North American Seasonal Fire Assessment and Outlook

The North American Seasonal Fire Assessment and Outlook NACSP Focus Area will establish an ongoing international partnership for providing weather, climate, and fuels information, and their effects on wildland fire activity in support of operational wildland fire management in North America.  Objectives of this activity are:

• Decision support: Provide detailed assessments of long-range weather and climate trends, evolution of fuels states, and fire potential for wildland fire management decision makers across North America.
• Products and services: Continue developing products and services for wildland fire managers that address the changing environments affecting fire.
• Knowledge sharing:  Improve collaboration with climate experts in other focus areas such as observation and monitoring, drought, modeling, and seasonal forecasting.

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Current North American Seasonal Fire Potential Outlook -  This document provides a broad assessment of those factors that will contribute to an increase or decrease of seasonal fire activity.