Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

CHARACTERIZING FUELS IN WILDLANDS

Characterizing forest and rangeland vegetation, collectively known as fuels, is the critical and initial step in understanding the effects of fire in wildlands.

FCCS Photo Series Digital Photo Series Fuelbed Mapping

CHARACTERIZING SMOKE FROM WILDLAND FIRES

The amount of live and dead vegetation consumed during a fire, and the rate of that consumption, is crtical to estimating air quality impacts as well as the short--term effects of fire on the ecosystem.

Consume Shrubs Boreal Consumption FEPS Regional Haze Southern Bulk Density Firefighter Health Handpiles Consume Validation

FUEL TREATMENT EFFECTIVENESS

Guidance for planning fuel treatment projects to meet the goals, such as reducing fire hazard over time, is provided through several publications and fact sheets.

Publications and Projects Cedar River Municipal Watershed Tripod Project in Okanogan NF

OUTREACH AND TRAINING

Information on fire science activities, and classes on interpreting fire science, are are integral part of the research process.

FIREHouse Software Tutorials Regional Fuels Workshops Classes, Presentations and Workshops

IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FIRE REGIMES AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION

TARGETED RESEARCH PROJECTS

International City of Portland Urban Nature Areas Savannah River Site Cedar River Municipal Watershed in Seattle Tripod Project in Okanogan NF Naches Smoke Management FCCS Demonstration Project in Wenatchee NF Frostfire Project near Fairbanks Consume Models in the Eastern U.S. FCCS Fuelbeds for Angora Fire (S. Lake Tahoe)

Products by Other Fire and Climate Researchers

National Fire Plan

Joint Fire Science Program

Pacific Northwest Region