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LANDFIRE 2010 Twitter Teach-In.
May 7, 2013, 12:00 p.m. ET
LANDFIRE ecologist Randy Swaty will tweet about LANDFIRE 2010 and provide links to maps, videos, guides, and more
LANDFIRE 2010 Webinar.
May 9, 2013, 1:00 p.m. ET
Kori Blankenship, Fire Ecologist on the TNC-LANDFIRE team hosts a traditional webinar which will explain how LANDFIRE 2010 products were created, what makes them unique and how to obtain support from the LANDFIRE program.
January 2013
Read a non-technical article about fire and drought in Hawaii – published in Rural Connections - Drought and Wildfire in the West.2014 CNH Forest Fire Council Meeting
2014 CNH Forest Fire Council Meeting
April 9-11, 2014 – Waikoloa, Hawaii (Tentative)
Work is underway to plan for the next California, Nevada, Hawaii (CNH) Forest Fire Council meeting in 2014. More details to follow as they become available.
July 16–18, 2013 – Honolulu, HI
Highlights include: thought provoking keynote speakers; innovative panels and forums; a community event, novel lunch & reception, training opportunities, and more.
Session and Abstract Proposals Deadline: January 21, 2013
Monday, October 1, 2012
The Joint Fire Science Program has just released the Funding Opportunity Notices (FONs) for 2013. Primary Announcement (6 Tasks) include: 1) Climate change and wildfire smoke at regional scale – Vegetation, fuels, fire regimes, and air quality impacts; 2) Health impairment from exposure to fire smoke – Relationships among the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and industrial health guidelines; 3) Fuels treatment effectiveness– Economics; 4) Fuels treatment effectiveness – Ecosystem restoration; 5) Masticated fuelbeds effects on combustion and fire behavior; and 6) Compatibility of fire, fuels and rehabilitation treatments with threatened and endangered gallinaceous birds.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Members of the California, Nevada, Hawaii Forest Fire Council met on Lanai, where the Pacific Fire Science Consortium presented upcoming goals for the future of wildfire management and information sharing in the pacific.
Pacific Fire Science Consortia Meeting:
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The first bi-annual concession of PFSC Advisory Council members on Oahu, discussing direction and augmentation of consortium goals and personnel.
Application Open August 30 - September 25, 2012
This position is responsible for the development, management, and oversight of NIFTT training material at the University of Idaho. Duties span teaching, research, outreach, and administration. Duties include 1) Developing, managing, and providing oversight of NIFTT program content, 2) Contribution to the administration of the NIFTT program, and 3) Developing and collaborating on outreach projects with the Wildland Fire Management RD&A, other NIFTT partners and the University of Idaho.
JFSP Shared Potential Topics for the fall solicitation in advance (2013 Fiscal Year solicitation).
Friday, June 29, 2012
Investigators should not contact the Program Office or Governing Board for further information on these topics, and that no further information will be known or released until the Funding Opportunity Notice is formally posted around October 1, 2012.
FYI – The Notice of Intent (NOI) announcing potential JFSP topics for the FY13 announcement is now posted on Grants.gov. The NOI can be found on the grants.gov page by searching for CFDA #15.232.
What's New in The Pacific
Elizabeth Pickett
Executive Director
Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization
elizabeth@hawaiiwildfire.org
808-885-0900
Douglas Cram
Wildland Fire Specialist
University of Hawaii
dcram@hawaii.edu
808-969-8264
Christian Giardina
Research Ecologist
U.S. Forest Service
cgiardina@fs.fed.us
808-854-2619
Pacific Fire Exchange Contacts
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