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Project ID:

25-3-1-5

Year:

2025

Date Started:

09/15/2025

Date Completed:

Title:

The Alaska Fire Science Consortium: Serving Alaska’s Fire Science Information Needs

Project Proposal Abstract:

1. Problem Statement: Alaska’s management community is faced with a lengthening and intensifying fire season as well as time-constrained, seasonal schedules. AFSC is a trusted and relied on partner for fire managers and scientists to meet information needs. Managers indicate that they continue to need assistance to interpret and apply fire science research findings to management challenges in particular related to climate impacts and fuels management. They have also shown growing interest in new approaches to their established decision making and planning systems. The region is increasingly a focus of national and international scientific interest, particularly climate science and cultural burning practices.

2. Objectives: Project objectives are to accelerate the awareness, understanding, and adoption of wildland fire science information by federal, tribal, state, local and private stakeholders in Alaska. Detailed objectives, outcomes, and metrics for evaluation are outlined in our Logic Model. Project outputs include science delivery and outreach focused on Alaska fire management needs, support for collaboration on regional fire science problems, service as subject matter experts in the national and regional levels, and program evaluation.

3. Benefits: The activities and information products developed by the Alaska Fire Science Consortium directly benefit fire suppression and management agencies throughout Alaska. These partners rely on AFSC as their primary source of authoritative, relevant, wildland fire research in the state and for direct connection to research teams investigating relevant topics. AFSC provides science-based support for management priorities such as fuels treatment planning and implementation, addressing emerging issues, and informing natural resource and fire managers and the general public about wildland fire science in Alaska. AFSC plays a crucial role in convening key managers, stakeholders, and scientists, which cultivates consistency, alignment, and collaboration in proactive wildland fire management and fuels mitigation efforts. AFSC supports multiple fire management agencies and interagency groups by co-hosting interagency workshops, curating reference and outreach materials, connecting managers with subject matter experts and engaging scientists and stakeholders. Our activities provide additional benefit to wildfire scientists by providing direct opportunities for collaboration with managers.

Principal Investigator:

Sarah F. Trainor

Agency/Organization:

University of Alaska-Fairbanks

Branch or Dept:

International Arctic Research Center

Other Project Collaborators

Type	Name	Agency/Organization	Branch or Dept
Agreements Contact	Kimberly E. Cox	University of Alaska-Fairbanks	Grants & Contract Administration
Budget Contact	Kimberly E. Cox	University of Alaska-Fairbanks	Grants & Contract Administration