Wildland Fire Research at Stanford

Winter 2022-23
Wednesdays at 12:30 pm – Seminars are held via Zoom

Wildland Fire Policy and Research Seminar Series
https://stanford.zoom.us/j/95377054258?pwd=QmxZdG5uNFNJTVRiQ1hUM3dZNFdu…
Please note that Zoom participation requires a SUNET ID. Non-Stanford attendees should contact Derek Fong (dfong@stanford.edu) for access.

In recent years, wildfire has gone from an infrequent and distant news item to a centerstage issue spanning many consecutive weeks for urban and suburban communities.  Frequent wildfires are changing everyday lives for California in numerous ways -- from public safety power shutoffs to hazardous air quality -- that seemed inconceivable as recently as 2015. Moreover, elevated wildfire risk in the western United States (and similar climates globally) is here to stay into the foreseeable future.

In this seminar series, co-sponsored by the Bill Lane Center for the American West,  Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford Sustainability Data Science, and Woods Institute for the Environment, we will hear from a spectrum of researchers, decision makers, and industry experts on some important issues and challenges related to wildland fires. 

This seminar series is also intended as a springboard for students interested in participating in Spring Quarter's Big Earth Hackathon: Wildland Fire Challenge.  Attendees can expect to hear about some of the most pressing wildfire related problems requiring innovative solutions.

Current Series (YouTube Playlist)

January 18, 2023: “What the Clean Air Act needs to get right about wildfire”
              Michael Wara
              Climate and Energy Policy Program, Stanford Woods Institute
              Link to event

January 25, 2023: “Altering the course of wildland fire through analytics and shared stewardship”
              Jason Kuiken
              U.S. Forest Service
              Link to event

February 1, 2023: "Can we really address the wildfire problem?"
              Bob Roper
              Chair of CA Fire Safe Council and Policy Advisor to the Wester Fire Chief's Association 
              Link to event

February 8, 2023: "Is climate change redefining your health?"
              Mary Prunicki
              Sean Parker Center for Asthma and Allergy Research 
              Link to event

February 15, 2023: "Wildfire influence on recent US pollution trends"
              Marshall Burke
              Environmental Change and Human Outcomes Lab 
              Link to event

February 22, 2023: "NFTs to fund fire prevention, forest stewardship and land back"
              Eric Bear and Thule Horton
              2023 Wildland Fire Challenge winners
              Link to event
      
March 1, 2023: "Utilities' efforts to mitigate wildfire risk and partnerships needed to ensure success"
              Bob Messner
              Wildfire Mitigation and Resiliency, Portland General Electric 
              Link to event

March 8, 2023: "Indigenous led fire management Wildfire Mitigation and Protection: Which Expenses Make the Most Sense?"
              Amy Cardinal Christianson
              Canadian Forest Service / Parks Canada Agency
              Link to event

 

 

Past Series

Winter 2021-22
Wednesdays at 12:15pm
 

January 12, 2022: “Wildfire mitigation and protection: Which expenses make the most sense?”
              View on YouTube
              Michael Wara
              Climate and Energy Policy Program, Stanford Woods Institute
              Link to event

January 19, 2022: “Climate Change, wildfires, and the impacts on health”
              View on YouTube
              Mary Prunicki
              Sean Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research
              Link to event             

January 26, 2022: “Strategies, Approaches & Tools – Addressing Wildfire Risk & Climate Change Risk in PG&E’s Service Territory”
              View on YouTube
              Andy Abranches
              Wildfire Risk Management and Enterprise Risk Management, PG&E
              Link to event

February 2, 2022: “Approaches to constructing a historical database of wildfire evacuation orders”
              View on YouTube
              Sam Heft-Neal
              Center on Food Security and the Environment
              Link to event

February 9, 2022: “Improving the Fidelity of Coupled Atmosphere-Fire Simulations to Manage Our Fiery Future”
              View on YouTube
              Jeff Mirocha
              Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
              Link to event

February 16, 2022: “Responding to Wildfires”
              View on YouTube
              Luke Beckman
              American Red Cross
              Link to event

February 23, 2022: “Evaluating the effectiveness of interventions in reducing exposure to wildfire smoke among low-income hard-to-reach populations”
              View on YouTube
              Gabrielle Wong-Parodi
              School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences
              Link to event

March 2, 2022: “Firewise Communities in California”
              View on YouTube
              Rebecca Miller
              University of Southern California
              Link to event

March 9, 2022: “Stanford Wildfire Management Plan”
              View on YouTube
              Scott Conway
              Vibrant Planet
               Tania Treis
              Panorama Environmental, Inc.
              Jessica von Borck
              Stanford Land Use Planning
              Aaron McCarthy
              Stanford Environmental Health and Safety
              Link to event

Spring 2020-21
Mondays at 12:30pm


April 5, 2021: “Simultaneous management of fire risk, carbon storage, and human and ecosystem co-benefits”
              View on YouTube
              Prof. Chris Field
              Director, Woods Institute on the Environment
              Link to event

April 12, 2021: “Zombie Forests: Fire Risk of the Standing Dead in the Sierra Nevada”
              View on YouTube
              Avery Hill
              PhD Candidate, Dept. of Biology
              Link to event

April 19, 2021: “Data-Driven vegetation moisture as a tool for mapping wildfire risk in the western US”
              View on YouTube
              Krishna Rao
              PhD Candidate, Dept. of Earth Systems Science
              Link to event

April 26, 2021: “Health Impacts of Smoke Exposure: What do we know?”
              View on YouTube
              Dr. Mary Prunicki
              Sr. Research Scientist, Sean Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research
              Link to event

May 3, 2021: “The Clean Air Act and wildfire smoke: What are the options?”
              View on YouTube
              Dr. Michael Wara
              Director, Climate and Energy Policy Program
              Link to event

May 10, 2021: “Better measures of outdoor and indoor exposure to wildfire smoke”
              View on YouTube
              Prof. Marshall Burke
              Deputy Director, Center on Food Security and the Environment
              Sam Heft-Neal
              Research Scholar at the Center on Food Security and the Environment
              Link to event


May 17, 2021: “Trends in California Wildfire-related Legislature, 2001-2020”
             View on YouTube
              Rebecca Miller
              PhD Candidate, Emmettt Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources
              Link to event


May 24, 2021: “Using public records to study wildfires”
              View on Youtube
              Dr. Iris Hui
              Senior Researcher with the Bill Lane Center
              Link to event

 

Past Events