4thInternationalSmokeSymposium(ISS4)
LeighPerkinsConservationEducationCenter-Tallahassee,FL
March23-27,2026
PresentedbyInternationalAssociationofWildlandFire
Monday,March23
8:00-9:00
8:00-5:00
ShuttleprovidedfromTallahassee(SpringhillSuites,HamptonInn,HiltonGardenInn)
9:00-11:00 StrategicCommunicationforFire SmokeScientistsandTechnical Experts
AlexGriffith,COMPASSScience Communication
11:00-1:00
PrescribedFireandWildfireExceptional EventsResourcesandTools (remoteparticipationavailable)
JamesBoylan,GeorgiaDepartmentofNatural Resources;RickGillam,U.S.EPARegion4,Mary Uhl,WesternStatesAirResourcesCouncil (WESTAR)
1:00-2:00 Lunch(provided)
1:00-2:00 ShuttleprovidedtoandfromTallahassee (SpringhillSuites,
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
FireSatforSmoke:PracticalTools,Early Insights,andResearchOpportunities (remoteparticipationavailable)
AnnKapustaandDr.MichaelFalkowski, EarthFireAlliance
6:00
ShuttleprovidedtoTallahassee(SpringhillSuites,HamptonInn,HiltonGardenInn) Tuesday,March24
7:30-8:30 ShuttleprovidedfromTallahassee(SpringhillSuites,HamptonInn,
7:30-5:00
8:30-8:45
8:30-9:30 KeynoteSession
9:30-10:00
AaronNaeger,PhysicalResearchScientist,NASAMarshallSpaceFlightCenter
Moderator:NathanPavlovic
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
Moderator:MaryUhl
SmokeScienceResourcesforExtensionand OutreachtoSupportLocalCommunities
DavidGodwin
UnderstandingCommunicationPreferences AmongSusceptiblePopulationsDuringSmoke Events:ACaseStudyfromEasternOregon*
WilliamToombs
LookingatWildlandFireSmokeRisk CommunicationResearch*
JessDowney
ComparativeEvaluationofMERV13AirFilter PerformanceforSaltAerosolsandSimulated WildfireSmoke*
NourElsagan
Moderator:HollyNowell
TheAlbanyPilotProject:AModelforFire, AirQuality,andMulti-LevelCollaboration ClaySisson,HollyNowell,JamesBoylan, ThomasBarrett
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
TheLatestAnnualPrescribedFire UseSurveysfor2022and2023
PeterLahm
BaselineUrinaryMonohydroxylated PAHMetabolitesinPortuguese WildlandFirefightersBeforethe FirefightingSeason*
SandraLavandeira
SmokeModeling&Observations
Moderator:HannahSchley
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
3:10-3:40
PrescribedBurnAssociations
JohnMcGuire
PosterSessionandLunch(provided)
IntegratedResearchManagementTeam SupportingCoproductionofWildlandFire Science
JamesFurman
Developmentofaunifiedprescribedfire databaseandaccompanyingdashboardforthe U.S
AmyMarsha
CalculatingdailyaveragePM2.5emissionsusing burnauthorizationsacrossFloridagiven vegetationandcroptype
HannahSchley
FieldTestingofAirScrubbersataWildfire IncidentCommandPost
PaulCorrigan
EvaluationofEBAMPerformanceinLow PM2.5ConcentrationsandHigherRelative HumidityEnvironment–Expectations, DataUtility,Recommendations
SusanO'Neill
ChallengesofCarbonMonoxide MonitoringusingLowCostSensorsin WildlandFireSmokeSituations
JoshHall
PublicandOccupationalHealthImpacts
Moderator:MarlinMartinez
AirPollutionEmissionsandPublicHealth Impactsfrom2022MosquitoWildfire*
BruceSpringsteen
Characterizationofstructurefireemissionsand effectsonexposedpopulationsandfirefighters’ health*
MartaOliveira
HowLongCanGaseousContaminationPersist IndoorsfromWildland-UrbanInterface(WUI) FireSmoke?
MichaelLink
SmokeEmissionsTradeoffsinCaliforniawith IncreasedPrescribedFireActivity
KelleyBarsanti
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
3:45-5:00 GeneralSessionPanel:PersonnelSmokeImpacts
KathleenNavarroDuBose,PhD,MPH,ProgramDirector,EnvironmentalandOccupationalHealth,U.S.DOI
MikeWilson,Ph.D,MPH,CIH,SeniorIndustrialHygienist,ResearchandStandards,Cal/OSHA
AlexMayer,HealthScientist,NationalInstituteforOccupationalSafetyandHealth(NIOSH)
5:00-7:00
Socialreceptionwithexhibitorsandsponsors
7:00 ShuttleprovidedtoTallahassee
Wednesday,March25
7:30-8:30 ShuttleprovidedfromTallahasssee
7:30-5:00
Registrationdeskopen
8:30-9:30 KeynoteSession
9:30-10:00
SmokeModeling&Observations
Moderator:NancyFrench
NetworkingBreakwithexhibitorsandsponsors
EmergingTechnologiesandTools SpecialSession
Moderator:
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:ShawnUrbanski
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
3:10-3:40
3:45-5:00
5:00-6:30
QuantifyingEmissionsfromFuelsCommonly foundwithinWildlandUrbanInterface Structures
BryceBathras
Advancementsofsmokeasphyxiantmodeling inQUIC-Fire
AlexanderJosephson
Parcel-ScaleHouseFuelLoadandFireDamage RiskAssessmentinWildlandUrbanInterface
YifeiDing
LearningSmokePlumeandFireSpread DynamicsUsingMachineLearning-Based Techniques
JhamiekaGreenwood
Highspatiotemporalresolutionestimatesof wildfiresmokeexposurewithmachinelearning, lowcostsensors,andsatellitedata
NathanPavlovic
Howtobestcommunicateaboutsmoke andfires
PatrickMerle
CommunicatingWildfireRisk
AlexGriffith
Lunch(provided)
PublicandOccupationalHealthImpacts SpecialSession
Moderator:KelleyBarsanti
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
RoundtableonRecentExperienceswith PrescribedFiresandAirQualityData CoreyMocka
NetworkingBreakwithexhibitorsandsponsors
GeneralSessionpanel:Modeling
HappyHourwithExhibitorsandSponsors WagonRidearoundTallTimbers
6:30 ShuttleprovidedtoTallahassee Thursday,March26
7:30-8:30
ShuttleprovidedfromTallahassee
7:30-5:00 Registrationdeskopen
8:30-9:30
9:30-10:00
KeynoteSession:ReadingSmokeSignals:LandownerExperience
HeatherBrasell,Landowner
NetworkingBreakwithexhibitorsandsponsors
Emergingtechnologiesandtools
Moderator:
10:00-10:20 GuidingAirQualityMonitoring: FieldEvaluationofAirQuality
SensorsinSoutheasternU.S.
TanvirKhan
SmokeManagementandCommunication SpecialSession
Moderator:JeremyGreen
WithFireComesSmoke:AligningForest ManagementandPublicHealth CommunicationsforAirQuality
RachelMcIntosh-Kastrinsky/KaylaMcCauley
Moderator:
OperationalApproachestoReducing ExposureHazardsontheFireline*
SusanKidnie,DrewLichty,KelceyStricker
OperationalApproachestoReducing ExposureHazardsontheFireline*
SusanKidnie,DrewLichty,KelceyStricker
10:20-10:40
IncentivizingDecentralizedIoT NetworkstoEnhanceSmoke DetectorCoverageintheWildlandUrbanInterface*
Jyun-FanTsai
10:40-11:00 PerformanceTestingofSeven CommerciallyAvailableand ResearchGradeCarbonMonoxide SensorsforUseinWildlandFire SmokeSituations
11:00-11:20
11:20-11:40
11:40-12:00
JoshHall
SMesh:Real-TimeRadioSensor NetworksforPrescribedFireSmoke Management*
JessicaYu
Ground-basedwildfiredetection cameras-howwelldotheywork?
GavinHough
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
2:50-3:10
3:10-3:30
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
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
AssessingConsistencyinFuelConsumed betweenActivity-basedWildfireEmission Estimates*
PabloSaide
EnhancingFuelsinLarge-scaleModelsby ConnectingGround-basedFuels(FCCS)
AmberSoja
3:30-3:45 Networkingbreak
3:45-5:00
Moderator:RickGillam
Evaluatingandimprovingmodeled smokeverticaldistributionandsurface concentrationsforthe2020westernUS wildfires*
MackenzieArnold
Pathogenicfungifromwildfiresmoke commonacrossregionsandpositivefor infectiousdiseaseinanimalmodels*
LedaKobziar
WeatherToolsforSmokeForecasting*
JosephCharney
FireDynamicVision:AToolforTracking andCharacterizingSmokePlumesin PrescribedandWildlandFires
BryanQuaife
Anovelsamplingsystemforgasand particulatechemistrymeasurementsin wildfiresmoke
MarkLeone
EvaluatingFirePixels:Amulti-layered frameworkforsmokeemissionestimation usingrecentAustralianbushfirecase studies*
FabienneReisen
Generalsessionpanel:NewandEmergingTopicsattheIntersectionofSmokeandHealth
JasonSacksandErikaSasser,EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandErikaSasser(facilitators)
ColleenReid–UniversityofColorado,Boulder
FernandoGarcia-Menendez–NCStateUniversity
StephanieCleland-SimonFraserUniversity/VancouverCoastalHealthResearchInstitute
5:00
ShuttleprovidedtoTallahassee Freeevening
Friday,March27
8:00-9:00 ShuttleprovidedfromTallahassee
9:00-4:00
9:00-4:00
FieldTripOne:FireontheGround,SmokeintheAir:ScienceandCollaborationinPrescribedBurning
FieldTripTwo:FireontheEdge:BurningNexttoCommunities