Get reliable science

There is a wealth of range-relevant fire science being consistently produced across the country. Accessing and using this information can be difficult given barriers with access, time, understanding, and applicability in a management context. The Joint Fire Science Program has funded a network of Fire Science Exchanges that now span all areas of the United States. The missions of these exchanges is to help alleviate these barriers and “to accelerate the awareness, understanding, and adoption of wildland fire science information by federal, tribal, state, local, and private stakeholders within ecologically similar regions.” This presentation will introduce the mission and applicability of these exchanges and will highlight examples of relevant research from the California Fire Science Consortium, the host state of the SRM 2015 Annual Meeting in California. This presentation will also aid in the final discussion panel of this session by showcasing the resources and science delivery methods currently in-use by the exchanges. From this baseline, the California Fire Science Consortium will facilitate a discussion that examines the effectiveness of different science delivery methods and discuss the needs of the range community for future fire science research.