Fire Science Innovations through Research and Education

The Fire Science Innovations through Research and Education (FIRE) program invites innovative multidisciplinary and multisector investigations focused on convergent research and education activities in wildland fire. The program supports research proposals and conference (network) proposals that focus on one or more of the following elements: Next Generation Coupled Fire Models (FIRE-MODEL), Enhancing Capacity for Fire Resilience in the Wildland-Urban Interface (FIRE-WUI), and Fire Science Innovations through Research and Education (FIRE) Networks (FIRE-NET). The program aims to advance convergent research and education in wildland fire science, and to transform our understanding of wildland fire. Key areas of focus include: * New advances in data collection, storage, and sharing relevant to wildland fire dynamics * New modeling and computational approaches to understand wildland fire * New understanding of the cross-scale interactions of wildland fire across local, regional, and global extents * New insights into community adaptation and governance relevant to wildland fire * New approaches to reduce the vulnerability of built infrastructure, natural fuels, and social systems to wildland fire * Engagement of a variety of community members and stakeholders to promote a forward-looking approach to wildland fire science.