Although ecosystems, humans, and fire have coexisted for millennia, changes in geology, ecology, hydrology, and climate as well as sociocultural, regulatory, and economic factors have converged to make wildland fire management exceptionally challenging for U.S. federal, state, and local authorities. Given the mounting, unsustainable costs and difficulty translating existing wildland fire science into policy, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a 1-day workshop to focus on how a century of wildland fire research can contribute to improving wildland fire management. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
1 Introduction
2 Fire Science Research in the U.S. Forest Service
3 The Past and Future of Fire in the United States
4 Understanding Fire: State of the Science and Research Priorities
5 Living with Fire: State of the Science around Fire-Adapted Communities
6 Breakout Sessions
References
Glossary
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
Appendix B: Biographies of Workshop Planning Committee
Appendix C: Biographies of Workshop Presenters