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Fire Research Needs - Sequoia and Kings Canyon
National Parks

Fire research at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks may be directed at answering questions related to short-term, specific operations or resource issues or at big picture ecosystem wide problems that may have long-term or far reaching implications for park management.
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Catalog of Future Research Opportunities in Bay Area National Parks
Provides a list of research opportunities at places including Point Reyes National Seashore, Pinnacles National Monument.
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Research Grants - Grand Canyon National Park
Grant sources from a variety of locations to study ecology or other topics of interest at Grand Canyon National Park.
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Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center - Fire Research in Glacier National Park
USGS project in Glacier National Park titled “Analysis and delivery of landscape ecology: information on natural resources, changing land use patterns, and the role of wildfires.”
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Sabbatical in the Parks
The Sabbatical in the Parks program assists in arranging faculty sabbaticals to conduct research and other scholarly activity which provides usable knowledge for the National Park Service and / or advances science and human understanding.
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A Test of Adversity and Strength: Wildland Fire in the National Park System (2005)
Comprehensive fire history of the National Park Service.
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NFPA Professional Development
The inside track on expert training
Stay current with the latest fire, electrical, building and life safety requirements, technologies, and practices with NFPA conferences, seminars, and expanded training offerings.
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NFPA Research and Reports
NFPA´s wealth of fire-related research includes investigations of technically significant fire incidents, fire data analysis, and the Charles S. Morgan Technical Library, one of the most comprehensive fire literature collections in the world. In addition, NFPA´s Fire Protection Research Foundation is a source of independent fire test data.
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FIREWISE
This site contains educational information for people who live or vacation in fire-prone areas of the United States. It was designed to acquaint visitors with the challenges of living with wildland fire.
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USFA Higher Education
The Degrees at a Distance Program (DDP) is an independent-study degree program sponsored by NFA, which has agreements with seven accredited colleges and universities throughout the country to offer bachelor's degrees with concentrations in fire administration/management and fire prevention technology.
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Monitors observing fire in the Grand Canyon.

Employment
Find exciting job opportunities with the NPS fire Program.

International Association of Wildland Fire - Book Selections
Link to wildland fire bookstore on IAWF's website.

A Test of Adversity and Strength: Wildland Fire in the National Park System (2005)
Comprehensive fire history of the National Park Service.
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