Pacific Fire Exchange

Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference
2024-04-15 - 2024-04-19 | Boise, ID, Boise, United States
The 7th International Fire Behaviour and Fuels Conference offers a forum where past Fire Management experience and lessons learned are documented, current work showcased, and emerging research, innovation and techniques on fire management shared, towards developing integrated solutions to these challenges.
This conference on three continents provides an opportunity to showcase how different countries can implement newly developed fire management policies and frameworks at local, regional and local levels to address fire risks and build resilience. The Conference will unite policy makers, scientists, fire managers and Indigenous land stewards for a shared purpose and a different future living with fire.

International Invasive Species and Climate Change Conference (Virtual)
2024-01-30 07:00 - 2024-01-31 12:00 (Pacific/Honolulu)
The INAUGURAL International Invasive Species and Climate Change Conference (IISCCC) organized by the Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (RISCC) Management Network is January 30 and 31, 2024. This conference is VIRTUAL allowing for more international attendance while reducing our carbon footprint.
Registration: FREE
Conference registration is free and features topics including sessions on:

New arrivals and emerging invasion pathways
Managing invasive species in a changing climate
Practitioner success stories
Lessons learned from island ecosystems
AND MORE…

Because biological invasions and climate change are global issues that know no boundaries, the IISCCC strives to create space to share research and management practices, expand networks, and promote translational experiences.

10th Annual Fire Ecology and Management Congress
2023-12-04 - 2023-12-08
The 10th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress will be held in Monterey, California December 4-8, 2023. This event will include workshops, field trips, and 3 full days of presentations, discussion groups, and networking opportunities around the theme, Igniting Connections: Celebrating our fire family across generations, cultures, and disciplines.

6th National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Workshop
2023-11-06 - 2023-11-10
This workshop will provide practitioners and decision-makers with tools and ideas that support positive fire outcomes and identify opportunities for accelerated Cohesive Strategy implementation.

Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) 10th World Conference
2023-09-26 08:00 - 2023-09-30 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) will host its 10th World Conference in Darwin, Australia which will focus on big picture restoration issues and broad trends, as well as specific tools, techniques, research, and policies for restoration.

Talk Story Tuesdays: Reducing wildfire risk across boundaries - recent projects and lessons learned
2023-08-29 12:00 (Pacific/Honolulu)
What: The Pacific Fire Exchange hosts bi-monthly Talk Story Tuesdays where we host the latest experts and scientists in conversation on a variety of wildfire evaluation and prevention tools as well as topics like wildfire history and impacts.
When: August 29, 2023 at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm HST
Who: Members of our community from three islands will talk about their efforts in reducing the threat of wildfire across boundaries. Robbie Justice of Forest Solution, Inc. on Hawai’i Island, Jeremie Makepa of ‘Āina Alliance on Kaua’i, and Erin Peyton of Paniolo Hale Firewise Committee on Moloka’i share their lessons learned in reducing hazardous fuels and how agencies, landowners and residents can work together collectively.

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Webinar: Changing Climate and Wildfire in Hawaiʻi
2023-04-12 14:00 - 15:30 (Pacific/Honolulu)
What: In this joint webinar hosted by the Pacific Fire Exchange and the Pacific Regional Invasive Species Climate Change, we tackle the climate crisis in Hawai`i and how this affects the risk of wildfire as well as the impacts to people and the archipelago’s unique resources.
When: April 12, 2023 at 2:00 – 3:30 pm HST
Who: Speakers include Michael Walker, Fire Protection Forester with the Hawaiʻi DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife, Dr. Clay Trauernicht, Extension Specialist with NREM, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and Emma Yuen, Native Ecosystems Program Manager with DLNR, Division of Forestry and Wildlife.
Additional Resources: refer to the the PFX Fact Sheet: Changing Climate & Wildfire in Hawai’i: Current Observations & Future Projections.
Watch here: https://youtu.be/FXBKtmHtf2M

2023 Wildland Urban Interface Conference
2023-03-28 08:00 - 2023-03-30 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The International Association of Fire Chief’s Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) conference offers hands-on training and interactive sessions designed to address the challenges of wildland fire.

Talk Story Tuesdays: Informing Contemporary Wildfire Science from Historical Hawaiian Language Newspapers
2023-03-21 11:00 - 12:00 (Pacific/Honolulu)
What: The Pacific Fire Exchange hosts bi-monthly Talk Story Tuesdays where we host you in lively, fun and casual conversation with the latest experts and scientists on a variety of wildfire evaluation and prevention tools as well as topics like wildfire history and impacts.
When: March 21, 2023 at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm HST
Who: Dr. Clay Trauernicht fire & ecosystems scientist with UH Mānoa Cooperative Extension and Dr. Alyssa Anderson, Postdoctoral Fellow, Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center will present wildfire in Hawai’i in the context of Hawaiian language 19th century “nupepa” (newspapers), as well as the historical landscape changes of the 20th century.

Talk Story Tuesdays: Grazing to Reduce Blazing Part II
2023-02-21 11:00 - 12:00 (Pacific/Honolulu)
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DOWNLOAD THE GRAZING TO REDUCE BLAZING FACTSHEET

What: In this Pacific Fire Exchange talk story Q&A session, we round up the latest research, past and present for managers and landowners wanting to understand more about how our four-legged friends (goats, sheep, cows, etc.) if managed properly can help reduce blazing and wildland fire.
When: February 21, 2023 at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm HST
Who: This month’s science share out and conversation will be with Raia Olsen of O’ahu Grazers and Dan Macon, County Director, Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor at the University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources. They will present the how-tos on hiring island professional grazers as well as the continental perspective on contract grazing.
Research & Papers on Grazing to Reduce Blazing
Prescribed Herbivory For Vegetation Treatment Projects (Range Management Advisory Committee CAL FIRE, 2015)
Moisture availability and ecological restoration limit fine fuels and modelled wildfire intensity following non-native ungulate removal in Hawaii (Zhu et al, 2021)
Effects of Prescribed Grazing and Burning Treatments on Fire Regimes in Alien Grass-dominated Wildland-Urban Interface Areas, Leeward Hawaii (Castillo and McAdams, 2006)
Aloha to Flammable Fountain Grass: Fuels Management Comes to the Big Island of Hawaii (Marjie Brown, 2009)
Removal of Invasive Fire-Prone Grasses to Increase Training Lands in the Pacific (Ansari et al, 2008)
Assessment of Livestock Grazing Impacts on Fuels and Cultural Resources at Mākua Military Reservation (Warren et al, 2007)

Webinar: Mythbusters! Wildfire myths in Hawai`i
2023-02-15 11:00 - 12:00 (Pacific/Honolulu)
As part of Hawai‘i Invasive Species Awareness month, Hawai‘i Wildfire Management Organization’s Elizabeth Pickett will focus on wildfire myths in Hawai‘i.
Watch the webinar HERE

Talk Story Tuesdays: Grazing to Reduce Blazing
2022-11-08 11:00 - 12:00 (Pacific/Honolulu)
What: In this Pacific Fire Exchange talk story Q&A session, we round up the latest research, past and present for managers and landowners wanting to understand more about how our four-legged friends (goats, sheep, cows, etc.) if managed properly can help reduce blazing and wildland fire.
Where: virtual
Who: This month’s science share out and conversation will be with University of Hawai‘i’s Dr. Mark Thorne, Specialist, State Range and Livestock Extension and Dr. Clay Trauernicht, Fire and Ecosystems Specialist.
Research Resources on Grazing to Reduce Blazing
Moisture availability and ecological restoration limit fine fuels and modelled wildfire intensity following non-native ungulate removal in Hawaii (Zhu et al, 2021)
Effects of Prescribed Grazing and Burning Treatments on Fire Regimes in Alien Grass-dominated Wildland-Urban Interface Areas, Leeward Hawaii (Castillo and McAdams, 2006)
Aloha to Flammable Fountain Grass: Fuels Management Comes to the Big Island of Hawaii (Marjie Brown, 2009)
Removal of Invasive Fire-Prone Grasses to Increase Training Lands in the Pacific (Ansari et al, 2008)
Assessment of Livestock Grazing Impacts on Fuels and Cultural Resources at Mākua Military Reservation (Warren et al, 2007)

WATCH THE TALK STORY

DOWNLOAD THE GRAZING TO REDUCE BLAZING FACTSHEET

Webinar: Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping
2022-06-22 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Rachael Cleveland will demonstrate the utility of a decision support tool called Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping (FCM) which enables all stakeholders to create a “mental map” that can capture and compute the impacts of various decision-making scenarios on important resources. Land managers will learn how the FCM software works and its application to a wildfire group in Wai`anae, Hawai‘i whom she interviewed as part of her research.

Presentation: Wildland Considerations--A Hawai‘i Island Firefighter's Perspective
2022-04-19 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Eric Moller, Deputy Chief of Hawai‘i County Fire Department shares his perspective of the changing fire regimes in Hawai‘i, current challenges and how we can help.

Presentation: Guam's Wildfire Outlook (2022)
2022-04-19 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Christine Fejeran, Guam Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Soil Resources Division describes the wildfire threats to ecosystems and people on Guam, the on-going education challenges, and hopes for the future.

Webinar: When Climate Change and Invasive Species Intersect
2022-03-22 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
University of Hawaiʻi’s Kevin Faccenda and Kelsey Brock will present on the process of identifying fire-promoting invasive plants and their impacts in Hawaiʻi via the new tool: the Weed Fire Risk Assessment.

Weed Fire Risk Assessment Tool: a Hands-On Webinar for Land Managers & Owners
2022-02-15 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
University of Hawaiʻi’s Kevin Faccenda and Dr. Clay Trauernicht Wildland Fire Specialist will introduce how certain invasive plants promote wildfire in Hawai‘i and how the new Weed Fire Risk Database analyzes 360+ weed species for their fire-promoting traits.

Webinar: A Landscape Perspective on Fire & Invasive Species in Hawaiʻi
2022-02-08 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
As part of Hawai‘i Invasive Species Awareness month, Dr. Clay Trauernicht will focus on the grass-fire cycle at the landscape scale to describe the scale of the challenge at hand, the contributions of historical and social change, and examples of how people are working together to deal with it.
