Introduction of the Panel Discussion and of Panel

Jim Brenner
Fire Management Administrator
Florida Division of Forestry
Tallahassee, Florida, USA

How will Global Climate Change Influence Fire and Land Management Programs and Politics?

Panelists:

John Gledhill
Chief Officer
Tasmania Fire Service
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

The Influence of Global Climate Change on Fire Management Programs and Policies – An Australian Fire Manager’s Perspective

Dr. Józef Piwnicki
Researcher
Forest Fire Protection Laboratory
Forest Research Institute
Warsaw, Poland

Józef Piwnicki - Climate change and wildland fire policy in Poland

Brian Stocks
B.J. Stocks
Wildfire Investigations Ltd.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

Brian Stocks - Wildland Fire Management in Canada: New Challenges Under a Changing Climate

James Hubbard
Deputy Chief
USDA Forest Service
State and Private Forestry
Washington, DC, USA

How Might Changing Climate Affect Fire Management in the United States

Question and Answer Session

The Big Burn, Then and Now

Dr. Stephen Pyne
Regent Professor
School of Life Science
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona, USA

Congress Closing Remarks

Association for Fire Ecology