Webinar recording now available

Thanks to all who were able to join the consortium for its first webinar! If you missed it, you can view a recording of the webinar by clicking on this link:

Mixed Conifer Fuels Treatment Webinar

Here is a description of the webinar:

"The California Fire Science Consortium is happy to announce the first presentation in our 2011 Webinar Series. Dr. Zander Evans, the Research Director of the Forest Guild, will be presenting on his Joint Fire Sciences Program-funded report on fuels treatment practices. The report focuses on the mixed conifer ecosystems of California, the central and southern Rockies, and the Southwest.

The first half of his presentation will review the historic conditions, past land use, natural fire regimes, impacts of altered fire regimes, and future prospects (given climate change) of mixed conifer forests. The second half of the presentation will address fuels treatment objectives, techniques, barriers, and successes across a range of ownerships, and draws on the experiences of 75 interviewed managers and experts who work in mixed confer ecosystems."



CFSC Fire Science Bibliography Available for Download

While we are currently working on developing multiple bibliographies that will be organized by resource topic and region, in the interim we've posted a .XML file containing the current version of our complete collection of citations of fire science articles. You can download the file, which contains entries for over 1,700 citations, using the link below. Visit the "Citations" page on the top menu for a more complete explanation of this collection, and for links to download Mendeley, an excellent and free citation-management software program.

CFSC Fire Science Bibliography (.XML file)

(You may have to right click on the link and select "Save Link As..."
to avoid having your web browser attempt to open the file)

As always, feel free to email me with any questions or if you need any help accessing the .XML file.

National Park Service Fire Bibliography

The Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park staff have developed an extensive bibliography of scienctific papers and popular literature relating to fire science. The citations relate primarily to fire science within the Sierra Nevada range, but also include a wide scope of resources from the entire state and western region. Many of the citations also include links to full texts and PDFs of articles. The bibliography contains extensive citations up until the year 2007.

The full bibliography can be viewed here: Selected Fire References Related to the Sierra Nevada

(Entries are sorted into three groups: "General Literature/Information," "Technical and Scientific Literature," and "Historic and Background Literature")

An abridged version, including only scientific literature citations from the years 2000-2007, can be found here: Fire Bibliography - Technical Literature from the 2000s

Many thanks to the park staff for compiling these resources!

Highlights of the IBHS Research Center Ember Test Demonstration, March 2011

Ever wonder how the fire-safety ratings of different building materials are developed and tested? The Institute for Business and Home Safety, a research-focused NGO focused on materials testing funded by the insurance industry, runs this center to research just that question.

Highlights of the IBHS Research Center Ember Test Demonstration, March 2011 from IBHS on Vimeo.

Visit IBHS - How to Reduce Risks from A Wildfire for resources on structure vulnerabilities to wildfire.

Highlights of the IBHS Research Center Ember Test Demonstration, March 2011

Ever wonder how the fire-safety ratings of different building materials are developed and tested? The Institute for Business and Home Safety, a research-focused NGO focused on materials testing funded by the insurance industry, runs this center to research just that question.

Highlights of the IBHS Research Center Ember Test Demonstration, March 2011 from IBHS on Vimeo.

Visit IBHS - How to Reduce Risks from A Wildfire for resources on structure vulnerabilities to wildfire.