In this Section:

	Background
	Project Overview
	Project Components:
	Fire History & Climate
	Fire Management & Policy
	Fire-Climate Workshops
	References
	Related Links
	Contacts

Stay Informed:
Interested in fire and climate? More information is available on the National Seasonal Assessment Workshops (NSAW).

Research and Products:
Fire Research

Related Links

Wildfire Alternatives (WALTER)
The WALTER project is an interdisciplinary research initiative aimed at improving our understanding of the processes and consequences of interactions among wildfire, climate and society.

Program for Climate, Ecosystem and Fire Applications (CEFA)
This program at the Desert Research Institute (Reno, Nevada) provides products and information related to climate, weather, fire and natural resources.

National Interagency Coordination Center’s Predictive Services (NICC)
The National Interagency Coordination Center is the focal point for overseeing all interagency coordination activities throughout the United States.

National Seasonal Assessment Workshops (NSAW)
These conferences develop tools for proactive fire management by bringing together climatologists, predictive service units, and fire managers from across the nation to produce seasonal fire outlook reports.

California Applications Program RISA
The California Applications Program (CAP) and the associated California Climate Change Center (CCCC) aim to develop and provide better climate information and forecasts for decision makers in California and the surrounding region.

Western Water Assessment RISA
The mission of the WWA is to identify and characterize regional vulnerabilities to climate variability and change, and to develop information, products and processes to assist water-resource decision-makers throughout the Intermountain West.

Southeast Climate Consortium RISA
The Southeast Climate Consortium uses advances in climate sciences, including improved capabilities to forecast seasonal climate, to provide scientifically sound information and decision support tools for agriculture, forestry, and water resources management in the Southeastern USA.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Experimental Climate Prediction Center
This program aims to develop experimental global to regional predictions of the atmosphere, ocean, and land, at daily to interannual time scales, in collaboration with international partners.

Dr. Thomas Swetnam’s home page
Dr. Swetnam is Director of the University of Arizona Laboratory of Tree- Ring Research and an expert in the field of dendrochronology.

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landslide Hazards Program
The USGS Landslide Hazards Program conducts research needed to answer the major questions related to landslide hazards, including those induced by wildfires.

Glossary of wildfire terms
Provided by the Public Broadcasting Service