February | 2014 | AK Fire Science Highlights

The Joint Fire Science Program is doing a nation-wide survey this spring (2014) to ask managers whether sponsored research in their respective regions has improved management decisions or is useful to fire management practices. We started thinking about this for Alaska and prepared a 2-page review of a sample of four projects dating back to 2002 to see whether they have had any impact on management in Alaska, and what their outcomes appear to be today. Principal investigators included Scott Rupp (UAF), Phil Higuera (University of Idaho), Dan Mann (UAF), and Teresa Hollingsworth (USFS-Fairbanks). Read our review and see if you think these projects were indeed worthwhile!

Lisa Saperstein, USFWS, Brian Sorbel, NPS, and Robert Ziel, DOF

Wed, March 5, 10:00 am AK time. Register.

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Organized by the Alaska Fire Modeling and Analysis Committee, this webinar will take a look back at some of the modeling work that occurred in 2013, specifically focused on lessons learned that can be carried forward into 2014. We expect plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion. Target audience would be Alaska fire modelers or anyone with an interest in fire modeling in Alaska.

Image: 7 day fire spread probability of Lime Hills fire, June 24, 2013, and June 30 perimeter (black line). Courtesy Lisa Saperstein.