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Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Northeast Region
Pagami Creek Fire, Superior NF, Minnesota, September 2011. (Photo: Kari Greer)
Resilient Landscapes - Fire-Adapted Communities - Safe and Effective Wildfire Response
The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) provides executive leadership, coordination, and guidance to carry out the Northeast Regional Action Plan while providing a forum for members to guide strategic direction for fire and land management activities. The NE RSC continues to collaboratively recognize, support, and help with National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy goals and implementation efforts.
NE RSC Chair: Brad Simpkins, New Hampshire State Forester
In This Issue
PRESCRIBED FIRE NEWS: Recent Prescribed Fire Activity Across the Northeast Region
Illinois
Massachusetts
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
WILDFIRE NEWS: An Active Spring Fire Season in the Northeast
New Jersey
New York
May 2016
PRESCRIBED FIRE NEWS
Recent Prescribed Fire Activity Across the Northeast Region
ILLINOIS
Fire as the Natural, Essential Tool: A Day in the Field
Pennsylvania
5th Year Recruiting for FireCorps at Cape Cod National Seashore
A Special July Webinar: Finding the Best Science Available on Fire Ecology and Fire Regimes in Eastern Ecosystems
Minnesota Smoke Management Plan Finalized
Conferences, Meetings, and Training Opportunities
Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy Key Contacts
Brad Simpkins Chair New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands 172 Pembroke Road PO Box 1856 Concord, NH 03302-1856 Maureen Brooks Communications Working Group Lead U.S. Forest Service Northeastern Area S&PF Larry Mastic Coordinator, Northeast Region Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy
Important Links
Northeast Regional Cohesive Strategy Committee Forest Fire Compacts Northeastern Forest Fire
The prescribed burn at Franklin Creek State Natural Area took off in the prairie sections. (Photo: Dale Bowman)
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MASSACHUSETTS
Get a Bird's Eye View of Massachusetts DCR Prescribed Fire Operations
(Photo: From footage taken by a privately owned drone on behalf of Dennis Fire Department)
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MICHIGAN
Ottawa County Burns 30 Acres in Port Sheldon to Protect Rare Wildlife May 4, 2016
Protection Compact Big Rivers Forest Fire Management Compact Great Lakes Forest Fire Compact Middle Atlantic Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact Eastern Area Coordinating Group Quick Links Cohesive Strategy Fire Adapted Communities Coalition Dovetail Partners Science and Joint Fire Science Consortiums & Exchanges Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists National Joint Fire Science Program North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange Lake States Fire Science Consortium Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science Consortium Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center Social Media
The Ottawa County parks department commissioned a prescribed burn at Port Sheldon Natural Area (pictured). Parks staff burned 30 acres to keep the area as an early-forest habitat and protect several rare animal species living there. Only a week and a half after the fire, green plants had already appeared amidst the blackened turf. (Photo: Caleb Whitmer/Sentinel Staff)
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PENNSYLVANIA
Gettysburg National Military Park Prescribed Burn - April 18, 2016 April 19, 2016
Spring 2016 prescribed burn area. (Photo: NPS) Gettysburg National Military Park fire managers prepared for a prescribed fire this spring, which was conducted April 18, 2016.
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WISCONSIN
City Conducts Prescribed Burn at Upper Hixon (La Crosse, Wisconsin) May 4, 2016
The La Crosse Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department conducted a prescribed burn on the Thompson Prairie area in Upper Hixon Forest. (Photo: Erik Daily, La Crosse Tribune)
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WILDFIRE NEWS
An Active Spring Fire Season in the Northeast The Northeast has experienced a number of large fires this spring. The following are some news reports about these wildfires.
NEW JERSEY
Wildfire in Wharton State Forest at 113 Acres near Atsion Press Staff Reports Sunday, April 17, 2016
Wharton fire: A New Jersey Forest Fire Service helicopter takes a bucket of water from Atsion Lake to fight a wildfire Sunday in Shamong Township, Burlington County.(Photo: Dale Gerhard)
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NEW YORK
Wildfire More Intense, Has Burned 800+ Acres April 25, 2016 Lanning Taliaferro (Patch Staff)
Mid-Hudson Valley, NY (Photo: Mid-Hudson Valley Patch)
More Than 100 State, Local Crews Fight Ulster County
Brush Fire Monday, April 25, 2016 Sam's Point Fire Fully Contained, Governor's Office Says April 28, 2016
Sam's Point Nature Preserve TNC Ulster County NYS DEC & OPRHP Forest Rangers wildland fire incident command fire suppression. (Photo: Daily Freeman News)
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PENNSYLVANIA
Crews also Battling Major Wildfire Near Pike-Monroe County Border in Pennsylvania April 25, 2016
The 16-Mile Fire near the border of Pike and Monroe Counties in Pennsylvania burned 8,030 acres. (Photo: PA Bureau of Forestry)
Massive Poconos Brush Fires Intentionally Set, Authorities Say
A brush fire burns along the Blue Mountain in April 2015. State officials are concerned this year about a blaze dubbed the 16-Mile Fire in Pike and Monroe Counties. (Photo: Rich Rolen, Special to the Morning Call)
Fire Officials Urge Drone Operators to Avoid 16-Mile Fire Air Space Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry April 25, 2016
16-Mile Fire 100 Percent Contained after Nearly Two Weeks May 1, 2016 The fire started April 20 and burned more than 8,000 acres.
This image of an airplane working on the 16-Mile Fire on April 24
offers some perspective on size of smoke column. (Photo: Josh Thompson, PA DCNR, Bureau of Forestry)
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5th Year Recruiting for FireCorps at Cape Cod National Seashore
Application Deadline: June 22, 2016
The AmeriCorps and National Park Service are actively recruiting for the fifth year of FireCorps at the Cape Cod National Seashore. The season runs from September 2016 to July 2017. The recruitment and application period is open now. View more information and instructions on how to apply.
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A Special July Webinar Finding the Best Science Available on Fire Ecology and Fire Regimes in Eastern Ecosystems
July 27, 2016 1 PM ET/ 12 PM CT/ 11 PM MT Robin Innes and Ilana Abrahamson U.S. Forest Service
Join us for our next Webinar in cooperation with the North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange and Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists highlighting the new fire features of the Fire Effects Information System (FEIS). Managers and planners need scientifically sound information on historical fire regimes and contemporary changes in fuels and fire regimes to make informed management decisions. To address this need, two new fire regime publications-Fire Regime Reports and Fire Regime Syntheses-are now available and spatially searchable in the recently updated user interface for the FEIS. Source: Lake States Fire Science Consortium, April 2016 Newsletter
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Minnesota Smoke Management Plan Finalized
[This is a great example of a Northeast Regional collaborative effort that advances the WFLC's Smoke Management and Air Quality Priority for the National Cohesive Strategy - Ed.] Access and download the Minnesota Smoke Management Plan and view the Minnesota Smoke Management
Plan Agreement. Source: Lake States Fire Science Consortium, April 2016 Newsletter
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Conferences, Meetings, and Training Opportunities
Training
National Wildland Fire Training National Wildfire Coordinating Group Training Midwest Wildfire Training Academy Sponsored in cooperation with the Big Rivers Forest Fire Management Compact and the U.S. Forest Service
June 8-12, 2016 Jefferson City, MO Held in conjunction with the University of Missouri Fire and Rescue Training Institute's Annual Summer Fire School. Registration: http://www.mufrti.org/summerfireschool/register.shtml
Mid-Atlantic Wildfire Training Academy Sponsored in cooperation with the Middle Atlantic Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact, U.S. Forest Service, and West Virginia University June 4-10, 2016 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV Registration: http://epay.wvsto.com/WVU/WVUForestryRegLodgingMeals/
Conferences and Meetings
--Regional--
North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange Oak Capstone Workshop Fire in Oak Workshop Regional Differences, Local Applicability June 15-16, 2016 Westborough, MA 50th Annual Northeast Forest Fire Supervisors Committee Meeting Fifty Years of Northeastern Fire Management June 20-24, 2016 King of Prussia, PA Radisson Valley Forge
Wildfire in the Northeast Workshop An Instructional, Practical and Pragmatic Approach to Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation December 6-8, 2016 Mystic, CT Contact your state or provincial forest fire prevention specialist in the Northeast or Mid-Atlantic. --National-- 2016 Upper Midwest Invasive Species ConferenceOctober 17-19, 2016 LaCrosse, WI Contact the Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire
Science Consortium if you are interested in contributing to a special session about suppressing invasive plants using integrated treatment that includes prescribed fire. 2nd International Smoke Symposium November 14-17, 2016 Long Beach, CA The Call for Presentations, Posters, and Special Sessions closes on May 16. 3rd Southwest Fire Ecology Conference Beyond Hazard Fuels: Managing Fire for Social, Economic, and Ecological Benefits November 28 - December 2, 2016 Tucson, AZ Now Accepting Submissions for Special Sessions,Workshops and Trainings, and Attached Meetings. Call for oral and poster presentation abstract submissions opened April 1. Early Bird Registration opens June 1. Save-the-Date: 7th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress November 28 - December 2, 2017 Orlando, FL Buena Vista Palace Spa and Hotel