Southern Integrated Prescribed Fire Information System (SIPFIS) Workshop

August 8, 2017

Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA

Introduction and objectives

Overview of the SIPFIS project

Prescribed fire data needs related to air quality and health (Panel Discussion)

Di Tian, Georgia EPD
Rick Gillam, U.S. EPA Region 4
RishVaidyanathan, CDC
Scott Goodrick, USDA Forest Service

Demonstration of a common database prototype

A unified prescribed fire record: Issues and opportunities (Panel Discussion)

Dan Chan, Georgia Forestry Commission
Jon Blanchard and Tom Howard, NC State Parks
Scott Goodrick, USDA Forest Service

Demonstration of a prescribed fire-information system prototype

Towards a community information system (Panel Discussion)

Dan Chan, Georgia Forestry Commission
James Boylan, Georgia DNR
John Hornback, Metro 4 / SESARM
Kevin Robertson, Tall Timbers Research Station

Sustainability of a community prescribed fire information system (Open Discussion)

Summary and concluding remarks