SW Fire Science Consortium

Learn about prescribed fire in #NewMexico! May 16, 2026 | 8 AM - 3 PM at the Western Heritage Museum in Hobbs, NM. Resister here! rsvp.aces.nmsu.edu/plainfire

Save the date!! 🌟 Our biannual Arizona Tribal Wildland Fire Summit – 2026 will be hosted by Gila River Indian Community summit December 1-3, 2026. Add it to your calendar now! We will send out more information about registration soon! swfireconsortium.org/2026/02/25/ari…

Check out the 6 minute video that provides directions on how and why to do a fire needs assessment !

Learn about wildfire treatment data!  Navigating Treatment Data: Choosing the Right Dataset for Your Needs, May 15, 1-2:30 pm (ET) us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Are you an agency member who acts as an informal educator who works in Arizona or New Mexico? We have materials for you to bring into classrooms to teach K-12 kids about fire ecology. 🔥 Learn more and send to a coworker who teaches kids in the Southwest! swfireconsortium.org/agency-and-inf…

Learn about managed wildfire in a podcast hosting one of our co-PIs! 🎧🔥 swfireconsortium.org/2024/10/31/fir…

NEW Webinar! Join us Tuesday, May 19th - mailchi.mp/nau/webinarfeb…

NEW Webinar! Join us Tuesday, May 19th - mailchi.mp/nau/webinarfeb…

The #HazenFire is burning in Buckeye, AZ  inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-infor… We produced a video on #wildfire on the Lower Gila River and how the invasive species, Tamarisk, has affected fire behavior. 📹 helps explain what is going on with this fire! swfireconsortium.org/2024/03/04/low…

Register for our webinar to learn from experts about the 2025 wildfire season in the Southwest and see what's in store for the 2026 season. 🔥 swfireconsortium.org/2026/04/23/the… Fill out this form for our webinar subscription and never miss one our webinars again! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Our next newsletter will be out soon! 📬 Click the link to get our newsletter which includes notice of our newest publications, events, and more! (This issue features a fact sheet on wildlife and wildfire, and a social media kit on wildfire smoke!) swfireconsortium.org/southwest-fire…

The Forest Stewards Guild and partners have released the new National Assessment of Certified Prescribed Burn Manager Programs 🔥Read more: foreststewardsguild.org/wp-content/upl…

Jobs, jobs, jobs!  Check out our list of wildland fire and forestry jobs in the Southwest! 🌵🏔️ swfireconsortium.org/southwest-job-…

Teach kids about Fire Ecology with FELL FELL includes activities for agency staff members, environmental instructors, and informal educators for K-12. All the materials needed for these hands-on activities are included in our kits. Learn more! 👩‍🏫 swfireconsortium.org/agency-and-inf…

Learn about understory vegetation and its relationship with thinning and prescribed fire! 🌼 Recent research shows that fuel treatments can benefit the understory in southwestern forests. swfireconsortium.org/2025/03/28/how…

It's time for spring cleaning! Don't forget to include home hardening strategies that help protect your home and your neighborhood from wildfire. 🏘️🔥 Find out what to do! ➡️swfireconsortium.org/2024/04/17/how…

Learn about thunderstorms and fire weather! 🌟⤵️

Happy #EarthDay2026 🌎💚 Fire is often depicted as bad for the environment, but this is not true for every ecosystem type! Learn about the role of fire in ponderosa pine forests in the Southwest 🔥🌲 swfireconsortium.org/2025/08/08/pon…

Over 80% of wildfires in the United States are started by people. Check out our fact sheet to learn 7 calls to action to improve wildfire prevention management as well as best practices of prevention education, engineering, enforcement, & administration.  swfireconsortium.org/2025/06/11/wil…

Happy #nationalbatday! Learn about #bats and #wildlandfire in #Arizona and #NewMexico 🦇 swfireconsortium.org/wp-content/upl…