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 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.
A Beautifully Burned Forest: Learning to Celebrate Severe Forest Fire by Dr. Richard Hutto explores the beauty and ecological importance of severe fire.
A recent issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B delves into novel fire regimes under human influence and climate change.
A recording of The Past, Present, and Future of Workforce Development and Education panel from the 4th Southwest Fire Ecology Conference has been uploaded.
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Upcoming EVENTs
The North American Forest Ecology Workshop will take place June 23-26, 2026 in Missoula, Montana.
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
Nominations for National SAFE Officer positions are now open and will close Friday, April 17th
A total of $10,000 has been awarded by AFE to 13 SAFE chapters! Funds will directly support training and learning opportunities for SAFE chapters.
Hosted by the National Center for Landscape Fire Analysis (FireCenter) and the UM Student Association for Fire Ecology and Management (Fire Club), the event brought together practitioners, scientists, fire managers and students.
LATEST JOB POSTINGS
The Postdoctoral Scholar will join a highly collaborative research team within the Center for Ecosystem Science and Society (ECOSS) at NAU and will work closely with Dr. Michelle Mack, Dr. Xanthe Walker, and Dr. Ted Schuur. The project integrates field-based measurements, soil biogeochemistry, radiocarbon dating, and quantitative modeling to estimate soil carbon turnover, fluxes, and long-term stability following wildfire and fuel treatments.
The Prescribed Fire Manager provides support to the Alabama/Mississippi/Louisiana BU for fire management activities related to prescribed fires, wildfires, fire training and fire qualifications (See TNC’s Fire Management Manual). With prescribed burn qualifications including National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Prescribed Fire Manager (RXMG) and Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2 (RXB2), the position reviews and approves fire management plans, prescribed burn plans, and contractor qualifications.
The Land Conservation Steward performs and participates in preserve operations, maintenance and management on TNC’s preserves, located in Central Florida. The Land Conservation Steward is a staff member of the Stewardship and Field Programs Department (SAF) of The Nature Conservancy’s Florida Chapter (TNC).
afe podcast: Fire Ecology Chats
Azaj Mahmud and Dylan Schwilk discuss predicting key aspects of shoot flammability and how that relates to flammability category rankings in the National Fire Protection Association’s Firewise program.
Joe Birch, Jessica Miesel, and Matthew Dickinson discuss cheatgrass abundance in response to overstory death and prescribed fire.
Olga Wepryk and Igor Drobyshev discuss using aerial lidar to assess ground fuels for surface fires in Southern Sweden.

An article recently published in Fire Ecology examines underrepresented hazards in wildland firefighting.