AFE Position Papers

AFE produces position papers that synthesize the best available research on critical fire ecology issues of the day, and offer suggestions for ecologically-based management applications. These papers are drafted by special committees established by the AFE board of directors, then submitted to external peer review by top experts, and finally are ratified at the general membership meetings held during our Fire Conferences.

FROM 2016:
Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination in Wildland Fire Management Must Be Addressed

FROM 2015:
Reduce Wildfire Risks or We’ll Pay More for Fire Disasters

FROM 2013:
the merits of prescribed fire outweigh potential carbon emission effects

FROM 2009:
AFE Statement on the Role of Fire in Managing Long-Term Carbon Stores: Key Challenges

FROM 2006:
San Diego Declaration on Climate Change and Fire Management

AFE’s journal, Fire Ecology, publishes peer-reviewed articles on all ecological and management aspects relating to wildland fire. Freely access journal articles and get details about submitting a manuscript.