Learn the latest in fire ecology and management with the 2021 Fire Congress: On Demand Access
The 9th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress brought together more than 500 wildland fire professionals from November 30-December 3, 2021. The online event included more than 400 presentations, discussion groups, and networking opportunities.
There’s still time to register and access the Fire Congress recorded sessions through May 2022!
Keynote Speakers
- Indigenous Fire: Following the Original Instructions, Don Hankins, California State University, Chico, USA
- Prescribed Fire Science: tools and research that we needed yesterday, J. Kevin Hiers, Wildland Fire Scientist, Tall Timbers Research Station, USA
- Bridging theoretical and applied science to address pressing questions on global fire, Sally Archibald, Professor, School of Animal Plant and Environmental
Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa - The changing role of fire in southern Europe landscapes, Paulo Fernandes, Associate Professor, CITAB, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal
- The light burns brightest in the dark: Inspirations from California’s prescribed fire community, Lenya Quinn-Davidson, Area Fire Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension, USA
Congress Theme
Life with Fire:
Prescriptions for Resilience
More prescribed fire, cultural burning, and beneficial wildfires are urgently needed to manage the escalating magnitude of wildfire impacts on society and to achieve conservation goals in landscapes around the world. The 2021 Fire Congress will bring the wildland fire community together to discuss strategies to sustain native wildlife and biodiversity, enhance ecosystem services and resilience, mitigate climate change impacts, and reduce undesirable impacts on human and natural communities. Participants are encouraged to share and explore proactive solutions that connect research to desired fire management outcomes.