@FireScienceGOV

Your source for wildland fire science resources. Get weekly fire science news updates here! http://t.co/sFYG8pdwUC

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CO Rx Fire Council Annual Prescribed Fire Workshop and Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Refresher! Click to view online agenda and register!- - mailchi.mp/colostate.edu/co-…
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🔥🎥Big News for Wildland Firefighters! The 2025 Core Component Module Package for RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR) and the 2024 Fire Year in Review is HERE‼️ nwcg.gov/training-courses/rt…
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Replying to @BLMFire @MammothCaveNP @eku @universityofky @forestservice @NatlParkService
Another JFSP study with the @forestservice in Ohio affirmed these findings; northern bat home ranges shifted toward burn units, and the bats were more likely to roost in burned habitats after fire! Read more @FireScienceGOV research here 👉 tinyurl.com/4xwnt3e3
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In a JFSP study conducted at @MammothCaveNP, researchers from @eku @universityofky @forestservice and @NatlParkService found that #RXBurns increased insect numbers and provided bats with more food! 🔥🪳🦇
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Happy Halloween and @Bat_Week! 🦇 We have some stellar research on bats & fire from @FireScienceGOV to share: did you know prescribed burns help bats? A @UTKnoxville study found controlled burns reduce dense vegetation & create open space for bats to fly and hunt for insects!
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IAWF@IAWF10 Oct 2023
Listen to Katie Lighthall (Western Regional Cohesive Fire Strategy Coordinator) talk about what will be different at the Cohesive Strategy Workshop this year. We are going to workshop solutions and actions to better the systems we work in! Register now: cohesivestrategyworkshop.org…
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Before the colonists came, we burned small and burned often to avoid big fires. It's time to relearn cultural burning theconversation.com/before-t… via @ConversationEDU
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Twitter says it's our anniversary. 11 years & still working to accelerate awareness, understanding, & adoption of wildland fire science in the NW! Sign up for newsletter of new science pubs each month: frames.us4.list-manage.com/s… New website coming soon: nwfirescience.org/
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NEXT WEEK: Strategies to reduce wildfire smoke in frequently impacted communities in SW Oregon Tuesday March 21, 12pm PT. Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi… w/ @SWfirescience & @forestguild
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SFE Webinar Today! 🔥 Prescribed Burning with Research and Training Objectives 🔸 Presented by Andrew Rappe (@nature_org ) Feb. 23rd at 1pm ET ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register… This talk aims to demonstrate how research & training can have a positive effect on a successful fire program
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🔥 SFE is hosting an Ask Me Anything (AMA) on @Reddit on January 25th 🔥 Join us between 12-1pm ET to ask Dr. Monica Rother any questions you may have on fire history or ecology: reddit.com/r/IAmA/ Post your questions as a reply to this tweet & we will add them to the AMA!
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Fire Impacts on Kenai River Salmon Fishing akfiresciencehighlights.com/…
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Here's the latest map showing the 5 US states with the most acres burned. #FireYear2022
US map showing the 5 states with the most acres burned by wildfires

ALT US map showing the 5 states with the most acres burned by wildfires

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Panel of @USDA_NRCS is next up on the #gpfs2022 agenda. Great introduction by @motreadwell we’ve got quite the representation @NebraskaNRCS @NRCS_Kansas @NRCS_SD
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We hit 3k followers!!! We are maybe not quite up there with @Beyonce just yet, but we are pretty excited to keep making #firescience more accessible while connecting with all 3k of you and beyond! #BreakingNews #community #milestone #AccessibleScience #watchoutBey
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Great video from @TLA_Longleaf on how to implement prescribed fire on private lands. Prescribed fires are controlled applications of fire under specific weather conditions to restore the health of ecosystems. #RxFire
Southern Fire Exch.@SEFireScience27 Jan 2022
🔥 Happy #RxFire Awareness Week 🔥 Getting started using prescribed fire on private lands? Check out this new video from @TLA_Longleaf for some great tips and resources: youtube.com/watch?v=hFPceITI… Featuring experiences of GA prescribed burners + key resources for private landowners
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Who is the PFX? We are a mix of fire professionals, social & fire scientists, researchers, educators, firefighters & coordinators spanning Hawai`i all the way to the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas! Learn more here: pacificfireexchange.org/stee…
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Ensure that your home/property has #defensiblespace and your family has an escape plan BEFORE a wildfire starts. #WildfireChat
FEMA Region 8
@femaregion825 May 2021
Q3: What steps can you take TODAY to prepare yourself and your family before a wildfire threatens? #WildfireChat
Q3: What steps can you take today to prepare yourself and your family before a wildfire threatens? #WildfireChat

ALT Q3: What steps can you take today to prepare yourself and your family before a wildfire threatens? #WildfireChat

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#FlashbackFriday 2018: Waianae fires burned for 2 weeks across farm lots, while roads were jammed & smoke dumped out of the valleys. What can you do to better prepare & protect your home & property? Download PFX's "Prefire Planning Guide" to find out more: ow.ly/GoV150yCdFM
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FireScience.gov retweeted
IAWF@IAWF24 May 2018
Paul Hessburg, Landscape Ecologist@forestservice “Landscapes have memory and that memory is highly influential. We need to accurately reflect that in our modeling.” #FireContunuum
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