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Wildland Fire Science at the U.S. Geological Survey—Supporting Wildland Fire and Land Management Across the United States postcard

General Information Product 190

By: Paul F. Steblein, Mark P. Miller, and Suzanna C. Soileau

First posted May 2, 2019

Revised February 23, 2021

For additional information, contact:

Wildland Fire Science Program

https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/fire

U.S. Geological Survey

12201 Sunrise Valley Drive

Reston, VA 20192

Abstract

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Wildland Fire Science Program produces information to identify the causes of wildfires, understand the impacts and benefits of both wildfires and prescribed fires, and help prevent and manage larger, catastrophic events. USGS fire scientists provide information and develop tools that are widely used by stakeholders to make decisions before, during, and after wildfires in desert, grassland, tundra, wetland, and forest ecosystems across the United States. Active areas of research include—

Wildland fire behavior and risk management

Fire ecology, fire effects, and post-fire restoration of ecosystems

Risk assessments for human health, public safety, and the Nation’s infrastructure

Remote sensing and geospatial tools and data.

Survey Date

2019

Print Date

2021

Height In Inches

3.000

Length In Inches

5.000

Two Sided

Yes

Pieces

1

Languages

English