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Land management-focused panel discussionHosted by the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research StationJoin us for a live virtual panel session with social scientists and communicators in a conversation about public perceptions and social acceptance associated with Wildfire Crisis planning and implementation. This facilitated panel discussion will be guided by your questions.

This two-page document describes the Wildfire Research Center (WiRē), its approach to social research, and the products they develop in partnership with community wildfire mitigation specialists in the western U.S. Supported by the Rocky Mountain Research Station, WiRē researchers and their partners conduct parcel-level wildfire risk assessments and administer social surveys to the individuals who live on those properties. This document outlines the Center's co-productive process that intertwines research and practice and assures the data are useful and actionable.

A downloadable, printable map of Urban FIA cities in 2024.

The Rocky Mountain Research Station staff, and NWCG Incident and Position Standards (IPSC), Risk Management (RMC), and Fire Environment (FENC) committees are soliciting feedback on the proposed new guideline for safe separation distance between the firefighter and the flames and associated safety zone size.

This Forest Products Laboratory Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report features a selection of the work we do in support of the mission of the USDA Forest Service and the people and ecosystems we serve across the nation. The report is a snapshot of our research, outreach, partnerships, accomplishments, and ongoing work where we strive to conductcutting edge science. Our research helps our nation work through and solve important issues like revitalizing our economy, creating jobs, achieving energy security, successfully competing in the global economy, turning forest waste wood into valuable products, ...

The current FIA strategic plan requires an annual business report that summarizes program activities and progress towards implementing the 2018 Farm Bill direction. This annual business report, the program’s 25th, describes program resources, accomplishments, and plans for the coming year. The continued success of FIA is due, in part, to the program’s commitment to accountability and transparency in delivering the best value, quality, and array of products in partnership with stakeholders.See more information on the Business Report Dashboard.Business Reports from all available years can be fou...