Fire Research at the Science–Policy–Practitioner Interface
A section of Fire (ISSN 2571-6255).
Section Information
The main aim of the Section, Fire Research at the Science–Policy–Practitioner Interface, is to highlight research seeking to assess operational approaches to wildland fire management. We welcome submissions from indigenous, state, and agency land management in addition to academic and non-governmental organizations. All areas of wildland fire science management are welcome, including, but not limited to, wildland fire policy and planning, fuel treatments, habitat assessments, fire hazard and risk reduction, post-fire hydrology, ecological restoration, smoke-reduction approaches, experiences of community-based fire management, etc. One of the goals of this Section is to facilitate the sharing of information between wildland fire managers and scientists, through interacting with a series of international wildland fire science information networks.
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Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna Fire Science Information Exchange |
Additional networks are welcome to participate in this Section. The Section welcomes all forms of papers but is particularly interested in Case Reports describing significant fire events and governmental or community-based fire management applications.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Torchbearers: The Next Generation of Fire and Emergency Research (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Integrative Approaches to Wildland Fire Research: From Fundamental Fuel Behavior to Advanced Technological Solutions (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Effects of Fires and Possible Restoration Interventions in Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Applications of Computational Statistics to Wildfire Science and Management —2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advances in Decision Support for Urban Fire Risk Management and Policy Formulation (Deadline: 28 December 2026)
- Creating a Platform to Understand Fire Management in Africa (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Wildfire Exposure and Human Health: A Multidisciplinary Perspective (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Fire Patterns, Driving Factors, and Multidimensional Impacts Under Climate Change and Human Activities (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Innovative Applications of Remote Sensing and Machine Learning in Forest Fire Detection and Prevention (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Integrated Wildfire Management: From Fire Behaviour Science to Operational Response (Deadline: 30 April 2027)













