Newsletters
Our newsletters share recent fire science publications, resources, and news along with highlighting some of the recent work we have been doing.
Videos
NWFSC-created videos are short-form (1-6 minutes) overviews of fire science topics, presented through footage shot in the field and through the words and stories of scientists, community leaders, land managers, and more.
Fire Facts
Fire Facts describe and define foundational fire-related terms and concepts in plain, easy-to-digest language.
Archived Webinars
An archive with links to all past NWFSC-hosted webinars.
InfoGraphics
NWFSC-created infographics aim to summarize key fire science topics or findings through visual aids like icons, graphs, charts, diagrams, and creative layout.
StoryMaps
Dynamic and interactive presentations of fire science concepts, findings, and stories.
Podcasts
Our podcasts feature stories and discussions from fire science experts, journalists, and others.
Syntheses
Our syntheses summarize and organize the academic research on clearly defined topics to pull out themes, gaps, and common findings.
Needs Assessments
Needs assessments are the process by which we determine research needs in our region. The written reports describe the process, findings, and implications for each effort.
Research Briefs
2-page summaries of recent research from the NW with highlighted management implications.
Our Products: Recent Additions
| Research Brief | Wildland Fire Smoke Risk Communication Research: An Overview of Recent Review Articles
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] In recent years, smoke from wildland fire has increased in duration and frequency and is a recognized public health risk. This has driven a corresponding need for more information on these topics and an increase in systematic reviews seeking to better understand the state of science and identify ongoing knowledge gaps. |
| Synthesis | Synthesizing Public Opinion on Prescribed Fire and Associated Smoke: A Review of Peer-Reviewed Literature in the Pacific Northwest United States
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] This report synthesizes peer-reviewed literature of public opinion regarding prescribed fire and associated smoke, with a focus on the Pacific Northwest. This body of literature finds widespread public support for prescribed fire on federal and state-managed lands, while also identifying concerns about smoke impacts, escaped fire, and recreational disruptions. |
| Archived Webinar | Spatial and temporal trends in causes of human-ignited wildfires
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] Red flag warnings (RFWs) are issued to alert management and emergency response agencies of weather conditions that are conducive to extreme wildfire behavior. Issuance of RFWs also can encourage the public to exercise extreme caution with activities that could ignite a wildfire. |
| Archived Webinar | Interdisciplinary understanding and prediction of wildfires
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] Understanding of the conditions that contribute to wildfire ignitions and impacts increases capacity to mitigate wildfire risks. The Fire Program Analysis Fire-Occurrence Database (FPA FOD) contains information on the location, jurisdiction, discovery time, cause, and final size of more than 2 million wildfires from 1992 through 2020. |
| Archived Webinar | Recreating and Relating to the Land After Fire
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] Wildfires reshape recreation access and experiences over the short and long term. A researcher shares emerging science that is revealing how people return to and perceive wildfire-affected landscapes, and a manager shares how they navigate decisions about supporting recreation in these contexts. |