AFE News and Updates: September 2022 View as Webpage
2022 Award Nominations: Due October 1
Recognizing and celebrating leadership, achievements, and excellence is an important part of moving the field of fire ecology and management forward.

Please consider who you can nominate in 2022, and help spread the word to others to submit a nomination this year.

Nominations are being accepted in the following award categories:
 
AFE Certification Applications: Due October 1

Members of the Certification Committee will provide give an overview of the certification programs and then we will spend time answering your questions to ensure you are ready to submit your application. This event is free; register here!

AFE has several pathways for being professionally certified in wildland fire and fuels management and science. Becoming certified acknowledges your education, experience, and accomplishments and offers employers a way to identify you as a recognized wildland fire or fuels professional. 

AFE suggests that you become re-certified at least every five years to provide employers, collaborators, and evaluators with valuable information on the time relevance of your certification. The application is a simple letter detailing continued education, coursework, and professional improvement since your last certification.
 
AFE also certifies academic programs at universities and colleges. With the many wildland fire programs to choose from, certified programs can attract more students into their programs. Students who graduate from an AFE Certified Program will qualify for an expedited application process to become Certified Wildland Fire Professionals. 
Conference Update
The Fire Ecology Across Boundaries: Connecting Science and Management Conference is coming up soon, October 4-7, 2022. The conference program includes
  • Oral presentations, a poster session, and interactive workshops and discussions for in-person participants
  • Shared plenary sessions for both in-person and virtual attendees, with live interpretation in English, Italian, and Spanish
  • Virtual concurrent sessions for oral presentations and roundtable discussions
  • On-demand virtual oral and poster presentations

In-person and virtual attendees will be able to interact and network through the virtual conference platform. Recordings of the in-person oral presentations, panel discussions, plenary sessions, and virtual concurrent sessions will be available approximately 2 weeks after the event and attendees will have access to the recordings for 3 months after the event.

We are so excited for this long-awaited event! Visit https://fireacrossboundaries.org to learn more and register.
In Memoriam
Please join us in remembering three past Biswell Lifetime Achievement Award Winners: Jan van Wagtendonk, Steve Arno, and Lee Neuenschwander. Colleagues and friends have contributed to very touching tributes for each describing their accomplishments leadership in the field.
Upcoming Conferences and Events
September 30, 2022          
Minnesota
        
October 4-7, 2022
Florence, Italy and Online

Oct 31-Nov 4, 2022
Edmonton, Alberta

November 11-18, 2022
Coimbra, Portugal

November 14-18, 2022
Asheville, NC

December 6-8, 2022        
Location TBA
Support AFE 
AFE is a member-based organization, and membership fees and donations provide important support for our programs. Help improve the knowledge and use of fire in land management through science and education by joining or renewing your membership or by making a donation to AFE today!