Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team (FERA)
The Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team (FERA) informs management of natural resources through research and development in fuels and combustion science, fire and landscape ecology, and integration of the physical and ecological sciences.
FERA anchors the Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Laboratory in the Fremont Neighborhood of Seattle. FERA has approximately 20 team members, roughly half employed by Forest Service Research and half by the University of Washington. Close collaboration between these two institutions provides multiple perspectives on research objectives, and the opportunity to work with diverse team members with up-to-date subject-matter and technical expertise.
Key Personnel
Team Leader
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Adam Watts
Research Biological Scientisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/adam.watts
Staff
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Morris C. Johnson, PhD
Research Fire Ecologisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/morris.c.johnson -
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Becky K. Kerns, PhD
Research Ecologisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/becky.kerns -
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William E. Mell, PhD
Research Combustion Engineerhttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/william.mell -
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Roger D. Ottmar
Research Forester-Emeritus Scientisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/roger.ottmar
Collaborators
- Ernesto Alvarado, University of Washington
- Anne Andreu, University of Washington
- Paige Eagle, University of Washington
- Sarah Harrison, University of Washington
- Tom Milac, University of Washington
- Claudia Munoz, University of Washington
- Deborah Nemens, University of Washington
- Susan Prichard, University of Washington
- Nick Tripodi, University of Washington
- Jessie Thoreson, University of Washington
- Brian Drye, University of Washington
- Paige Eagle, University of Washington
- Anne Andreu, University of Washington
- Lyndsey Lasdcheck, University of Washington
- Jessie Thoreson, University of Washington
- Nicholas Tripodi, University of Washington
Data and Tools
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/products/dataandtools/fuel-and-fire-tools-fft -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/products/dataandtools/digital-photo-series -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/products/dataandtools/fuel-characteristic-classification-system-version-40 -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/products/dataandtools/piled-fuels-biomass-and-emissions-calculator
Projects
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/buttefallsblowdown -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/cedarriverfirehazard -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/cedarriverfirehazardanalysis -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/borealforestfirehistory -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/consumesoftware
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/consumevalidation -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/crownfirecharacteristicsandprediction -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/fuelbedsformexico
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/laketahoefccsfuelbeds -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/angorafireregionfccsfuelbeds
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/evaluatingfueltreatments -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/effectsofburningseason
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/estimatingwildfirecarbonemissions -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/estimatingbiomassofhandpiledfuels -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/fueltreatmentalternatives -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/mitigationactivitieswui
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/evaluationandoptimizationfueltreatment
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/pnfireandclimaticvariability
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/feps
Last updated April 20, 2023