The ReSHAPE program is a major new effort to compile and collate fuel treatment data from federal and state agencies across the United States. What do these data say about treatment effects on wildfires? Are the treatments working? What does "working" even mean? And importantly, how can we move beyond "associated with" statements to "caused by" statements when randomized experiments are impossible? This talk will address all of these questions and more, and (hopefully) demystify some of the statistics behind this work.
This event is part of a series:
Fire Lab Seminar Series
The Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory has been hosting an annual seminar series since 1998. Hour-long seminars are presented by Fire Lab employees and other researchers from throughout the world. Seminars cover current research and management about the natural world from a broad range of disciplines, but most seminars usually have a wildland fire theme. The Fire Lab Seminar Series provides a platform for researchers and managers to present their work in an environment that encourages critical thought, the free exchange of ideas, and knowledge discovery. For more information, visit the Fire Lab Seminar Series page.
Event Details
Mar 19 2026, 11am - 12pm Mountain Time