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Flames consume woody fuels in a managed wildfire, New Mexico
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Wildland Fire Science

Wildland Fire Science

USGS Fire Science is fundamental to understanding the causes, consequences, and benefits of wildfire and helps prevent and manage larger, catastrophic events. USGS scientists possess diverse technical capabilities that are used to address a variety of problems posed by wildland fires. Outcomes of USGS science can be used by fire and land managers to respond to fire-related issues when they arise.

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Wildland Fire Science

Wildland Fire Science

USGS Fire Science is fundamental to understanding the causes, consequences, and benefits of wildfire and helps prevent and manage larger, catastrophic events. USGS scientists possess diverse technical capabilities that are used to address a variety of problems posed by wildland fires. Outcomes of USGS science can be used by fire and land managers to respond to fire-related issues when they arise.

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Project
firefighters stand in a forest after a prescribed burn. Ashes litter the forest floor. Firefighters huddle around a structure

Developing a series of fire science syntheses for wildland fire managers

Research
Wildfire mitigation before image

Economics of Wildland Fire

Podcasts
Thumbnail image for Eyes on Earth Episode 125 – The LANDFIRE Program at 20, showing photos episode guests

Eyes on Earth Episode 125 – The LANDFIRE Program at 20

Topic
satellite image of wildfires in Canada

Wildland Fire Science - Media Kit

Supporting material
Wildland Fire Stats

Wildland Fire Stats

Infographics
A screen grab of the polygon view of the Wildland Fire Trends Tool dashboard

How to Interact with the Wildland Fire Trends Tool Perimeter Dashboard

Instructions
Wildland Fire - One Pager

Wildland Fire - One Pager

Featured Story
A managed wildfire in New Mexico demonstrates application of wildland fire science for forest restoration and risk reduction

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds stoke wildland fire science investments

Infographics
A screen grab of the burned area dashboard from the Wildland Fire Trends Tool

How to Interact with the Burned Area Dashboard of the Wildland Fire Trends Tool

Center News
Satellite image showing Existing Vegetation over the US.

LANDFIRE Marks 20 Years as One-Stop Data Shop for Fire—and More

Charts or Graphs
screenshot of an model that simulates the wind direction and speed during a wildfire. Colored arrows symbolize the wind velocity and direction.

Modeling to Support Proactive Approaches to Wildland Fire

Infographics
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USGS 21st Century Science - WILDLAND FIRE (portrait)

Reference Materials
Appendix 1: Publications Related to Wildland Fire Management by Region

Appendix 1: Publications Related to Wildland Fire Management by Region

Data Analysis
Acronym WFTT stands for Wildland Fire Trends Tool over a background of flames

Wildland Fire Trends Tool

Project
Acronym WFTT stands for Wildland Fire Trends Tool over a background of flames

Wildland Fire Trends Tool

Center News
Monitoring fire effects at archaeological sites provides critical information for fire planning and site preservation.

Webinar Series - Fueling Discovery with USGS Wildland Fire Science

Center News
Flames consume woody fuels in a managed wildfire, New Mexico

USGS Launches Wildland Fire Trends Tool

Education
Wildfire raging through forest at night

Wildland Fire School

Podcasts
Thumbnail image for Eyes on Earth Episode 124 – Mapping Fires in Utah, showing a photo of Jim Lutz

Eyes on Earth Episode 124 – Mapping Fires in Utah

Project
Controlled burn at Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge

Science for Wildfire Risk

Illustrations
sobieszczyk fire

Meet a Fire Scientist: Steven Sobieszczyk

Center News
Screenshot of map viewer of the United States and Canada with text legend along the left side

Hundreds of Fire Maps Released on Burn Severity Portal

Data Release
Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

Annual burn severity mosaics for the southeastern United States (2000-2022)

Education
Forest fire

Wildland Fire Science School - Part 3: Wildland Fire in a Changing Climate

Data Release
Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

Pre-fire predicted burn severity for estimating hazard of post-fire debris flow for conservation populations of blue-lineage Colorado River Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii pleuriticus) in the Upper Colorado River Basin

Photography
A smoke plume from a wildland fire rises above a spruce stand in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, AK

A smoke plume from a wildland fire Kenai National Wildlife Refuge

publication
image of publications layered on a wooden table

Using climate-fire analog mapping to inform climate change adaptation strategies for wildland fire in protected areas of the conterminous US

publication
image of publications layered on a wooden table

Toxicity of wildland fire retardants to rainbow trout in short exposures

Center News
screenshot of an model that simulates the wind direction and speed during a wildfire. Colored arrows symbolize the wind velocity and direction.

New "Fueling Discovery" Wildland Fire Science Webinar Slated for October 10, 2023

Education
Wildfire raging through forest at night

Wildland Fire Science School - Part 1: Fire Basics

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