Joint Fire Science Program

While there are many ways to measure severity of wildland fires, comparing before-after satellite images is increasingly popular. By comparing a multispectral index called the Normalized Burn Ratio (NBR) captured by a satellite right before and right after the burn, a sense of the severity of the aboveground material that was burned away can be seen.

Using this immediate assessment to compare wildfires and prescribed burns in semi-arid rangeland in the Northern Great Plains, researchers found no meaningful difference between the two fire types, both of which tended to be low to moderately-low. This means the knowledge gained from research on prescribed fires can likely be applied to wildfires in this region, as well.

Read More: https://doi.org/10.3390/fire9050200

Southern Fire Exchange and the Oak Woodlands and Forests Fire Consortium have two upcoming webinars to put on your calendars:
Air Quality & Health Impacts of Prescribed Fire in the Southeast US: https://oakfirescience.com/.../webinar-title-air-quality.../
Shortleaf Pine: Challenges & Opportunities for an Unsung Species:
https://ufl.zoom.us/.../register/WN_w1l-lNWDTJqJi66ZRrj44w

Season 7 of Fueling Collaboration, a series of interactive panel discussions designed to connect fire managers and researchers, is set to begin soon! Some topics from last season included "Flashy Fuels and Resilient Lands – Fueling Distinct Prescriptions for Eastern Grasslands" and "Storms and Strategy: Understanding the Impacts of Hurricanes on Wildfire and Prescribed Fire in the Southeast." While dates for the new season are being solidified, you can catch-up on past episodes here:

Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion Series A series of interactive panel discussions designed to encourage collaboration between fire managers and researchers. This discussion series will be built on questions from the registered attendees. Join us for a chance to get the latest in fire science and management and answers to your burning ques

Friday Flash – Become a JFSP Peer Reviewer - https://mailchi.mp/blm/friday-flash-become-a-jfsp-peer-reviewer-6085812

🍂🔥 Fall Webinar Season is almost here! 🔥🍂
We’re so excited for another great season of fire science outreach. Oak Woodlands and Forests Fire Consortium (and partners!!) have an awesome lineup of fire-science webinars kicking off October 6!

📅 Save the dates, spread the word, and get all the deets here: https://oakfirescience.com/events/2026-fall-webinar-series/

We hope to see you there!

We put a lot into our Research Briefs so you can get the data you need fast. ⏱️Oak Woodlands and Forests Fire Consortium has nearly 60 briefs avail now—each one is a quick, 5-minute read summarizing a single publication on pressing fire management topics. 🔬🔥🔗 Browse the full collection: https://oakfirescience.com/research-briefs/

ICYMI! The 8th Fire in Eastern Oak Forests Conference (cohosted by Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists and Oak Woodlands and Forests Fire Consortium) was a hit! 210 attendees from 22 states participated and agree! Learn more and access the presentation recordings at the link below.
https://ow.ly/Z1wl50ZMMgq

Friday Flash – Fire Deficit Across North American Forests
A new webinar series is kicking off this fall! Join the Oak Woodlands & Forests Fire Consortium and Southern Fire Exchange on October 6 for “Fire Deficit Across North American Forests,” presented by Dr. Sean Parks of the University of Montana. It’s the first of eight webinars, so check out the full series and mark your calendar for the other seven!
https://mailchi.mp/blm/friday-flash-landscape-scale-fuel-treatments-infographic-6085700

How we talk about wildfire shapes how people understand it.

From “fighting fire” to building fire-adapted communities, the narratives and language we use can influence how the public perceives wildfire, risk, resilience, and fire management.

Join the Wildfire Resilience Funders for Communicating Wildfire: Session 1 – Wildfire Narratives on September 17 from 1–2 p.m. PT.

The virtual session will explore:
• What are narrative and framing—and why do they matter?
• What are the dominant narratives surrounding wildfire?
• How can storytelling help shift those narratives?
• How do journalists and local storytellers influence public perspectives on fire?

Speakers include Dr. Nat Kendall-Taylor, Dr. Jennifer Ladino, and Bill Tripp.

A timely conversation about something that goes beyond science: the stories we tell about fire—and what those stories make possible.

Register:

Communicating Wildfire Session 1: Wildfire Narratives | Northern Rockies Fire Science Network The Wildfire Resilience Funders is hosting two "communicating wildfire" sessions.  As communities across the world face increasing impacts from wildfires, the ways in which funders and wildfire-focused organizations communicate about their work, fire, and impacts to communities matter immensely. Fr...

🔥 We’re living in a new age of fire—the Pyrocene.

Join the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies on September 17 for a live-streamed conversation with environmental historian Stephen Pyne and ecologist Winslow Hansen about how our relationship with fire has changed and what it means for the future.

Register to watch: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-pyrocene-living-in-a-new-age-of-fire-live-stream-tickets-1994244610313