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Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management and Research programs are on the cutting edge of studying fire and its role in nature. From the tropical forest of Puerto Rico to the expanses of rangelands in the west, research and scientific analysis teaches fire managers much. Studies about natural fire regimes for different ecosystem types, the effects of different kinds of fire on the landscape, the behavior of fire under different conditions, the effectiveness of foams and retardants and the effects of different tactics used to put fires out - these are a few of the areas that scientists continue to study. Fire science also addresses restoration and rehabilitation of wildlands after fire moves across watersheds, bringing new insights into enhancing native species of trees and plants. In addition to the ongoing Forest Service studies, the Joint Fire Science Program was established in 1998 as a partnership with six federal agencies to identify and encourage new research projects to fill in the gaps in knowledge about wildland fire and fuels.
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USDA Forest Service & US Department of the Interior Fire Science Labs Fuels Synthesis and Integration Project Research & Development Wildland Fire Situation Analysis (WFSA) Related Science/Research Links
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