MOMENTS: 2019 Fire Behavior and Fuels Conferences Across The Globe...
3 2019
Sydney, Australia
The Welcome to Country is always a highlight of conference openings in Australia. This one came with a music lesson on the didgeridoo.The is what can happen when women thrive – inspirational and moving stories from Sydney and Albuquerque on careers in fire.The Sydney conference was opened by IAWF President Alen Slijepcevic.The Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, was a spectacular setting for a post-conference field trip.
Marseille, France
The beautiful Marseille venue – Palais du Pharo Photo credit: Daniel PerrakisHappy travelers on the boat trip in Calanques National Park between Marseille and Cassis Photo credit: Daniel PerrakisA field tour stop at the site of the 2016 Rognac Fire northeast of Marseille. Photo credit: Daniel PerrakisThumbs up approval from Marseille Photo credit: Daniel PerrakisField tour to the site of the 2016 Calanque Fire Photo credit: Daniel PerrakisTranslation tech in action Photo credit: Daniel PerrakisConversations, connections, and chandeliers Photo credit: Daniel Perrakis
Albuquerque, United States
Title slide from Rick Arthur’s presentation on historical indigenous burning patterns. Photo credit: Marjie BrownSusan Pritchard, Roger Ottmar, and Bob Keane enjoy some New Mexico morning sun at the Plaza Breakfast. Photo credit: Marjie BrownAttendees were nourished daily with delicious New Mexico fare, opportunities for massage, and yoga classes with our own Johnny Stowe, Heritage Preserve Prescribed Fire Manager with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Photo credit: Marjie BrownAttendees were nourished daily with delicious New Mexico fare, opportunities for massage, and yoga classes with our own Johnny Stowe, Heritage Preserve Prescribed Fire Manager with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Photo credit: Marjie BrownAttendees were nourished daily with delicious New Mexico fare, opportunities for massage, and yoga classes with our own Johnny Stowe, Heritage Preserve Prescribed Fire Manager with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.Joe Stutler and Tom Zimmerman discuss fire program development in an increasingly complex fire environment at the Albuquerque location of the 2019 Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference.Presentations and discussions made clear the disparities in the availability of wildland fire resources across the US. This slide is from Robert Ziel’s presentation about Alaska’s fire environment. Photo credit: Marjie Brown
