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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Wildland Fires: Toward Improved Understanding and Forecasting of Air Quality Impacts: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26465.
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Appendix C: Workshop Agenda

Wildland Fires: Toward Improved Understanding and Forecasting of Air Quality Impacts – A Workshop

September 23-25, 2020
Public Agenda

Virtual

All times are EDT

Workshop Goal: To bring together atmospheric chemistry and health research communities, managers, and decision makers to discuss knowledge and needs surrounding how wildfire effluent affects air quality and human health. Interdisciplinary sessions will allow for exploration of opportunities to better bridge these communities, to advance the science and improve the production and exchange of information.

Day 1: Wednesday, September 23, 2020

1:00 PM Welcome and introductions
Ravi Ravishankara, Committee Chair, Colorado State University
1:10 PM Keynote
John Balmes, University of California, San Francisco

Session 1: Where Are We Now?

This session will set the stage for the workshop, providing overviews of the current state of the science and communication around atmospheric chemistry and transport of fire emissions, forecasting, measurement tools, and smoke health effects.

Moderator: Christine Wiedinmyer, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder

Monitor: Carsten Warneke, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and CIRES

1:35 PM Our changing fire regimes
Jennifer Balch, University of Colorado Boulder
1:50 PM Fire structure, real plumes, and models
Brian Potter, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Wildland Fires: Toward Improved Understanding and Forecasting of Air Quality Impacts: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26465.
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2:05 PM Panel: How well can we predict smoke?
Brief panelist remarks followed by moderated Q&A
Moderator: Carsten Warneke, NOAA/CIRES
Monitor: Sim Larkin, USDA Forest Service
Ravan Ahmadov, CIRES/NOAA
James Crawford, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Brad Pierce, University of Wisconsin
Kirk Baker, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
3:10 PM Break
3:40 PM Can understanding combustion chemistry improve air quality forecasting?
Bob Yokelson, University of Montana
3:55 PM How does smoke change as it travels away from the source?
Emily Fischer, Colorado State University
4:10 PM What are some health effects of smoke?
Colleen Reid, University of Colorado Boulder
4:25 PM Panel: What information is currently being communicated between health and atmospheric chemistry communities?
Brief panelist remarks followed by moderated Q&A
Moderator: Susan Anenberg, George Washington University
Monitor: Michael Benjamin, California Air Resources Board
Ana Rappold, U.S. EPA
Nga Lee Ng, Georgia Institute of Technology
Rish Vaidyanathan, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
5:25 PM Final thoughts, plan for day 2
Ravi Ravishankara, Colorado State University
5:30 PM Adjourn
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Wildland Fires: Toward Improved Understanding and Forecasting of Air Quality Impacts: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26465.
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Day 2: Thursday, September 24, 2020

1:00 PM Introduction to day 2 agenda
Ravi Ravishankara, Committee Chair, Colorado State University
1:10 PM Summary of ideas heard on day 1
Susan Anenberg, George Washington University, on behalf of the planning committee

Session 2: Where Do We Want to Be?

This session will focus on what is needed on the ground and how that translates into primary research needs within the atmospheric chemistry and health communities to better protect air quality and human health. What do we need to learn about air quality to mitigate, manage, and prevent health effects?

Moderator: Luke Naeher, University of Georgia

Monitor: Christine Wiedinmyer, CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder

1:40 PM What is needed to mitigate health effects from a public health decision maker perspective
Sarah Coefield, Missoula City-County Health Department
1:55 PM Improving understanding to reduce health effects from a toxicologist perspective
Michael Kleinman, University of California, Irvine
2:10 PM Break
2:45 PM Panel: Mitigation and management needs from other health and regulatory perspectives
Brief panelist remarks followed by moderated Q&A
Moderator: Susan Anenberg, George Washington University
Monitor: Carsten Warneke, NOAA/CIRES
John Stromberg, Mayor, Ashland, Oregon
Lee Newman, Colorado School of Public Health and School of Medicine
Olorunfemi Adetona, The Ohio State University
Dana Skelly, USDA Forest Service
Michael Benjamin, California Air Resources Board
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Wildland Fires: Toward Improved Understanding and Forecasting of Air Quality Impacts: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26465.
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4:00 PM Links between wildfire, air quality, and COVID-19
Sarah Henderson, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control
4:25 PM Final thoughts, plan for day 3
Ravi Ravishankara, Colorado State University
4:30 PM Adjourn

Day 3: Friday, September 25, 2020

1:00 PM Introduction to day 3 agenda
Ravi Ravishankara, Committee Chair, Colorado State University
1:10 PM Summary of ideas heard on day 2
Christine Wiedinmyer, CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder, on behalf of the planning committee
1:40 PM Keynote
Mary Nichols, Chair, California Air Resources Board

Session 3: How Do We Get There?

This session will explore how we can improve the production and exchange of information about air quality and health effects between atmospheric and health communities and more broadly, as we look to future needs and capabilities for research and mitigation of health impacts.

2:00 PM Panel: How do we get the information that is needed and anticipated in the future (5 years, 10 years)?
Brief panelist remarks followed by moderated Q&A
Moderators: Sim Larkin, USDA Forest Service and Luke Naeher, University of Georgia
Monitor: Carsten Warneke, NOAA/CIRES
Sheryl Magzamen, Colorado State University
Tim Reinhardt, Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.
Dan Jaffe, University of Washington
Yang Liu, Emory University
3:00 PM Break
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Wildland Fires: Toward Improved Understanding and Forecasting of Air Quality Impacts: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26465.
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3:30 PM How do we improve information exchange for the future?
Short talks followed by moderated Q&A
Moderator: Michael Benjamin, California Air Resources Board
Monitor: Susan Anenberg, George Washington University
Pete Lahm, USDA Forest Service
Susan Stone, U.S. EPA
Michael Brauer, University of British Columbia
Marshall Shepherd, University of Georgia
4:45 PM Closing remarks
Workshop planning committee, led by Ravi Ravishankara
5:00 PM Adjourn
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Wildland Fires: Toward Improved Understanding and Forecasting of Air Quality Impacts: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26465.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Wildland Fires: Toward Improved Understanding and Forecasting of Air Quality Impacts: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26465.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Wildland Fires: Toward Improved Understanding and Forecasting of Air Quality Impacts: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26465.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Wildland Fires: Toward Improved Understanding and Forecasting of Air Quality Impacts: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26465.
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Wildland fires pose a growing threat to air quality and human health. Fire is a natural part of many landscapes, but the extent of area burned and the severity of fires have been increasing, concurrent with human movement into previously uninhabited fire-prone areas and forest management practices that have increased fuel loads. These changes heighten the risk of exposure to fire itself and emissions (smoke), which can travel thousands of miles and affect millions of people, creating local, regional, and national air quality and health concerns.

To address this growing threat, the National Academies brought together atmospheric chemistry and health research communities, natural resource managers, and decision makers to discuss current knowledge and needs surrounding how wildland fire emissions affect air quality and human health. Participants also explored opportunities to better bridge these communities to advance science and improve the production and exchange of information. This publication summarizes the workshop discussions and themes that emerged throughout the meeting.

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