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Interested managers are invited to join calls every other month to share experiences with, and learn about, the latest scientific knowledge and tools for fire and fuels management in the Northern Rockies. 

The May 8, 2013 Network of Fire Science Champions call included discussions on -

  • Methods for quantifying fire regime attributes based on number of fires, area of fires, and fire severity
  • Fire-climate relationships
  • Cultivating a local network of scientists and managers interested in fire science and ecology
  • Resilience
  • updates on the Northern Rockies Fire Science Network’s activities 


Resources mentioned during this call -

Fire Severity / Fire Regime Attribute Resources -

  • A spreadsheet for calculating fire regime metrics using data from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity 
  • "Fire frequency, area burned, and severity: a quantitative approach to defining a normal fire year"
  • FIRESEV, fire severity mapping tools
  • Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) website
  • Updated fire severity and fire regime definitions in the Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) glossary

Resilience Resources -

Related Documents from the Research and Publications Database

Event Details

May 8 2013, 1pm
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