When Harry Gisborne, the Forest Service's first fire scientist, died investigating the Mann Gulch Fire in 1949,... more

On a scorching August afternoon in 1949, a small fire in Montana's Mann Gulch turned catastrophic in... more

How does research shape a Chief’s decisions about fire? Through personal stories and reflections, Chief Randy Moore... more

Fire shapes landscapes and lives, but how do humans shape fire? By measuring wildfire ignition, mitigation, and... more

Fire affects forests above and belowground. Travel along on a multiscale journey from forest-wide influences to molecular-level changes,... more

From whipping winds that fan flames to swirling smoke that obscures visibility, fire weather is a complex phenomenon. In... more

Prescribed fire plays a vital role in creating healthy landscapes that better survive natural and human-caused disturbances, while reducing wildfire... more

Indigenous tribes gained their unique understanding of fire, and the role of fire on the landscape, long before European settlers... more

Fire is a form all of its own, but a simple way to understand fire is as a swarm. A... more

Once spanning nearly 6 million acres in Missouri's Ozarks, the shortleaf pine and oak woodland ecosystem has dwindled to 100,000... more