The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are seeking nominations for a planning committee to organize a workshop on wildland fire. The workshop will be held March 27, 2017. It will examine the last century of wildland fire research in the context of:
- Recent, rapid increases in extreme fire behavior and the hazards and risks these fires pose to communities and landscape.
- The occurrence of wildfire as an integral part of the natural, healthy evolution of landscapes.
Specific attention will be given to scientific results, capabilities, and information that have been or can aid wildland fire managers, policymakers, and communities in support of more strategic, long-term approach to wildland fire management.
Planning committee members will establish the content of the workshop, identify speakers and their presentation topics, and develop themes for workshop breakout sessions. The Academies seek nominees who have expertise in one or more of the following areas:
- Hydrology
- Forestry
- Earth surface processes
- Ecosystems
- Geomorphology
- Mapping and geographical sciences
- Climate science
- Land management
- Wildfire emergency response (state or local)
- Community planning for hazard mitigation and hazard response
Nominations should be submitted by
Friday, September 30, 2016. For more information about this workshop, including the Statement of Task, please visit the
BESR website. And
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