Understanding of the conditions that contribute to wildfire ignitions and impacts increases capacity to mitigate wildfire risks. The Fire Program Analysis Fire-Occurrence Database (FPA FOD) contains information on the location, jurisdiction, discovery time, cause, and final size of more than 2 million wildfires from 1992 through 2020. To each of those wildfire records, we added information on 267 physical, biological, social, and administrative attributes. As we will demonstrate, these publicly available data can be used to answer numerous questions about the circumstances associated with human- and lightning-caused wildfires. We will share examples of how the enhanced FPA FOD data can support descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive wildfire analytics, including the development of machine learning models.

Presenters:
Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University
Karen Short, USDA Forest Service

Wildfires reshape recreation access and experiences over the short and long term. A researcher shares emerging science that is revealing how people return to and perceive wildfire-affected landscapes, and a manager shares how they navigate decisions about supporting recreation in these contexts.

Presenters:
Dr. Eric White, Research Social Scientist, Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service;
Jon Meier, Assistant Field Manager, Wenatchee Field Office, Spokane District Bureau of Land Management

The science behind reforestation is not new, but in a changing climate, new challenges are rising around what to plant, where to plant, and who has access to planting opportunities. Two nonprofit practitioners review the science of reforestation and how we can develop effective governance systems for implementing planting programs that match the scale of fires and fairly meet the needs of the impacted landowners.

Presenters:
Dr. Brian Morris, Senior Director, Forest Restoration, American Forests;
Becca Shively, Senior Wildfire Manager, Sustainable Northwest

We reengineer and rebuild after wildfire through a range of treatments, trying to match our built infrastructure to new, amplified patterns of runoff. A national wildfire practitioner speaks to how leaders and policy makers are increasingly recognizing the need to manage the built environment to accommodate these changes, and an environmental engineer shares a powerful story of transformation in the face of repeated wildfire events.

Presenters:
Phoebe Suina, Founder and Owner, High Water Mark, LLC
Annie Schmidt, Co-Director, Alliance for Wildfire Resilience

After a fire, communities have to work together to organize their recovery effort. Local governments and community groups are on the front lines of figuring out what this looks like in their local contexts. A social scientist and a long-term recovery group leader describe the social and organizational processes through which recovery can happen, and how communities may
proactively plan for recovery.

Presenters:
Dr. Heidi Huber-Stearns, Associate Research Professor and Director, Ecosystem Workforce Program, University of Oregon;
John Moriarty, Associate Director, McKenzie Valley Long Term Recovery Group;
Kendall Melvin, Program Director, Glide Revitalization

Recently burned areas are at increased risk of flooding and debris flows, or rapidly moving landslides. Learn more about the science behind why debris flows happen, and how managers use that science to mitigate these hazards, even ahead of the fire.

Presenters: Dr. Annette Patton, Assistant Professor and Forest Watershed Specialist, Oregon State University;
Nancy Calhoun, Post-WildfireDebris Flow Program Manager, Washington Department of Natural Resources