Wildland Fire Science — Supporting wildland fire and land management

First posted April 23, 2019 Revised February 14, 2023 For additional information, contact: Wildland Fire Science ProgramU.S Geological Survey12201 Sunrise Valley DriveReston, VA 20192 The U.S. Geological Survey's Wildland Fire Science Program produces fundamental information to identify the causes of wildfires, understand the impacts and benefits of both wildfires and prescribed fires, and help prevent and manage larger, catastrophic events. Our fire scientists provide information and develop tools that are widely used by stakeholders to make decisions before, during, and after wildfires in desert, grassland, tundra, wetland, and forest ecosystems across the United States.