PODs: The authors of the article “Using PODs to Integrate Fire and Fuels Planning” have also published two-page research …
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Rising Wildfire Risk to Houses in the United States, Especially in Grasslands and Shrublands
Houses built near wildland vegetation are at greater risk of burning than those farther from the wildland-urban interface, a …
Burn Severity Portal
From the U.S. Forest Service and Department of Interior. The intent of this web portal is to provide a single point of access to …
USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center Articles
The USGS-FRESC has recently published a series of articles addressing research questions in forests and rangelands of the United …
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Fire as Medicine: Learning from Native American Fire Stewardship
Indigenous peoples, such as the Pueblos of the Southwest U.S., have been living in fire-prone environments throughout history. …
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Cameron Peak Fire: Lessons Learned
Wildland firefighting and planning have been a challenge in the time of COVID-19. A recently published StoryMap takes a look at …
Forest Roads and Operational Wildfire Response Planning and
The U.S. Forest Service has released two new publications. The first is an article about how forest road planning can be helpful …
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Evacuation Decision-Making and Behavior in Wildfires
With the increase in wildfires and people living in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI), evacuations during wildland fire have been …
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