This USFS Research & Development webinar series includes one-hour events that will explore the latest science and decision support tools for safe wildfire operations, fuels management and pre-fire planning, and estimating impacts and trade-offs in fire and land management planning. Scientists will also share new insights into fire and wildlife ecology as well as how communities respond and adapt to wildfire on their landscapes. Expect two presentations followed by Q&A each day, separate registration required for each day. You can find the "Fire Science You Can Use" series homepage here.
Mar 11 2026, 11am - 12pm Mountain Time
"Fueling Adaptations: Wildfire Governance and Community Adaptations in Fire-Prone Landscapes of the Western U.S."Presented by Miranda Mockrin, Research Scientist, and Lindsay Campbell, Research Social Scientist
"Analyzing Social Media Comments: Case…
Mar 4 2026, 11am - 12pm Mountain Time
"How Fire Shapes Carnivore Behavior on a Landscape and Implications for Managing Habitat"Presented by John Squires, Research Wildlife Biologist, and Justin Crotteau, Research Forester
"’Living Maps’ for Fishers: A Cutting-Edge Tool to Inform Habitat…
Feb 25 2026, 11am - 12pm Mountain Time
"Using Fire Risk Mapping and TreeMap to Estimate the Impacts of Fuel Treatments on Carbon, Smoke Emissions, and Fire Severity"Presented by Karin Riley, Research Ecologist
"From Maps to Management: Using ForSys to Navigate Land Management Tradeoffs"…
Feb 18 2026, 11am - 12pm Mountain Time
"New Fuels Data and Fire Models for Prescribed Fire"Presented by Russ Parsons, Research Ecologist
"From Research to Operations: The Interagency Fuel Treatment Decision Support System (IFTDSS)"Presented by Wendy Detwiler, Fire Management Specialist
Feb 11 2026, 11am - 12pm Mountain Time
"GeoLCES: Geospatial Support for Evaluating Wildland Firefighter Lookouts, Communications, Escape Routes, and Safety Zones"Presented by Dan Jimenez, Research Engineer
"Containment Lines, Fuel Breaks, PODs, and Suppression Success: A Case Study of…