Fire, Fuels, and Smoke
We study how wildland fire interacts with biophysical and socioeconomic components of landscapes. This information can be used to inform fire management, optimize active management, and mitigate and reduce wildfire risk.
Key Personnel
Acting Program Manager
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Rachel Smith
Research Supervisor
People
Team Members
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Anthony Bova
Research Meteorologisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/abova -
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James Cronan
Foresterhttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/james.cronan -
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Paul F. Hessburg, PhD
Emeritus Senior Scientisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/paul.hessburg -
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Kathryn Ireland
Ecologisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/kathryn.ireland -
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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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Mee-Sook Kim, PhD
Research Plant Pathologisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/meesook.kim -
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Duncan Kroese
Forestry Technicianhttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/duncan.kroese -
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Sim Larkin, PhD
Research Meteorologisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/sim.larkin -
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William E. Mell, PhD
Research Combustion Engineerhttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/william.mell -
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Susan O'Neill, PhD
Research Air Quality Engineerhttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/susan.oneill1 -
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David W. Peterson, PhD
Research Forester Emeritushttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/dave.peterson -
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Brian Potter, PhD
Research Meteorologisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/brian.potter -
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Claire Tortorelli, PhD
Ecologisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/claire.tortorelli -
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Adam Watts
Research Biological Scientisthttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/adam.watts -
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Nathan Wade
ORISE Research Fellow -
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Griffin Williams
ORISE Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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/piled-fuels-biomass-and-emissions-calculator -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/products/dataandtools/where-theres-smoke-theres-ire
Projects
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/carbonmodel -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/postfiredynamics -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/wildfireeffects -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/marinelayereffect -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/futurecommunitywildfire -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/reevaluatinghistoricalfireregimes -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/carbonsciencesynthesis -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/partnerfocused -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/wildfirebehaviormodelingfasmee -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/soilheatingconsequences -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/fueltreatmenteffectiveness
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/fireandinsectdisturbances -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/evaluatingfueltreatments -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/firebehaviorsavannahriver -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/pnfireandclimaticvariability
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/fueltreatmentalternatives -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/fueltreatmenteffectiveness-0
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/fuelbedsformexico
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/evaluationandoptimizationfueltreatment
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/linkingfvswithfccs -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/consumevalidation -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/frostfireexperimentalburn -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/malheurfuelsremeasurement13yearsafter -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/fuelbedpathwayshandbook
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/laketahoefccsfuelbeds -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/rxcadre -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/2006tripodcomplexfiresanalysis -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/validationoffuelconsumptinomodels -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/wfds -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/mitigationactivitieswui
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/borealforestfirehistory
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/naturalfuelsphotoseries -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/piledfuelscalculator -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/fccs -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/estimatingbiomassofhandpiledfuels
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/lewismchordprescribedburn2012 -
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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/wildlandfiresmokehealtheffects -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/feps -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/consumesoftware
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/fuelconsumptionandsmokecharacterization -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/digitalphotoseries -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/wallowfirefueltreatment -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/estimatingwildfirecarbonemissions -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/cedarriverfirehazardanalysis -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/effectsofburningseason
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/crownfirecharacteristicsandprediction -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/alaskaborealandtemperaterainforestinterface -
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https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/nrap
Publications
- Claire Tortorelli, John B. Kim, Nicole M. Vaillant, Karin Riley, Alex Dye, Ty C. Nietupski, Kevin C. Vogler, Rebecca Lemons, Michelle A. Day, Meg A. Krawchuk, Becky K. Kerns. 2023. Feeding the fire: Annual grass invasion facilitates modeled fire spread across Inland Northwest forest‐mosaic landscapes
- Philip G. Cannon, Ned B. Klopfenstein, Mee-Sook Kim, Jane E. Stewart, Chia-Lin Chung. 2022. Molecular genetics of Phellinus noxius [Chapter 3]
- Ruben Damian Elias-Roman, Dionicio Alvarado-Rosales, Jeny Michua-Cedillo, Salvador Ochoa-Ascencio, John W. Hanna, Ned B. Klopfenstein, Mee-Sook Kim, Patricia Rivas-Valencia, Luz de L. Saavedra-Romero, Rafael Rojas-Rojas. 2023. New hosts for Desarmillaria caespitosa and Armillaria mexicana in Veracruz and Michoacan, Mexico (Nuevos hospederos para Desarmillaria caespitosa y Armillaria mexicana en Veracruz y Michoacán, México)
- Rick G. Kelsey, Douglas J. Westlind, Monica L. Gaylord. 2023. Red turpentine beetle primary attraction to β‐pinene or 3‐carene (with and without ethanol) varies in western US pine forests
- Tucker J. Furniss, Paul F. Hessburg, Nicholas Povak, Brion Salter, Mark S. Wigmosta. 2022. Predicting future patterns, processes, and their interactions: Benchmark calibration and validation procedures for forest landscape models
- Claire Tortorelli, Becky K. Kerns, Meg A. Krawchuk. 2022. Community invasion resistance is influenced by interactions between plant traits and site productivity
- Negar Elhami‑Khorasani, Hamed Ebrahimian, Lawrence Buja, Susan L. Cutter, Branko Kosovic, Neil Lareau, Brian J. Meacham, Eric Rowell, Ertugrul Taciroglu, Matthew P. Thompson, Adam Watts. 2022. Conceptualizing a probabilistic risk and loss assessment framework for wildfires
- Luke W. Ridder, Lesley R. Morris, Michelle A. Day, Becky K. Kerns. 2022. Ventenata (Ventenata dubia) response to grazing and prescribed fire on the Pacific Northwest Bunchgrass Prairie
- Philip G. Cannon, Ned B. Klopfenstein, Mee-Sook Kim, Jane E. Stewart, Chia-Lin Chung. 2022. Brown root rot disease caused by Phellinus noxius in U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands
- Karin Kralicek, Tara M. Barrett, Jay M. Ver Hoef, Hailemariam Temesgen. 2022. Forests at the fringe: Comparing observed change to projected climate change impacts for five tree species in the Pacific Northwest, United States
- Crystal Raymond, Harriet Morgan, David L. Peterson, Jessica Halofsky. 2022. A climate resilience guide for small forest landowners in Western Washington
- Robert A. Slesak, Timothy B. Harrington. 2022. Effects of logging-debris removal, vegetation control, and site quality on stand characteristics of coast Douglas-fir
- Jorge R. Ibarra Caballero, Bradley M. Lalande, John W. Hanna, Ned B. Klopfenstein, Mee-Sook Kim, Jane E. Stewart. 2022. Genomic comparisons of two Armillaria species with different ecological behaviors and their associated soil microbial communities
- Michelle Cram, Mee-Sook Kim, Stephen Fraedrich, Rabiu Olatinwo, Ned B. Klopfenstein. 2022. First Report of Armillaria root disease of Celtis laevigata caused by A. gallica in South Carolina, USA
- Jessica Halofsky, David L. Peterson, Rebecca A. Gravenmier. 2022. Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Mount Hood National Forest, and Willamette National Forest
- David L. Peterson, Sarah M. McCaffrey, Toral Patel-Weynand. 2022. Wildland Fire Smoke in the United States: A Scientific Assessment
- David L. Peterson, Daniel A. Jaffe, Sarah M. McCaffrey, John Hall, Timothy J. Brown. 2022. Assessing the State of Smoke Science
- Susan Prichard, Eric M. Rowell, Andrew T. Hudak, Robert E. Keane, E. Louise Loudermilk, Duncan C. Lutes, Roger D. Ottmar, Linda M. Chappell, John Hall, Benjamin S. Hornsby. 2020. Fuels and Consumption
- Yongqiang Liu, Warren E. E. Heilman, Brian Potter, Craig B. Clements, William A. Jackson, Nancy H. F. French, Scott Goodrick, Adam K. Kochanski, Narasimhan K. Larkin, Peter W. Lahm, Timothy J. Brown, Joshua P. Schwarz, Sara M. Strachan, Fengjun Zhao. 2022. Smoke Plume Dynamics
- Janice Peterson, Melanie C. Pitrolo, Donald W. Schweizer, Randy L. Striplin, Linda H. Geiser, Stephanie M. Holm, Julie D. Hunter, Jen M. Croft, Linda M. Chappell, Peter W. Lahm, Guadalupe Amezquita, Timothy J. Brown, Ricardo G. Cisneros, Stephanie Connolly, Jessica Halofsky, E. Louise Loudermilk, Kathleen M. Navarro, Andrea L. Nick, C. Trent Procter, Heather C. Provencio, Taro Pusina, Susan Lyon Stone, Leland Tarnay, Cynthia West. 2022. Resource Manager Perspectives on the Need for Smoke Science
- Benjamin C. Bright, Andrew T. Hudak, Ryan McCarley, Alexander Spannuth, Nuria Sanchez‑Lopez, Roger D. Ottmar, Amber J. Soja. 2022. Multitemporal lidar captures heterogeneity in fuel loads and consumption on the Kaibab Plateau
Last updated June 5, 2026