The Fire Science You Can Use webinar series included five one-hour webinar events that explored the latest science and decision support tools for safe wildfire operations, fuels management and pre-fire planning, and estimating impacts and trade-offs in fire and land management planning. Scientists shared new insights into fire and wildlife ecology as well as how communities respond and adapt to wildfire on their landscapes. Each webinar included two presentations followed by Q&A.

Science for Safe Wildfire Operations

Wednesday, February 11  |  11am-12pm MST  | Recording

"GeoLCES: Geospatial Support for Evaluating Wildland Firefighter Lookouts, Communications, Escape Routes, and Safety Zones"
Presented by Dan Jimenez, Research Engineer

"Containment Lines, Fuel Breaks, PODs, and Suppression Success: A Case Study of the 2021 Schneider Springs Fire"
Presented by Jesse Young, Research Economist/Forester

Tools for Pre-Fire Planning and Fuels Treatments

Wednesday, February 18  |  11am-12pm MST  |  Recording

"New Fuels Data and Fire Models for Prescribed Fire"
Presented by Russ Parsons, Research Ecologist

"From Research to Operations: The Interagency Fuel Treatment Decision Support System (IFTDSS)"
Presented by Wendy Detwiler, Fire Management Specialist

Exploring Fire Impacts and Land Management Tradeoffs

Wednesday, February 25  |  11am-12pm MST  |  Recording

"Using Fire Risk Mapping and TreeMap to Estimate the Impacts of Fuel Treatments on Carbon, Smoke Emissions, and Fire Severity"
Presented by Karin Riley, Research Ecologist

"From Maps to Management: Using ForSys to Navigate Land Management Tradeoffs"
Presented by Michelle Day, Biological Scientist

Emerging Insights in Fire Ecology

Wednesday, March 4  |  11am-12pm MST  |  Recording

"How Fire Shapes Carnivore Behavior on a Landscape and Implications for Managing Habitat"
Presented by John Squires, Research Wildlife Biologist, and Justin Crotteau, Research Forester

"’Living Maps’ for Fishers: A Cutting-Edge Tool to Inform Habitat Management after Wildfire-Induced Habitat Decline"
Presented by Jody Tucker, Biological Scientist and Deputy Program Manager of the Wildlife Ecology Science Program 

Community Response to Wildfire

Wednesday, March 11  |  11am-12pm MST  |  Recording

"Fueling Adaptations: Wildfire Governance and Community Adaptations in Fire-Prone Landscapes of the Western U.S."
Presented by Miranda Mockrin, Research Scientist, and Lindsay Campbell, Research Social Scientist

"Analyzing Social Media Comments: Case Studies from Two Wildfire Events"
Presented by Erin Belval, Research Forester/Economist