Bill de Groot Canadian Forest Service

Roberto Martinez DominguezComision Nacional Forestal

Tom Harbour US Forest Service

Bill de Groot Canadian Forest Service

Roberto Martinez DominguezComision Nacional Forestal

Tom Harbour US Forest Service

NAFC – Fire Management Working Group Report

NAFC – Fire Management Working Group Report

NAFC-FMWG NAFC-FMWG HistoryHistory

Established in 1962.

Was one of the first five working groups of the NAFC.

Has met annually (with a few exceptions) on a rotational basis between the three countries.

Gathering of the fire management leadership from Canada, Mexico, and USA has been critical to facilitating international collaboration.

Established in 1962.

Was one of the first five working groups of the NAFC.

Has met annually (with a few exceptions) on a rotational basis between the three countries.

Gathering of the fire management leadership from Canada, Mexico, and USA has been critical to facilitating international collaboration.

MembershipMembershipCanada

•Canadian Forest Service•Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre•Canadian Fire Management agencies

Mexico•CONAFOR/SEMARNAT (National Forest Commission) •INIFAP (National Institute Forest and Agriculture Research) •FMCN (Mexican Nature Conservation Fund)

USA•USDA Forest Service•US Dept. Interior

Observers

Includes representatives from state/provincial governments, national and professional organizations; other nations

Canada •Canadian Forest Service•Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre•Canadian Fire Management agencies

Mexico•CONAFOR/SEMARNAT (National Forest Commission) •INIFAP (National Institute Forest and Agriculture Research) •FMCN (Mexican Nature Conservation Fund)

USA•USDA Forest Service•US Dept. Interior

Observers

Includes representatives from state/provincial governments, national and professional organizations; other nations

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Major international study tours

1968 – Fire management in Canada and the US (27 people from 25 countries; 2 month tour)

1975 – Mexico and USA (40 people from 27 countries)

1980 – Prescribed fire in USA (24 specialists from 10 countries)

International Conferences

1989 – Boston (Wildland/Urban Interface)

1997 – Vancouver (Fire and Sustainable Development)

2003 – Sydney, Australia (3rd International Wildland Fire Conference)

2007 - Sevilla, Spain (4th International Wildland Fire Conference).

2011 – South Africa (5th International Wildland Fire Conference)

Major international study tours

1968 – Fire management in Canada and the US (27 people from 25 countries; 2 month tour)

1975 – Mexico and USA (40 people from 27 countries)

1980 – Prescribed fire in USA (24 specialists from 10 countries)

International Conferences

1989 – Boston (Wildland/Urban Interface)

1997 – Vancouver (Fire and Sustainable Development)

2003 – Sydney, Australia (3rd International Wildland Fire Conference)

2007 - Sevilla, Spain (4th International Wildland Fire Conference).

2011 – South Africa (5th International Wildland Fire Conference)

NAFC-FMWG NAFC-FMWG ActivitiesActivities

ActivitiesActivitiesMutual Assistance Agreements

Border agreements, first strike agreements,

emergency assistance

Personnel Exchanges/Training

Facilitate Collaborative Research

Glossary of Forest Fire Management Terms1978 - English/Spanish/French – 288 terms

Implementation of the Incident Command System (ICS)

Mutual Assistance Agreements

Border agreements, first strike agreements,

emergency assistance

Personnel Exchanges/Training

Facilitate Collaborative Research

Glossary of Forest Fire Management Terms1978 - English/Spanish/French – 288 terms

Implementation of the Incident Command System (ICS)

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FMWG – Areas of potential Working Group collaboration

FMWG – Areas of potential Working Group collaboration

Climate Change• changing fire regimes and impacts on other forest issues

Climate Change• changing fire regimes and impacts on other forest issues

FMWG – Areas of potential Working Group collaboration

FMWG – Areas of potential Working Group collaboration

Fire and Insect & Disease Interactions• mountain pine beetle, invasive species

Fire and Insect & Disease Interactions• mountain pine beetle, invasive species

FMWG – Areas of potential Working Group collaboration

FMWG – Areas of potential Working Group collaboration

Silvicultural prescriptions – prescribed burns

Silvicultural prescriptions – prescribed burns

FMWG – Areas of potential Working Group collaboration

FMWG – Areas of potential Working Group collaboration

Forest Inventory and Monitoring• dynamic modeling of forest fuel loads through forest inventory

• improved estimates of fire behavior, carbon emissions

Forest Inventory and Monitoring• dynamic modeling of forest fuel loads through forest inventory

• improved estimates of fire behavior, carbon emissions