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Prescribed fire program goes global (www.nps.gov)
In November 2019 Richard Sinkovitz, Atlantic Zone Fire Management Officer based out of Cumberland Island National Seashore, was selected to join the Andalucía Prescribed Fire Training Exchange.
In the News: Rainfall & debris flows on post-fire landscapes (blog.azgs.arizona.edu)
After a wildfire, how intense does rainfall need to be to cause a debris flow?
In the News: Wildfire-Driven Forest Conversion in Western North American Landscapes (academic.oup.com)
Following high-severity fire, forest recovery may be compromised by lack of tree seed sources, warmer and drier postfire climate, or short-interval reburning. A potential outcome of the loss of resilience is the conversion of the prefire forest to a different forest type or nonforest vegetation.
Training in the era of COVID-19 (www.nps.gov)
With COVID-19 preventing non-essential travel and large gatherings, the National Park Service had to find another way to deliver training to resource advisors this year.
Minimizing the effects of wildfire smoke during COVID-19 (www.usfa.fema.gov)
Wildfire smoke occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic can increase susceptibility to the virus and other infections by causing irritation to the respiratory system, resulting in altered immune function.
New Additions to National Park Service Fire and Aviation Team (www.nps.gov)
The fire and aviation management program at the National Park Service regional office supporting Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming has brought on several new staff in the last couple months.
Bear dogs keeping firefighters safe in Alaska (akfireinfo.com)
This week the Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team is deploying Karelian bear dogs and their handlers to aid firefighters with this task. These wildlife service dogs are trained to reduce human-wildlife conflicts, keeping crews and supplies safe, and bears wild.
Nevada sees increase in human-caused wildfires (www.blm.gov)
Public lands in southern Nevada have seen a recent increase in the size and number of human-caused wildfires.
In the News: After the “Big One” Podcast (www.swfireconsortium.org)
A discussion about the 2011 Las Conchas Fire from the Hot and Dry Podcast Series supported by the Southwest Fire Science Consortium.
Wildfire partners conduct aerial firefighting training (www.nifc.gov)
The California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing and the Nevada National Guard’s 152nd Airlift Wing will join the USDA Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management and other firefighting
agencies for aerial wildland firefighting training June 15-19 at CAL FIRE’s McClellan Reload Base.