Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges: Recent Updates from the Field
Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges (known as TREX) are experiential burning experiences that take place around the country and world. The TREX program, one of the four Fire Networks, represents a…
Practitioner Wellbeing Resources from the Archives
This week, we’re sharing a selection of posts from the recent blog archives that cover topics related to mental health and wellbeing in the fire community. Take a moment to…
Sharing the Flame: Arkansas’ International Fire Exchange 2024
Editor’s note: Brigette Coleman-Williams serves as the Director of Marketing and Communications for The Nature Conservancy in Arkansas. This blog covers activities carried out by the South Central Fire Learning…
What We Talk About When We Talk About Fire: Lessons Learned From the Talking Fire Webinar Series
Editor’s note: Laurel Kays is the manager of the Fire Learning Network. She recently organized and hosted the Talking Fire webinar series with Fire Networks communications lead James Miller. In…
Protecting our People: Psychological Safety in Fire and Fieldwork
Editor’s note: Kayla Stukes (PhD Student in Forestry) received her master’s degree in Forestry with a minor in Human Dimensions from NC State University and is the Executive Assistant for…
Managed Wildfire: An Essential Tool for a Better Fire Future
Editor’s note: Zander Evans is the Executive Director of the Forest Stewards Guild and holds a PhD from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Zander and the Guild…
My Five Favorite Photos from WTREX Nebraska
Editor’s note: Annie Leverich is the communications manager for FAC Net, and manages the Fire Networks blog and TREX/WTREX social media channels. In April 2024, Annie supported a Women-In-Fire Prescribed…
Understanding Prescribed Fire Capacity in the Western United States
Editor’s note: This blog features a summary of a recent national survey research project jointly led by partners at Colorado State University, the University of Michigan, Rural Voices for Conservation…
Partners in the Movement for Good Fire: the Fire Learning Network and the Watershed Research and Training Center
Editor’s note: The Fire Learning Network (FLN) and the Watershed Research and Training Center (WRTC) have been partners for close to 20 years. FLN is one of the Fire Networks,…
The Past Isn’t Static: Fire History on the Fourth of July
Editor’s note: Laurel Kays is the Manager of the Fire Learning Network. She lives and burns in North Carolina, including serving on the board of the North Carolina Prescribed Fire…
