UNITING THE GLOBAL WILDLAND FIRE COMMUNITY
Welcome new members from France, Canada, and the USA!

IAWF BOARD NOMINATIONS
OPEN NOW
We welcome and encourage nominations for anyone meeting the requirements, including self-nominations. Nominations accepted through September 30, 2020. Successful candidates will begin their 3-year term January 1, 2021. 


LIVING WITH FIRE IN CANADA'S FORESTS
Dr. Marty Alexander discusses the concept of wildfire control through managing fuels on the basis that elimination of ignition risk in the WUI is not feasible and that addressing the โ€œfuelโ€ component of the fire environment offers the only viable course of action.

SIBERIAN
WILDFIRES
Triggered by a heat wave, 2020 wildfires in Russia have burned an area larger than the size of Greece. This webinar from the Pau Costa Foundation describes what's happening in the Arctic and Siberia, and how these seemingly rare fires are increasingly becoming the norm.
LAND COVER MAPPING IN DATA SCARCE ENVIRONMENTS

This study describes a land cover monitoring system that uses state-of-the-art cloud computing, machine learning, and freely available Earth observations.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WILDFIRES & WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE (WUI) FIRES
This newly published encyclopedia is an invaluable reference for newcomers to the field, as well as researchers, students, developers, and professionals interested in exploring this dynamic area.
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IAWF WILDLAND FIRE SAFETY AND HUMAN DIMENSIONS
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
SAVE THE DATE
MAY 24 - 27, 2020

4TH ANNUAL NATIONAL
๏ปฟCOHESIVE STRATEGY WORKSHOP
OCTOBER 4 - 8, 2021
FIRE ECOLOGY ACROSS BOUNDARIES:
CONNECTING SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT

2 Day Webinar Series
OCTOBER 20 - 21, 2020