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August 26 – From 3D Fuels to Fire Spread: Three Guests, One Office Hour

Speakers: Russel Parsons PhD, U.S. Forest Service, RMRS, Fire Sciences Laboratory; Mark A. Finney PhD, U.S. Forest Service, RMRS, Fire, Fuel, and Smoke Science Program; Sam Hillman, Senior Applied Fire Scientist – Fuel Assessment, Policy and Planning, Forest, Fire and Regions, Victoria State Government, Australia

These presentations highlight emerging advances in fuels characterization and fire modeling, from 3D fuel mapping and next-generation fire spread models to Australia's development of a universal fuels framework for assessing vegetation fuels across diverse ecosystems. Together, they demonstrate how improved fuel data, remote sensing, and modeling approaches are helping managers better understand fire behavior, evaluate treatments, and support more informed fire management decisions.

Partner Organizations: US Forest Service, Victoria State Government, Australia

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