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
The interagency Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) is soliciting proposals from both government and non-government entities through several formal Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcements beginning July 7th and closing on September 17th at 5 PM MT.
Part of a collaboration between the FireGeneration Collaborative and Ecosystem Workforce Program, this working paper shares experiences in the fire field, desires for future work with fire, and ideas for making change from young people.
Two student-focused collaborative groups have been formed by members of the Education Committee and collaborators as part of the Student Fireline Project: the Student Rx Fire Collaborative Group and the Student Red Card System Collaborative Group.
The AFE Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Kori Blankenship and Jennifer Fawcett as new board members!
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Upcoming EVENTs
Join the Association for Fire Ecology, UC ANR Fire Network, California Fire Science Consortium, Northern California Prescribed Fire Council, Tall Timbers Research Station, and University of Nevada Extension/Living With Fire in San Diego December 7-11, 2026 for the Beneficial Fire Summit!
SAFE Chapter News
Welcome 2026-27 National SAFE Officers: Will Hentschel, Vanessa Stevens, Molly Franklin, Leo Janczak, and Camden Thorne!
Learn about what several SAFE chapters have been up to in this recap of the Spring 2026 all-chapters meeting.
LATEST JOB POSTINGS
In partnership with the Arkansas Prescribed Burn Association (APBA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, local PBAs, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NRCS, and other partners (local, state, federal, NGO, agriculture based, or otherwise), the Arkansas Prescribed Burn Association Coordinator, or “PBA Coordinator,” will work daily with APBA and all partners and landowners involved in local PBAs to provide support to the growing Prescribed Burn Association program in Arkansas.
The Mid Klamath Watershed Council is seeking a part-time Community and Stewardship Project Coordinator to plan and implement watershed learning, restoration, and monitoring projects with local youth and community members.
TNC’s Western Dry Forests program is seeking a contractor to complete a literature review of the most applicable and relevant papers available to determine the effect(s) of leaving biomass piles in forests on wildfire severity and risk.
The St. Johns River Water Management District is an environmental regulatory agency whose work is focused on ensuring a long-term supply of drinking water, and to protect and restore the health of water bodies in the district’s 18 counties in northeast and east-central Florida.
afe podcast: Fire Ecology Chats
Bob and Jeff take a walk down memory lane, give us a peek under the hood at what it's like to be Editor-in-Chief at Fire Ecology, and share the key to success for graduates and early-career scientists.

An article recently published in Fire Ecology examines how fire suppression effects species like Baker Cypress.