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	Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Laboratory 400 N. 34th St. Suite 201 Seattle, WA 98103 (206) 732-7800

Research currently conducted at our lab includes the impact of fire on air quality and visibility, wildfire and ecology research, the effects of fire on air, the impacts of smoke on human health, and social science (rural and urban wildland interface).


Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team (FERA)
	FERA develops applications in fire science that respond to national priorities in natural resource management, decision-making and policy. Team Page Team Leader: David L. Peterson Program: Managing Disturbance Regimes (MDR)

Atmosphere and Fire Interactions Research Team (AirFire)
	Our primary focus is to understand the role of weather and climate in ecological disturbance and develop decision tools for ecosystem management, fire operations, planning and smoke management. Team Page Team Leader: Brian Potter Program: Managing Disturbance Regimes (MDR)

Rural Urban Wildland Interactions Team (RUWIT)
	Our goal is to develop models, knowledge, processes and tools that facilitate the integration of public values, uses and concerns into natural resource management. Team Page Team Leader: Dale Blahna Program: Human and Natural Resource Interactions

Silviculture and Forest Models Team
	Our research focuses on developing and evaluating a wide range of silvicultural systems to meet diverse management goals. Team Page Team Leader: Stephen Reutebuch Program: Resource Management and Productivity (RMP)


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