2020 AFSC Fall Fire Science Workshop

Event Type: Webinars and Virtual Events

When: 21 October 2020

Where: Online: 8:30-10:30 am AKDT, 12:30-2:30 pm EDT

Summary

Alaska Fire Science Consortium (AFSC) will be presenting the 2020 Fall Fire Science Workshop Online in association with the Alaska Wildland Fire Coordinating Group Interagency Fall Fire Review (October 19-23).

Agenda:

8:30 Welcome and AFSC updates - Sarah Trainor, Alison York, and Zav Grabinski, AFSC (15 min)
8:45 Overwintering fires in boreal North America - R. Scholten, R. Jandt, E. Miller, B. Rogers, S. Veraverbeke, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
9:05 When does a lightning strike start a fire in Alaska? - T. Hessilt, G. van der Werf, R. Scholten, S. Veraverbeke, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
9:25 Break
9:40 Fire Occurrence Prediction – An Example from British Columbia - Steve Taylor, Canadian Forest Service
10:00 McKinley fire video - Jen Schmidt, UAA
10:15 Wrap up and Evaluation - Alison York, AFSC
10:30 Adjourn