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Wildland fires spread during the notorious Santa Ana weather;
the air pollution is among the worst in the world; and a large and
growing number of people exert increasing demands on wildlands for
a safe place to live, for water, for recreation, and for scenic beauty.
Because of its location in southern California, at the heart of these
natural resource problems, the Forest Fire Laboratory provides unique
opportunities to study a variety of related topics that have local,
national, and international importance.
Researchers at the Forest Fire Laboratory cooperate with other Forest Service
research stations and Federal agencies, State and county agencies,
universities, and private organizations.
RESEARCH TOPIC EMPHASIS AREAS
The five research units located at the
Forest Fire Laboratory
conduct research in the broad areas of Air
Quality, Fire Science,
and Recreation.
RESEARCH UNITS
![[Photograph]: small outdoor fire.](/peth04/20041015010131im_/http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/rfl/fire5.jpg)
Prescribed Fire and Fire Effects
-- How fire can be used as a tool to help restore and maintain natural ecological balance in wildland habitats
Air Pollution and Global Change Impacts on Western Forest
Ecosystems
-- How ozone and acid compounds affect forest health in a changing global environment
Wildland Fire Management Research, Development, and Application
-- How to design special information systems to help
fire managers make better decisions, and how to influence the development
of firesafe communities in areas of flammable vegetation
![[Photograph]: Two tents in the grass.](/peth04/20041015010131im_/http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/common/images/i_pic16.jpg)
Wildland Recreation and Urban Cultures
-- How wildland recreation sites are used by culturally diverse visitors from urban areas.
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The Forest Fire Laboratory
in Riverside, California, is a field research facility of the
Pacific Southwest Research Station,
headquartered in Albany, California. The laboratory and
research station are part of the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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![[Photograph]: Fire.](/peth04/20041015010131im_/http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/rfl/itop_08-03.jpg)
