediction-radar -
The potential role of a downslope windstorm and associated hydraulic jump in the formation of a tornado-scale fire whirl during the 2018 Carr Fire
Thursday, 12/3/2026, 11am – 12pm MST
https://research.fs.usda.gov/firelab/products/multimedia/webinars/potential-role-downslope-windstorm-and-associated-hydraulic