RxCADRE Video
Check out a Discovery Channel video from the RxCADRE burn experiment that took place on the Eglin Air Force Base. Featuring Brett Williams, Roger Ottmar, and others, this video showcases the unique field research taking place in the Southeast. Click here to watch the video. (Posted May 7, 2013)

FIFE Webinar Tomorrow
Join Pete Colverson and Christine Denny, Normandeau Associates; and Lisa Brush, of The Stewardship Network, to learn more about the FIFE Program (Fire in Florida's Ecosystems), which was designed to teach Florida educators about fire ecology, prescribed fire and wildfire prevention. The program is targeted to Florida’s schools but can be modified for any region in the country. Click here for details on joining the webinar. (Posted May 7, 2013)

New Coverage of Spring Burn in Cherokee National Forest
This short news story discusses the recent Beaverdam Burn in the Tellico District of the Cherokee National Forest and focuses on the positive effects of fire in the ecosystem. Click here to read the article. (Posted May 7, 2013)

Great Follow-up News Coverage of Escape Prescribed Burn
Matt Windsor, superintendent of Pilot Mountain State Park, recently talked with a reporter about the escaped prescribed fire that occurred last fall at Pilot Mountain in North Carolina. Click here to read Windsor’s description of regrowth on the mountain and to see over 15 captioned images. (Posted May 6, 2013)

Spring Issue of Two More Chains
The spring issue of the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center’s newsletter, Two More Chains, is now available. This issue takes a closer look at how we might want to redefine or reimagine what “training” means to us. Click here to view the pdf of the newsletter. (Posted May 6, 2013)

NWCG Fireline Handbook Revised
The NWCG Fireline Handbook (PMS 410-1) has been revised and has a new name—the Wildland Fire Incident Management Field Guide. The guide states, references, or supplements wildland fire incident management and operational standards established by the NWCG. Click here to view the pdf of the revised guide. (Posted May 6, 2013)

LLC Prescribed Fire Learning Organization Videos
Check out the new playlist on the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center’s YouTube channel that features six short videos focused on how to build a Prescribed Fire Learning Organization. (Posted April 18, 2013)

LANDFIRE How-to User Guide
LANDFIRE has a new HUG (How-to User Guide) available for users interested in mapping succession classes (S-class). For users that want to modify or create their own S-class grid for specific landscapes, this new guide describes the four-part process. For more information, visit the LANDFIRE website. (Posted April 18, 2013)

New Videos from Great Plains Fire Science Exchange
The Great Plains Fire Science Exchange recently released a series of four new YouTube videos that feature interviews and discussions with ranchers on the use of prescribed fire in prairie and pasture systems. Click here to see the videos. (Posted April 15, 2013)

Tall Timbers 25th Fire Ecology Conference – Cancelled
Unfortunately, Tall Timbers Research Station had to cancel the 25th Fire Ecology Conference due to travel restrictions and budget cuts. (Posted April 15, 2013)

Wildland Fire in the Appalachians: Discussions Among Managers and Scientists
Roanoke, Virginia, October 8-10, 2013
The Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists (CAFMS) and the Association for Fire Ecology (AFE) are hosting a conference on fire in the Appalachian Region to bring together fire managers and fire researchers to share their experience in discussions of applying fire to a complex and diverse landscape. The Call for Poster Presentations is now open, and registration opens May 1. (Posted April 11, 2013)

2012 Escaped Prescribed Fire Review Summary
The Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center recently released a new report that to provide prescribed fire practitioners, planners, and agency administrators with a brief summary of the major themes that emerged from escaped prescribed fires in 2012. Click here to read the report. (Posted April 10, 2013)

Reports on 2012 New Mexico Megafires
Wildfire Today has a new post sharing information and links to five reports about two huge wildfires that burned in New Mexico in 2012. The reports, assembled by US Representative Steve Pearce, provide varied opinions and assessments of how the fires were managed, with some authors regretting the abandonment of the 10am policy. Reports on 2012 New Mexico Megafires Click here to read the article on Wildfire Today’s website. (Posted April 5, 2013)

National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook
The four month significant wildland fire potential outlook, issued April 1, 2013 by Predictive Services, shows good conditions across the Southeast, except for Central and South Florida. Click here to view the seasonal outlook. (Posted April 3, 2013)

Florida Forest Service
Web-Based Open Burn Authotization Request (WebOBA)
The Florida Forest Service's Web-Based Open Burn Authorization Request (WebOBA) provides certified burners the ability to submit open burn authorization requests online. Click here to learn more about this program. (Posted March 21, 2013)

Fire Adapted Communities (FAC)
The FAC Coalition recently released their report, "Lessons from Waldo Canyon" and an accompanying video "Creating Fire Adapted Communities: A Case Study from Colorado Springs and the Waldo Canyon Fire". To read the report click here, and to view the video click here. (Posted March, 20 2013)

2013 Wildland Fire Potential
The US Forest Service has posted maps and GIS data of the fire potential for 2013. This information is intended to be used in wildfire risk or hazardous fuels prioritization analyses at large landscapes (100s of square miles) up through regional or national scales and can be used to create value-specific risk maps when paired with spatial data depicting highly valued resources. Click here to see the maps and access GIS data. (Posted March 14, 2013)

US Forest Service 2013 Protocol
In late February, US Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell issued a letter with the Forest Service Wildland Fire Response Protocol for the 2013 fire season. Click here to read this year’s letter, protocol and the 2012 Wildfire Guidance written by Deputy Chief James Hubbard. (Posted March 14, 2013)

2012 Incident Review Summary
The Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center (LLC) just released a summary of information gleaned from 96 wildland fire incidents from various agencies during 2012. This document is designed to stimulate and inform discussion among wildland fire personnel and can be used to gain ideas for relevant training opportunities and discussion topics. To view this document, click here. (Posted March 6, 2013)

Natural Resources Conservation Service Longleaf Pine Initiative
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced the availability of technical and financial assistance to help private landowners in 9 states restore and manage longleaf pine. The Longleaf Pine Initiative will incorporate both technical and financial assistance to help landowners improve habitat on agricultural land, nonindustrial private forest, and tribal land. Approved participants will receive financial assistance for implementing conservation practices including planting longleaf pine, installing firebreaks, conducting prescribed burning, and controlling invasive plants. For more information about this initiative, click here. (Posted March 6, 2013)

Tall Timbers Research Station E-News
Stay up-to-date with Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy by reading their E-News updates. In this issue, you can read a summary of the Prescribed Fire Training Center’s January session, learn from Eric Staller about not only “when to burn” but “why to burn,” and find out about fire education and outreach activities at TTRS. Click here to view the update. (Posted February 27, 2013)

New Interface for Fire Effects Information System (FEIS)
The Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) summarizes and synthesizes research about living organisms in the United States—their biology, ecology, and relationship to fire. A new version of FEIS is being tested now through September, and your comments are welcome. The new interface allows you to search by species name, geographic area, invasiveness, or life form. You can also search FEIS fire studies by species name or geographic area. Click here to check out the new interface. There is also a new tutorial for the database. (Posted February 27, 2013)

Longleaf Academy Workshops
The Longleaf Alliance is offering workshops this spring in the Southeast as part of their Longleaf Academy series. Both Longleaf 101 and Herbicides and Longleaf 201 will be offered, and continuing education credits are available. Click here for the schedule. (Posted February 27, 2013)

New Video: Dormant Season Florida Prescribed Fire
Check out this time-lapse video (spanning over 2 hours) of a dormant season prescribed fire in a mixed longleaf pine / slash pine flatwoods stand in the University of Florida Austin Cary Forest near Gainesville, Florida. This particular stand within the forest is burned on an annual basis during the months of January and February to demonstrate the influence of burn season on vegetative composition, fuel characteristics, and fire behavior. (Posted January 29, 2013)

Cohesive Strategy Input
The Southern Regional Strategy Committee would like your help to prioritize implementation tasks for the Southeastern Regional Strategy to address the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Strategy. Please provide your feedback by February 1, so that it can be used in the committee’s upcoming meeting in early February. (Posted January 24, 2013)

Fire Science Quiz Bowl IAWF, February 18; 6:00 pm
The goal is to provide a spirited competition between students from different schools and allowing both the participants and the audience to gain a better knowledge of Wildland Fire Science’s finer points. Click here for more information, or you may download the registration form here. (Posted January 18, 2013)

NIFC Wildland Fire Outlook,  January – April 2013
The National Interagency Fire Center Wildland Significant Fire Potential Outlook, released January 1st, states that “Below normal significant fire potential is expected across much of the southeastern U.S. and the southern Ohio Valley for January and February, decreasing to an area from the mid-Mississippi Valley to the Appalachian Mountains by April.” Click here to see the Executive Summary. (Posted January 8, 2013)

TNC’s Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program 2012 Report
Check out a recent report by The Nature Conservancy that reviews the accomplishments of the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration (CFLR) program, which was created in 2009 to promote job stability, reliable wood supply, forest health, and reduced emergency wildfire costs and risks. In this national report, you’ll find summaries of exciting projects happening in the Southeast, including the Accelerating Longleaf Pine Restoration project in Florida’s Osceola National Forest, the Shortleaf-Bluestem Community project in Arkansas and Oklahoma, and the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Restoration and Hazardous Fuels Reduction project in Mississippi. (Posted January 8, 2013)

Opportunity for Input on SE Cohesive Strategy
The regional committee for the Southeastern Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy is seeking stakeholder input on its regional action plan. Click here to provide feedback through an online survey that includes the current draft of the plan; the survey closes January 7, 2013. More information can be found on the SE Regional Strategy Committee website. (Posted January 3, 2013)

Webinar Announcement: Using LiDAR to Map and Assess Forest Structure
The Southern Blue Ridge Fire Learning Network will present a webinar based on a recent assessment of North Carolina landscapes. Presenter Josh Kelly will demonstrate the use of LiDAR to map and assess forest structure, and to compare current conditions to reference conditions determined by LANDFIRE biophysical settings. (Posted January 3, 2013)

Rabbit Rules for Prescribed Burns
Learn about recent research from the USFS Southern Research Station that tested recently tested Rabbit Rules--a simplified model developed to quickly calculate fire and smoke behavior from prescribed burns. This Compass Live article also provides links to related articles and publications. (Posted December 17, 2012)

December Update from the Southeastern Regional Strategy Committee
Learn about recent regional activities related to the Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy with the SERSC December update. In addition, this month's southern success story highlights the South Carolina Property and Firefighter Protection Bill passage. (Posted December 11, 2012)

NC Prescribed Fire Training Center: S130, S190 & L180 Wildland Firefighter Training
Januray 28 - February 1, 2013
Wildland Firefighter Training and Wildland Fire Behavior will be held by the NC Prescribed Fire Training Center located at Montgomery Community College in Troy, North Carolina. This course of study will provide the entry level training necessary to become qualified as a Type 2 wildland firefighter.
Click here for the traning schedule. (Posted December 4, 2012)

Webinar Announcement: Mobile Technologies in Fire and Aviation Management
Join the Lessons Learned Center for a webinar on Tuesday November 20 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm (EST). This webinar, presented by Esther Godson of the USFS Missoula Technology and Development Center, will provide an overview of the USFS Mobile Technology Integration for Fire & Aviation Management (MTIFAM) Program. This program is a national led effort to help facilitate and coordinate mobile technology integration for fire and aviation management. The program focuses on pilot testing new mobile technologies, integrating field innovation and gathering requirements specific to Fire and Aviation Management operations and employees. (Posted November 15, 2012)

North Carolina State University has announced an job opening for a Prescribed Fire Extension Assistant. The person hired for this position will conduct outreach and extension components necessary to implement the Comprehensive Strategy for Prescribed Fire to Restore Longleaf Pine in the Southeast United States. For more information, please visit the following website: https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/15544. (Posted November 14, 2012)

The Shawnee National Forest intends to fill a currently vacant GS-0462-4/5 Forestry Technician (Fire Engine Operator) position. The position is a permanent full-time appointment, and will be located in Murphysboro, Illinois. The purpose of this Outreach Notice is to inform prospective applicants of this opportunity and to provide information on how to apply. (Posted November 14, 2012)

November Update from the Southeastern Regional Strategy Committee
Learn about recent regional activities related to the Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy with the SERSC November update. In addition, this month's southern success story highlights the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Hazardous Fuels Treatment program. (Posted November 13, 2012)

JFSP Publications in the Scribd online library
The Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) recently posted their syntheses, fire science digests, and more to the Scribd online library. Go to www.scribd.com, scroll down the page, and look for the JFSP logo in the left column under Editor’s Picks. Click on the link and you will be taken to the JFSP documents posted to date. Please note: BLM and other Interior agencies may not have access to this website from government computers or phones. The JFSP will continue to post these documents on their website. (Posted November 6, 2012)

Fall Issue of Two More Chains
This issue of the Lessons Learned Center newsletter takes a deeper look into why firefighters keep getting injured and killed in driving and flying accidents. (Posted November 2, 2012)

JFSP Fire Science Digest
Smoke Science Plan: The Path Forward
Wildland fire managers face increasingly steep challenges to meet air quality standards while planning prescribed fire and its inevitable smoke emissions. The goals of sound fire management practices, including fuel load reduction through prescribed burning, are often challenged by the need to minimize smoke impacts on communities. Click here to read more. (Posted November 2, 2012)

October Update from the Southeastern Regional Strategy Committee
Learn about recent activities related to developing a regional cohesive wildland fire strategy in the Southeast with the SERSC October update. In addition, this month's southern success story features the Arbor Day Foundation Restoration Planting program. (Posted October 24, 2012)

New Report: Fuels Treatments Reduce Wildfire Suppression Costs
A US Fish and Wildlife Service study at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge finds that "Prescribed fires conducted during the past five years reduced hazardous vegetation fuels, thereby protecting NASA and Refuge infrastructure, employees and visitors by mitigating and minimizing the intensity and duration of wildfires and significantly reducing impacts and costs of wildfires." Click here to read the report. (Posted October 24, 2012)

Prescribed Fire Smoke Management Pocket Guide
The Coalition of Prescribed Fire Council and SERPPAS have teamed up to produce this handy pocket guide on smoke management for prescribed burn managers. The PDF is printable as a two sided document that can be trimmed and folded to fit nicely in your wallet. (Posted October 8, 2012)

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