Promoting Fire Ecology Research, Education, and Management
The Association for Fire Ecology is an international organization dedicated to improving the knowledge and use of fire in land management. We are scientists, educators, students, managers, practitioners, policymakers, and interested citizens helping to shape the emerging profession and growing field of fire ecology.
AFE news
Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 professional and academic wildland fire certification program.
The 2026 Joint Fire Science Program Funding Announcements are now open and close September 18th, 2025.
AFE's Mentoring Futures Program cultivates the future of wildland fire and resource conservation by investing in future leaders. The application due date for the 5th year of this program has been extended to June 25th.
Proposals will be accepted for special sessions, workshops and trainings, and fire circle discussion groups until May 15th, 2025. Submit yours today and we’ll see you at the 11th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress 2025!
Fire CAFÉ webinars are 1 hour, online discussions hosted by the Association for Fire Ecology. We are accepting proposals now!
We are dedicated to supporting the wildland fire community and making it clear that the global fire crisis will not be solved by lack of funding, resources, or people. Click to read AFE’s statement on recent US federal actions.
Register for Tall Timbers FREE smoke course for two Category 1 Continuing Education Credits
Congratulations to the individuals who were certified in 2024 through AFE’s Wildland Fire Professional Certification Program!
We had a wonderful week in Santa Fe, New Mexico with 470 attendees at the 4th Southwest Fire Ecology Conference!
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Upcoming EVENTs
Save the date for the 11th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress in New Orleans, Louisiana!
SAFE Chapter News
AFE is pleased to award two students with the Wayne Harrison Memorial Scholarship in 2025.
In Spring 2025, the Texas Tech University SAFE chapter successfully conducted a hands-on one-day chainsaw training session with a chainsaw and two pairs of chaps that were purchased with funds provided by the national SAFE organization.
The article interviews AFE member Brad Washa, assistant professor of wildland fire science at Utah State University, and Kyle Hamilton, USU SAFE President and fourth-year forest ecology and management student.
LATEST JOB POSTINGS
The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT) at the Tahoe Resource Conservation District is seeking an Outreach Technician to “ coordinate internal and external communications, enhance public engagement, and support collaborative initiatives across the TFFT network.”
The Washington State DNR is seeking a Wildland Fire Heavy Equipment Operator to be based out of Ellensburg, Washington.
The National Audubon Society is seeking a Senior Associate in Stewardship to be based out of Naples, FL who will conduct fieldwork involving “treating invasive exotic plants, managing nuisance native species, planning and executing prescribed burns, and helping coordinate contractors to assist with these primary tasks.”
The University of Texas at Austin seeks a postdoctoral fellow to assist with a variety of active and post-wildland fire research topics, “including but not limited to using UAV platforms to characterize active fire thermal and gas emissions, improve spreading models and detection algorithms, and assessing post-fire effects.”
afe podcast: Fire Ecology Chats
George Jensen, Benjamin Knapp, and Jeffery Cannon discuss how understanding structural complexity enhances understanding of the ecology and restoration of fire-maintained ecosystems.
Shu Li and Robert York discuss this systematic, long-term analysis of escaped prescribed burns in California.
Tucker Furniss and Zhuoran Duan discuss using LANDIS-II to simulate the interactive effects of future climate and land management thinning, prescribed burning, and wildfire regimes.
An article recently published in Fire Ecology examines using herbivory as a supplement to prescribed fire in areas with limitations.