1. Bill de Groot Canadian Forest Service Roberto Martinez Dominguez Comision Nacional Forestal Tom Harbour US Forest Service Bill de Groot Canadian Forest Service Roberto Martinez Dominguez Comision Nacional Forestal Tom Harbour US Forest Service NAFC – Fire Management Working Group Report

2. NAFC-FMWG History Established in 1962. Was one of the first five working groups of the NAFC. Has met annually (with a few exceptions) on a rotational basis between the three countries. Gathering of the fire management leadership from Canada, Mexico, and USA has been critical to facilitating international collaboration. Established in 1962. Was one of the first five working groups of the NAFC. Has met annually (with a few exceptions) on a rotational basis between the three countries. Gathering of the fire management leadership from Canada, Mexico, and USA has been critical to facilitating international collaboration.

3. Membership Canada Canadian Forest Service Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre Canadian Fire Management agencies Mexico CONAFOR/SEMARNAT (National Forest Commission) INIFAP (National Institute Forest and Agriculture Research) FMCN (Mexican Nature Conservation Fund) USA USDA Forest Service US Dept. Interior Observers Includes representatives from state/provincial governments, national and professional organizations; other nations Canada Canadian Forest Service Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre Canadian Fire Management agencies Mexico CONAFOR/SEMARNAT (National Forest Commission) INIFAP (National Institute Forest and Agriculture Research) FMCN (Mexican Nature Conservation Fund) USA USDA Forest Service US Dept. Interior Observers Includes representatives from state/provincial governments, national and professional organizations; other nations NAFC-FMWG

4. Major international study tours 1968 – Fire management in Canada and the US (27 people from 25 countries; 2 month tour) 1975 – Mexico and USA (40 people from 27 countries) 1980 – Prescribed fire in USA (24 specialists from 10 countries) International Conferences 1989 – Boston (Wildland/Urban Interface) 1997 – Vancouver (Fire and Sustainable Development) 2003 – Sydney, Australia (3 rd International Wildland Fire Conference) 2007 - Sevilla, Spain (4 th International Wildland Fire Conference). 2011 – South Africa (5 th International Wildland Fire Conference) Major international study tours 1968 – Fire management in Canada and the US (27 people from 25 countries; 2 month tour) 1975 – Mexico and USA (40 people from 27 countries) 1980 – Prescribed fire in USA (24 specialists from 10 countries) International Conferences 1989 – Boston (Wildland/Urban Interface) 1997 – Vancouver (Fire and Sustainable Development) 2003 – Sydney, Australia (3 rd International Wildland Fire Conference) 2007 - Sevilla, Spain (4 th International Wildland Fire Conference). 2011 – South Africa (5 th International Wildland Fire Conference) NAFC-FMWG Activities

5. Mutual Assistance Agreements Border agreements, first strike agreements, emergency assistance Personnel Exchanges/Training Facilitate Collaborative Research Glossary of Forest Fire Management Terms 1978 - English/Spanish/French – 288 terms Implementation of the Incident Command System (ICS) Mutual Assistance Agreements Border agreements, first strike agreements, emergency assistance Personnel Exchanges/Training Facilitate Collaborative Research Glossary of Forest Fire Management Terms 1978 - English/Spanish/French – 288 terms Implementation of the Incident Command System (ICS) NAFC-FMWG

6. FMWG – Areas of potential Working Group collaboration FMWG – Areas of potential Working Group collaboration Climate Change changing fire regimes and impacts on other forest issues Climate Change changing fire regimes and impacts on other forest issues

7. FMWG – Areas of potential Working Group collaboration FMWG – Areas of potential Working Group collaboration Fire and Insect & Disease Interactions mountain pine beetle, invasive species Fire and Insect & Disease Interactions mountain pine beetle, invasive species

8. FMWG – Areas of potential Working Group collaboration FMWG – Areas of potential Working Group collaboration Silvicultural prescriptions – prescribed burns

9. FMWG – Areas of potential Working Group collaboration FMWG – Areas of potential Working Group collaboration Forest Inventory and Monitoring dynamic modeling of forest fuel loads through forest inventory improved estimates of fire behavior, carbon emissions Forest Inventory and Monitoring dynamic modeling of forest fuel loads through forest inventory improved estimates of fire behavior, carbon emissions