Transatlantic Fire Resource Guide
Research Programs
Canada Wildfire (CWFC Research Network)
Operator: Canadian Partnership for Wildland Fire Science / University of Alberta
Geographic Focus: Canada
Tags: Research · Education · Network
Access: Free, public
URL: https://www.canadawildfire.org/
Canada Wildfire is a national research network connecting fire scientists and practitioners to advance wildland fire management through collaborative research, knowledge synthesis, and practitioner engagement. It links academia, government agencies, and industry across Canada's fire management community.
CEIF-ADAI – Forest Fire Research Centre
Operator: University of Coimbra / ADAI
Geographic Focus: Portugal, Southern Europe
Tags: Research
Access: Free, public
URL: https://www.uc.pt/en/adai/ceif/
CEIF is a leading Portuguese research center specializing in wildland fire behavior, combustion physics, and prescribed burning, with internationally recognized experimental and modeling capabilities. It plays a central role in fire research across the Iberian Peninsula and the broader Mediterranean region.
Centre for Technological Risk Studies (CERTEC) – Wildland Fire Research Program
Operator: Centre for Technological Risk Studies (CERTEC), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Geographic Focus: Spain, Mediterranean Europe (global relevance)
Tags: Research · Prevention
Access: Free, public
URL: https://certec.upc.edu/en/research/wildland-fire
CERTEC's wildland fire research program at UPC covers experimental and computational fire behavior research, WUI fire dynamics, compartment fires, and technological risk, offering PhD programs, master's degrees, and postgraduate training courses alongside active research projects. It is one of the leading technical universities in Europe for wildland and WUI fire science.
Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP)
Operator: USDA Forest Service / US Department of the Interior
Geographic Focus: United States
Tags: Research · Network
Access: Free, public
URL: https://www.firescience.gov/ords/prd/jf_jfsp/r/jfspublic/home
The JFSP is the primary U.S. federal program funding applied wildland fire science research, managing a competitive grants program and synthesizing findings for delivery to managers and practitioners. It bridges the gap between fire research and operational management needs across federal agencies
Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) – Fire Science Exchange Network
Operator: USDA Forest Service / US Department of the Interior
Geographic Focus: United States
Tags: Research · Education · Network
Access: Free, public
URL: https://www.firescience.gov/ords/prd/jf_jfsp/r/jfspublic/jfsp-exchanges
The JFSP Science Exchanges are regionally based programs connecting fire researchers with land managers to co-produce and deliver science relevant to local management challenges. They are a core mechanism for translating fire research into on-the-ground management decisions across the U.S.
Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory (FireLab)
Operator: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Geographic Focus: United States (global relevance)
Tags: Research
Access: Free, public
URL: https://research.fs.usda.gov/firelab
The FireLab is the USFS's flagship fire science research facility in Missoula, Montana, producing foundational research on fire behavior, fire weather, smoke, fuels, and firefighter safety, and developing widely used tools including WindNinja, FlamMap, and FARSITE.
North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange (NAFSE)
Operator: Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP)
Geographic Focus: Northeastern United States
Tags: Research · Network · Education
Access: Free, public
URL: https://www.firesciencenorthatlantic.org/
NAFSE connects fire scientists and practitioners in the northeastern U.S. through events, webinars, working groups, and research briefs focused on fire ecology, prescribed fire, and fire management in a region where fire has historically been underrepresented in science and practice.
United States Forest Service (USFS) Research Stations
Operator: USDA Forest Service
Geographic Focus: United States
Tags: Research · Policy
Access: Free, public
URL: https://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/contact-us/research-stations
The portal for USFS's network of research stations conducting wildland fire, ecology, and forest management science across the U.S. It provides contact information and entry points to each station's research programs and publications.