| 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
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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
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Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy Key Contacts
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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 |
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Forest Fire Compacts
Quick Links
Science and Joint Fire Science Consortiums & Exchanges
Social Media
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May 2016
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PRESCRIBED FIRE NEWS
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| Recent Prescribed Fire Activity Across the Northeast Region |
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ILLINOIS
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The prescribed burn at Franklin Creek State Natural Area took off in the prairie sections. (Photo: Dale Bowman)
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MASSACHUSETTS
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(Photo: From footage taken by a privately owned drone on behalf of Dennis Fire Department)
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MICHIGAN
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May 4, 2016
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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WISCONSIN
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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.
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NEW JERSEY
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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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PENNSYLVANIA
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The 16-Mile Fire near the border of Pike and Monroe Counties in Pennsylvania burned 8,030 acres. (Photo: PA Bureau of Forestry)
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
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
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Application Deadline: June 22, 2016
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A Special July Webinar
Finding the Best Science Available on Fire Ecology and Fire Regimes in Eastern Ecosystems
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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
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Conferences, Meetings, and Training Opportunities
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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.
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:
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
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--
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,
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Attached Meetings
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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
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The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) delivers articles and stories each month that demonstrate the collaborative efforts of agencies, organizations and communities supporting and promoting the three goals of the Cohesive Strategy: Restoring Resilient Landscapes, Creating Fire Adapted Communities and Responding to Wildfire.
This news update is our primary communication tool with our partners and the public. Looking for more Northeast Region Cohesive Strategy information or past published news update issues? Visit this Web site.
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