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!
Contribute to an international study on wildfire resilience, which is gathering place-based insights into the opportunities and challenges of building resilience across fire-prone regions worldwide.
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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
If you enjoy working hard in a beautiful outdoor environment with a group of like-minded people, we invite you to apply for the position of Open Space Technician at Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen). Enjoy the outdoors while building and maintaining trails, working on construction projects, and assisting with resource management projects. Open Space Technicians also have frequent contact with the public and provide visitor information as necessary.
Two postdoctoral positions focused on landscape disturbances will be available soon at North Carolina State University.
This position is responsible for or leading field operations of the fire management program on LAD Foundation lands, with a primary focus on achieving ecological restoration outcomes through prescribed fire. This position plays a key role in implementing natural resource management strategies and contributes to broader conservation initiatives across Pioneer Forest and other LAD properties.
AWR is seeking a curious and rigorous Policy Associate, Wildfire to strengthen the organization’s policy research and analysis capacity. This position focuses on researching wildfire, land management, emergency management, and related policy topics and developing white papers, issue briefs, and other written products that inform AWR’s positions and support the broader wildland fire community.
afe podcast: Fire Ecology Chats
Claire Rapp and Melanie Colavito discuss how practitioners on the ground can better use wildfire management support tools.

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