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.

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AFE News and Updates Posts
Get Certified in 2025!
Get Certified in 2025!

Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 professional and academic wildland fire certification program.

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2026 JFSP Funding Announcement
2026 JFSP Funding Announcement

The 2026 Joint Fire Science Program Funding Announcements are now open and close September 18th, 2025.

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Look to the future and join the AFE Mentoring Futures Program as a mentee or mentor!
Look to the future and join the AFE Mentoring Futures Program as a mentee or mentor!

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.

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AFE Fire Congress Call for Proposals: 1 Month Left!
AFE Fire Congress Call for Proposals: 1 Month Left!

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!

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New Webinar Series! Proposals being accepted for Fire CAFÉ: Conversations Around Fire Ecology
New Webinar Series! Proposals being accepted for Fire CAFÉ: Conversations Around Fire Ecology

Fire CAFÉ webinars are 1 hour, online discussions hosted by the Association for Fire Ecology. We are accepting proposals now!

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AFE's Statement on Recent US Federal Actions:
AFE's Statement on Recent US Federal Actions:

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.

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FREE Online Smoke Course with Tall Timbers
FREE Online Smoke Course with Tall Timbers

Register for Tall Timbers FREE smoke course for two Category 1 Continuing Education Credits

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Congratulations 2024 Certified Wildland Fire Professionals
Congratulations 2024 Certified Wildland Fire Professionals

Congratulations to the individuals who were certified in 2024 through AFE’s Wildland Fire Professional Certification Program!

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4th Southwest Fire Ecology Conference Recap
4th Southwest Fire Ecology Conference Recap

We had a wonderful week in Santa Fe, New Mexico with 470 attendees at the 4th Southwest Fire Ecology Conference!

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SCIENCEx Fire: Fuels, Smoke, and Post-Fire in the West
SCIENCEx Fire: Fuels, Smoke, and Post-Fire in the West

The USDA Forest Service Research and Development is proud to host a series of SCIENCEx Fire panel discussions intended for fire, fuels and land managers on topics associated with the Wildfire Crisis Strategy and beyond.

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fire ecology Journal

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Research Highlight: Fire versus herbivory for oak woodland restoration
Research Highlight: Fire versus herbivory for oak woodland restoration

An article recently published in Fire Ecology examines using herbivory as a supplement to prescribed fire in areas with limitations.

Upcoming EVENTs

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11th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress / New Orleans, LA
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11th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress / New Orleans, LA

Save the date for the 11th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress in New Orleans, Louisiana!

SAFE Chapter News

Student and Chapter News
2025 Wayne Harrison Memorial Scholarship Recipients
2025 Wayne Harrison Memorial Scholarship Recipients

AFE is pleased to award two students with the Wayne Harrison Memorial Scholarship in 2025.

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TTU Chainsaw Training Report
TTU Chainsaw Training Report

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.

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USU trains the next generation of firefighters- The Utah Statesman
USU trains the next generation of firefighters- The Utah Statesman

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.

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LATEST JOB POSTINGS

Jobs Posts
Fire Management Officer

The Tennessee Department OF Environment and Conservation seeks a Fire Management Officer based in Nashville, TN to “help coordinate 15-20 prescribed burns per year and ensure program readiness to respond to wildfires within the state.”

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Wildfire Prevention & Communications Coordinator

The New Mexico Forestry Division seeks a Wildfire Prevention and Communications Coordinator to work in the “communications team with a responsibility to provide accurate and timely information before, during and after wildfires to promote safety of the public, firefighters and communities.”

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Wildfire Liaison Manager

Puget Sound Energy in Bothell, WA seeks a Wildfire Liaison Manager to be a technical advisor and subject matter expert on wildfire management.

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Wildland Firefighter (Fuels)

The Bureau of Land Management seeks a Wildland Firefighter (Fuels) to be based in Salem, Oregon.

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afe podcast: Fire Ecology Chats

Fire Ecology Chats
Episode 58: Temporal and spatial pattern analysis of escaped prescribed fires in California from 1991 to 2020
Episode 58: Temporal and spatial pattern analysis of escaped prescribed fires in California from 1991 to 2020

Shu Li and Robert York discuss this systematic, long-term analysis of escaped prescribed burns in California.

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Episode 57: Wildfire management decisions outweigh mechanical treatment as the keystone to forest landscape adaptation
Episode 57: Wildfire management decisions outweigh mechanical treatment as the keystone to forest landscape adaptation

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.

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Episode 56: Effects of recent wildfires on giant sequoia groves were anomalous at millennial timescales: a response to Hanson et al.
Episode 56: Effects of recent wildfires on giant sequoia groves were anomalous at millennial timescales: a response to Hanson et al.

Nathan Stephenson and David Soderberg discuss new evidence that addresses if large patches of fire severe enough to kill most sequoias is a normal part of the sequoia fire regime.

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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.

The journal is seeking applicants for Editor-in-Chief!