4thInternationalSmokeSymposium(ISS4)
LeighPerkinsConservationEducationCenter-Tallahassee,FL
March23-27,2026
PresentedbyInternationalAssociationofWildlandFire
8:00-9:00
Monday,March23
ShuttleprovidedfromTallahassee(SpringhillSuites,HamptonInn,HiltonGardenInn)
8:00-5:00 Registrationdeskhours WORKSHOPS
9:00-11:00
11:00-1:00
StrategicCommunicationforFire SmokeScientistsandTechnical Experts
AlexGriffith,COMPASSScience Communication
PrescribedFireandWildfireExceptional EventsResourcesandTools (remoteparticipationavailable)
JamesBoylan,GeorgiaDepartmentofNatural Resources;RickGillam,U.S.EPARegion4,Mary Uhl,WesternStatesAirResourcesCouncil (WESTAR)
1:00-2:00 Lunch(provided)
FireSatforSmoke:PracticalTools,Early Insights,andResearchOpportunities (remoteparticipationavailable)
AnnKapusta,EarthFireAllianceandDr. MichaelFalkowski
1:00-2:00 ShuttleprovidedtoandfromTallahassee (SpringhillSuites,HamptonInn,HiltonGardenInn) WORKSHOPS
2:00-6:00 NASASatelliteObservationsand ToolsforFireandSmoke Monitoring
AaronNaeger,NASAMarshall SpaceFlightCenter;CarlMalings (MSU,NASAGSFC)KristinaPistone (BAERI,NASAARC)CaterinaMogno (UMBC,NASAGSFC)
WildlandFireSmokeModelingusingBlueSky Playground
MarlinEMartĂnez,UniversityofWashington, SusanM.O’Neill,SimLarkin,USDAForest Service
6:00
7:30-8:30
SoutheastPrescribedFireandAir QualitySummitMeeting(inviteonly)
ShuttleprovidedtoTallahassee(SpringhillSuites,HamptonInn,HiltonGardenInn)
Tuesday,March24
ShuttleprovidedfromTallahassee(SpringhillSuites,HamptonInn,HiltonGardenInn)
7:30-5:00 Registrationdeskhours
8:30-9:30
OpeningRemarksandGeneralSession
9:30-10:00 NetworkingBreakwithexhibitorsandsponsors
RoomA RoomB RoomC
SmokeModeling&Observations
Moderator:
10:10-10:30 MassandElementalCompositionof WildfireEmissionsDeposition Acrossa40kmDownwind Transect*
FacundoScordo
10:30-10:50 PopulationExposureandHealth ImpactsofPrescribedBurnsin California
RashmiRajput
10:50-11:10 PAHsinSmokefromVariousWUI FireFuels:Cars,Trees,And ConstructionMaterials
AikaDavis
11:10-11:30 AddressingNon-Negligible Uncertainties inNon-Methane OrganicCompoundEmission FactorsisNeededforImproving SmokeImpactAssessments
KelleyBarsanti
SmokeManagementandCommunication SpecialSession
Moderator:
UnderstandingCommunicationPreferences AmongSusceptiblePopulationsDuringSmoke Events:ACaseStudyfromEasternOregon*
WilliamToombs
LookingatWildlandFireSmokeRisk CommunicationResearch*
JessDowney
MisalignedFireNarrativesandIndigenous Realities:ReframingSmokeandSocio-Ecological ResilienceinCentralIndia
MohdAminKhan
ComparativeEvaluationofMERV13AirFilter PerformanceforSaltAerosolsandSimulated WildfireSmoke*
NourElsagan
Moderator:
TheAlbanyPilotProject:AModelforFire, AirQuality,andMulti-LevelCollaboration
HollyNowell,JamesBoylan
ApplyingResearchtoAddressPeatFires inMalaysia
AdamWatts,DayangNurSakinahMusa
11:30-11:50 Metaltoxinsinwildfiresmoke: observationsandimplications
AlexanderHoneyman
11:50-12:10 Satellite-InformedMachine LearningBiasCorrectionofWildfire PlumeInjectionHeights
12:10-1:40
1:50-2:10
MohammadAstaneh
EmployingHistoricalWildfire GrowthDataforCharacterizing DiurnalFireBehaviorandSmoke Emissions
MichaelBillmire
Assessmentofnational meteorologicaldispersionforecasts andmethods
TimBrown
Impactofplumerise parametrizationonairquality forecastsforSEAsiabiomass burningduring2024*
ManasMohanty
Developmentofaunified prescribedfiredatabaseand accompanyingdashboardfortheU.
S
AmyMarsha
PM2.5emissionsfromlaboratory burningofsoutheasternforestfuels
YongqiangLiu
CalculatingdailyaveragePM2.5 emissionsusingburnauthorizations acrossFloridagivenvegetationand croptype
HannahSchley
ImprovingWildfirePreparedness:
LessonsfromHighSchools'Wildfire ClubEducationalProgramsin Ghana
ReubenOseiMensah
SmokeModeling&Observations
Moderator:
Trans-Atlanticsmoketransportand airqualityimpactsofCanadian wildfiresinsummer2025*
MarkParrington
2:10-2:30 Coupledfireandsmokemodeling forprescribedfireapplications
SaraBrambilla
2:30-2:50 Applicationofasimplifiedsmoke emissionsanddispersionmodelfor trackingsmokeplumesona regionalscale
2:50-3:10
MarkSchaaf
UncoveringKeyDriversof PrescribedBurnSmokeImpacts UsingAirQualityModelingand MachineLearning
AmirhosseinGhajari
SmokeScienceResourcesforExtensionand OutreachtoSupportLocalCommunities
DavidGodwin
PrescribedBurnAssociations
GeorgeJensen
PosterSessionandLunch(provided)
IntegratedResearchManagementTeam SupportingCoproductionofWildlandFire Science
JamesFurman
Reducinghuman-causedwildfireignitionsusing communitybye-lawsinGhana
HannahOwusuTuffour
IntegratedFireManagementinAfram HeadwatersForestReserve,Ghana
EstherAdjei
WildfireIncidenceinForestandTransitional ZonesofGhana:LocalCommunityPerceptions andAdaptationStrategies
KingsfordOwusuBoampong
Assessingimpactsofclimatechangeand humanpopulationgrowthonforestfire potentialinthetropics:CaseoftheTainIIForest ReserveinGhana
EricOsei-Kwarteng
Advancingwildfiresmokeexposurescience: Fieldmeasurementsofsmokechemistryat CDPH
AlandraLopez
PublicandOccupationalHealthImpacts
Moderator:
AirPollutionEmissionsandPublicHealth Impactsfrom2022MosquitoWildfire*
BruceSpringsteen
Characterizationofstructurefireemissionsand effectsonexposedpopulationsandfirefighters’ health*
MartaOliveira
HowLongCanGaseousContaminationPersist IndoorsfromWildland-UrbanInterface(WUI) FireSmoke?
MichaelLink
SmokeEmissionsTradeoffsinCaliforniawith IncreasedPrescribedFireActivity
KelleyBarsanti
3:10-3:40
3:45-5:00
5:00-6:30
Correlationbetweenmeteorologicaldata andfireoccurrenceinthetransitional zoneofGhana
RichardBaffourGyan
BaselineUrinaryMonohydroxylatedPAH MetabolitesinPortugueseWildland FirefightersBeforetheFirefighting Season*
SandraLavandeira
EvaluationofEBAMPerformanceinLow PM2.5ConcentrationsandHigherRelative HumidityEnvironment–Expectations, DataUtility,Recommendations
SusanO'Neill
FieldTestingofAirScrubbersataWildfire IncidentCommandPost
PaulCorrigan
TheLatestAnnualPrescribedFireUse Surveysfor2022and2023
PeterLahm
ChallengesofCarbonMonoxide MonitoringusingLowCostSensorsin WildlandFireSmokeSituations
JoshHall
RemoteSensing:Tools,Insights,Visions
Moderator:
LinkingFireBehaviorandSmokeImpacts: FireSat’sRoleinSupportingAirQuality andHealthResearch
AnnKapusta
IdealizedNumericalSimulationsof PrescribedFiresandtheApplicationofa MultistaticRadarEmulator
EmmaMiller
Satellite-constrainedEvaluationofRRFSSmokepredictedWildfireSmokeVertical PlacementandColumnLoadingfor Summerof2025*
SudheerBhimireddy
AnnouncingINFLAMES:the InterdisciplinaryNetworkforFireresearch fromLowEarthOrbitAtmospheric Measurements*
GerbrandKoren
NetworkingBreakwithexhibitorsandsponsors
GeneralSessionPanel:PersonnelSmokeImpacts
Socialreceptionwithexhibitorsandsponsors
6:30
7:30-8:30
ShuttleprovidedtoTallahassee Wednesday,March25
ShuttleprovidedfromTallahasssee
7:30-5:00 Registrationdeskopen
8:30-9:30 GeneralSession
9:30-10:00
SmokeModeling&Observations
Moderator:
10:10-10:30 Towardsunderstandingemission characteristicsduringwildlandurbaninterface(WUI)fires*
SayakaSuzuki
10:30-10:50 Compositionofgasesinalongleaf
pinediffusionflame
ShawnUrbanski
10:50-11:10 UnderstandingWildfireand Prescribed-BurningSmokeover CaliforniausingMUSICAv0
WenfuTang
11:10-11:30 VegetationFiresandSmoke PollutionWarningandAdvisory System,globalandEuropean perspective
MikhailSofiev
11:30-11:50 WildfireSmokeModellingat RegionalandLocalScales:Insights fromSwedenandItaly*
11:50 -1:20
AnaIsabelMiranda
SmokeModeling&Observations
Moderator:
1:30-1:50 FromSatellitetoMachineLearning: PredictingWildfirePlumeInjection HeightsacrosstheWesternUnited States
XuFeng
1:50-2:10 ComparisonofRadar-Observedand SimulatedWildlandFirePlumeand EmberTransport
JieSun
2:10-2:30 AMulti-ScaleMeasurementofFire andPlumeTransportThrougha ForestCanopy
WeixuanGong
2:30-2:50 FuelMoisture–DrivenVariationsin SmokePlumeDynamics
NedaYaghoobian
2:50-3:10 A2-D,nonhydrostatic,compressible modelforfireplumedynamics
BransonStarr
NetworkingBreakwithexhibitorsandsponsors
EmergingTechnologiesandTools SpecialSession
Moderator:
QuantifyingEmissionsfromFuelsCommonly foundwithinWildlandUrbanInterface Structures
BryceBathras
Advancementsofsmokeasphyxiantmodeling inQUIC-Fire
AlexanderJosephson
Parcel-ScaleHouseFuelLoadandFireDamage RiskAssessmentinWildlandUrbanInterface
YifeiDing
DiscoveringGoverningDynamicsofSmoke PlumesandFireSpreadUsingMachine Learning-BasedEquationDiscovery
JhamiekaGreenwood
Highspatiotemporalresolutionestimatesof wildfiresmokeexposurewithmachinelearning, lowcostsensors,andsatellitedata
NathanPavlovic
Moderator:
Howtobestcommunicateaboutsmoke andfires
PatrickMerle
CommunicatingWildfireRisk
AlexGriffith
Lunch(provided)
PublicandOccupationalHealthImpacts SpecialSession
Moderator:
Thechanginglandscapeofwildfiresmoke exposureinCanada:Analyzingtheimpactof wildfiresmokeonairqualitybetween2010–2023usingCanOSSEM*
NamanPaul
TheMultiyearWildfireSmokeExposure (MultiWiSE)Metrics:CharacterizingEpisodic PM2.5ExposureforStudiesonLong-Term HealthEffects*
StephanieCleland
BurningQuestions:HowWildfireSmoke ImpactstheBrain*
AnthonyWhite
BushfireEmissions:EvaluatingtheImpactonAir QualityandHumanHealthintheNorthern Territory
HafsaYousufNipa
CommunityPreferencesforWildfireSmoke MitigationandAdaptationStrategiesinBritish Columbia’sWildland–UrbanInterface* DilshaniRanasinghe
Moderator:
BuildingSmoke-ReadyCommunities: StrategiesforHealth,Equity,and Resilience*
HeidiHuber-Stearns
ExceptionalEventsTBD
3:10-3:40 NetworkingBreakwithexhibitorsandsponsors
3:45-5:00
GeneralSessionpanel:Modeling
5:00-6:00 HappyHourwithExhibitorsandSponsors WagonRidearoundTallTimbers
6:30 ShuttleprovidedtoTallahassee Thursday,March26
7:30-8:30
7:30-5:00
8:30-9:30
ShuttleprovidedfromTallahassee
Registrationdeskopen
GeneralSession:HeatherBrasell
9:30-10:00
Emergingtechnologiesandtools
Moderator:
10:00-10:20 GuidingAirQualityMonitoring: FieldEvaluationofAirQuality SensorsinSoutheasternU.S.
10:20-10:40
10:40-11:00
11:00-11:20
TanvirKhan
IncentivizingDecentralizedIoT NetworkstoEnhanceSmoke DetectorCoverageintheWildlandUrbanInterface*
Jyun-FanTsai
PerformanceTestingofSeven CommerciallyAvailableand ResearchGradeCarbonMonoxide SensorsforUseinWildlandFire SmokeSituations
JoshHall
SMesh:Real-TimeRadioSensor NetworksforPrescribedFireSmoke Management*
JessicaYu
11:20-11:40 Ground-basedwildfiredetection cameras-howwelldotheywork?
GavinHough
11:40-12:00 IntegratedResearchManagement TeamSupportingCoproductionof WildlandFireScience
JamesFurman
12:00-12:20 SmokeresearchandtoolsattheU. S.ForestService
AaronPiña
12:20-1:20
MitigationandScience:Reaching abalancemovingforward
Moderator:
1:30-1:50 TheChallengeofBIGPrescribed Fires
PeterLahm
1:50-2:10 ComputingmonthlyaveragePMâ‚‚.â‚… forecounitsinCaliforniatoassess thedirecthealthbenefitsoffuture potentiallimitingofwildfiresmoke impacts
TimBrown(forAzimehZareHarofteh)
2:10-2:30 DevelopmentofWeatherScenarios ThatMayResultinSmoke-Induced Fog
MatthewPace
2:30-2:50 PreventingCatastrophicWildfires: AnnualGridInspectionand MaintenancePlan*
AbolfazlTaghavi
NetworkingBreakwithexhibitorsandsponsors
SmokeManagementandCommunication SpecialSession
Moderator:JeremyGreen
WithFireComesSmoke:AligningForest ManagementandPublicHealth CommunicationsforAirQuality
RachelMcIntosh-Kastrinsky/KaylaMcCauley
Event-basedinsightsintoresidentperceptions ofsmokefollowingtwoprescribedfiresin Flagstaff,Arizona*
SarahDevenport
TheGlobalForestFireEmissionsPrediction System(GFFEPS)*
KerryAnderson
ActionableEvidencefromaComparativeProject onResilienceandResponsestoSmokeEvents
NicholasPerry
WildfireSmoke'sRoleinPM-2.5andOzone ConcentrationsinTheGreatLakesRegion*
AlecKownacki
UnderstandingLightningDrivenFiresand CommunitySmokeRiskAlongZimbabwes GreatDykeCorridor*
WillsonChimwedzi
PrescribedFireandAirQualitySoutheastern Perspectives
JenniferFawcett
Moderator:
OperationalApproachestoReducing ExposureHazardsontheFireline*
SusanKidnie
TBD
Regulatory ImprovingFuelsandConsumptionfor FireEmissionsInventory
NancyFrench
Effectofseasonoffireonfuel consumptionandestimatedPM2.5 emissionsinasoutheasternU.S.pine savanna
KevinRobertson
ChangesinWildlandFireEmissions EstimationMethodsandTrendsintheUS EPANationalEmissionsInventory
JamesBeidler
Lunch(provided)
SmokeManagementandCommunication SmokeModeling&Observations
Moderator:
EvaluatingIndoorAirCleaningEffectiveness duringWildland-UrbanInterfaceFireEvents: InsightsfromaControlledResidentialStudy
NathanLima
Canmechanicalfueltreatmentsandprescribed firesprovidelong-termairqualitybenefitsby reducingfuturesmokeemissions?
ShawnUrbanski
IntegratingPublicHealthintoUpstreamWildfire Management
SavannahD'Evelyn/MayaPuggarana
HotSpotsandHotMomentsinPrescribedFire acrosstheSoutheasternUS:UsingPermitData forAdvocacyandPolicyChange
KarenCummins
2:50-3:10
AssessingConsistencyinFuelConsumed betweenActivity-basedWildfireEmission Estimates*
PabloSaide
Moderator:
Evaluatingandimprovingmodeled smokeverticaldistributionandsurface concentrationsforthe2020westernUS wildfires*
MackenzieArnold
Pathogenicfungifromwildfiresmoke commonacrossregionsandpositivefor infectiousdiseaseinanimalmodels*
LedaKobziar
WeatherToolsforSmokeForecasting*
JosephCharney
FireDynamicVision:AToolforTracking andCharacterizingSmokePlumesin PrescribedandWildlandFires
BryanQuaife
Anovelsamplingsystemforgasand particulatechemistrymeasurementsin wildfiresmoke
MarkLeone
3:10-3:30
EnhancingFuelsinLarge-scaleModelsby ConnectingGround-basedFuels(FCCS)
AmberSoja
3:30-3:45
3:45-5:00
5:00
8:00-9:00
9:00-4:00
EvaluatingFirePixels:Amulti-layered frameworkforsmokeemissionestimation usingrecentAustralianbushfirecase studies*
FabienneReisen
Networkingbreak
Generalsessionpanel:NewandEmergingTopicsattheIntersectionofSmokeandHealth
JasonSacksandErikaSasser,EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandErikaSasser(facilitators)
ColleenReid–UniversityofColorado,Boulder
FernandoGarcia-Menendez–NCStateUniversity
StephanieCleland-SimonFraserUniversity/VancouverCoastalHealthResearchInstitute
ShuttleprovidedtoTallahassee Freeevening
Friday,March27
ShuttleprovidedfromTallahassee
FieldTripOne:FireontheGround,SmokeintheAir:ScienceandCollaborationinPrescribedBurning
9:00-4:00 FieldTripTwo:FireontheEdge:BurningNexttoCommunities