The SW Fire Science Consortium is a group who convenes managers, researchers, and policy makers to effectively share fire science information.
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Become a Next Gen intern at Saguaro National Park 🌵
These roles include work with kids!
Applications accepted through June, interviews will be conducted in July, and the position will begin in October 2026.
Find out more here ⬇️
nps.gov/sagu/getinvolved/nex…
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Become a Next Gen intern at Saguaro National Park 🌵@SaguaroNPS
These roles include work with kids!
Applications accepted through June, interviews will be conducted in July, and the position will begin in October 2026.
Find out more here ⬇️
nps.gov/sagu/getinvolved/nex…
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Learn about fire weather from expert Chuck Maxwell, who has thirty years of experience in meteorology @SWCCNewsNotes
🎧 learn about fire management operations and what this summer might look like for fire and if the monsoon will bring any relief🔥⛈️
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See what the @FireScienceGOV Consortia/Exchanges accomplished in 2025!
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15 regional fire science exchanges across the United States hosted webinars and designed courses and more! Learn about our impact and find great resources on fire science 🌟
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For #MonsoonAwarenessWeek learn about how to protect communities, soil stability and overall watershed resilience in our fact sheet and synthesis! 🌧️🌊
Both provide techniques and resources on how to prevent heavy monsoon rains from causing erosion!
swfireconsortium.org/2025/05…
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It's #MonsoonAwarenessWeek! ⛈️
See our storymap on post-fire flooding that resulted from monsoon rain falling on the Museum Fire burned area.
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Want to know the predictions for the 2026 #wildfire season in #Arizona and #NewMexico? 🔥
Our webinar reviews the biggest fires in the Southwest in 2025 and moves on to the fire outlook and monsoon predictions for 2026.
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Learn about the impacts of #wildfire on #wildlife in the #Southwest 🐻
Our synthesis describes the immediate effects of fire and the post-fire impacts on different types of wildlife from birds to bats to small mammals and more ⬇️
swfireconsortium.org/2026/03…
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Want to see what's out there for jobs related to wildland fire and forestry?? 🔥🌲
Check out our Southwest Job Board ➡️ swfireconsortium.org/southwe…
Hiring? Send us an email and we can add your job to our list!
swfireconsortium@gmail.com
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Learn about the historic pattern of fire in Sonoran Desert scrub ecosystems and how it differs from what is occurring today. 🌵🔥
Video and fact sheet on #SonoranDesert fire regime here:
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Watersheds are of vital importance across the Southwest. Often, the post-fire impacts to local watersheds can be more devastating than the actual fire. 🌊
Watch our video on watershed restoration conduced in Santa Clara Canyon.
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Attend University of Arizona's Invasive Plant Short Course! August 19-20 in Tucson, AZ and learn about specific invasive species like fountaingrass and herbicide treatments from the experts! 🌱
Info here: live-alvsce-ces.pantheonsite…
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Webinar tomorrow, Tues., May 19 at 11am AZ/12pm MT!!✨
There's still time, register now for our webinar to get an overview of the 2025 wildfire season and learn what's expected for 2026 🔥
swfireconsortium.org/2026/04…
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Register now for our next FELL event!
The Fire Ecology Learning Lab can be used by teachers and agency members who are tasked with teaching kids about #wildfire in ecosystems across the #Southwest.
Learn more and register here! 🙋
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Is the federal wildfire workforce resourced for the job? Join @ClimateandWildfire & @GrassrootsWFF for a workforce planning-focused webinar featuring renowned wildfire experts!
📅 May 28th 🕙 11am ET / 8am PT
Register now: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…
#WildfirePolicy
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Learn about prescribed fire in #NewMexico!
May 16, 2026 | 8 AM - 3 PM at the Western Heritage Museum in Hobbs, NM.
Resister here! rsvp.aces.nmsu.edu/plainfire
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Save the date!! 🌟
Our biannual Arizona Tribal Wildland Fire Summit – 2026 will be hosted by Gila River Indian Community summit December 1-3, 2026.
Add it to your calendar now! We will send out more information about registration soon!
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Check out the 6 minute video that provides directions on how and why to do a fire needs assessment !
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LANDFIRE has introduced the Fire Needs Assessment (FNA), a spatial analysis tool designed to help land managers determine where fire is needed to maintain ecosystem health. 🔥
Read more about the tool: landfire-tnc.github.io/LANDF…
ALT A low-angle shot of a vibrant prescribed burn sweeping through a forest floor. Orange and yellow flames consume green shrubs and dry undergrowth, with smoke drifting between pine tree trunks in the foreground and background.
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Learn about wildfire treatment data!
Navigating Treatment Data: Choosing the Right Dataset for Your Needs, May 15, 1-2:30 pm (ET)
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Are you an agency member who acts as an informal educator who works in Arizona or New Mexico? We have materials for you to bring into classrooms to teach K-12 kids about fire ecology. 🔥
Learn more and send to a coworker who teaches kids in the Southwest! swfireconsortium.org/agency-…
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