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 In 2007 the Joint Fire Science program conducted a wildland fire smoke needs assessment, hosting 
        two parallel roundtables (in the eastern and western US) in which managers and scientists developed 
        lists of priorities. It was clear from the roundtables that a comprehensive and extensive science 
        plan was needed to focus future investments from 2011 to 2015.  
        
        The science plan was completed in 2010 based on a series of web-based questionnaires.  Over 
        900 people responded to the questionnaires, which, we believe, is the largest and most diversified 
        set of responses to smoke research needs ever collected in the US.
        
        The resulting plan has four research themes as its foundation:
        Smoke Emissions Inventory Research
            Fire and Smoke Model Validation
            Smoke and Populations
            Climate Change and SmokeEach theme has a clearly defined objective to be achieved within a five-year program of 
        research. Each theme outlines yearly activities to incrementally move the program of research 
        forward to achieve the thematic goals. These yearly activities are designed to complement 
        research across themes so that synergisms are fostered and perhaps even open the door to 
        unexpected possibilities. In this way, the Joint Fire Science Program Smoke Science Plan breaks 
        with past smoke research assessments as it creates a program of incremental work to progress 
        towards specific objectives rather than defining science needs in general terms.
        
        Prior to the Smoke Science Plan, work was solicited based on a preliminary science assessment. 

        **Fiscal Year**
                **Proposal Solicitation**2008
                Smoke and Emissions Models Evaluation2009
                1) Regional haze - ozone and secondary organic aerosol formation
                    2) Smoke dispersion from low-intensity fires2010
                Public perceptions of smoke management2011
                1) Fire smoke and ozone standards analysis
                    2) Mega-fire smoke and population impacts trajectory analysis2012
                1) Assessment of fire emissions inventory tools
                    2) Assessment of prescribed fire contributions to PM2.5 and PM10 standardspdf documentJFSP Smoke Science Plan Final Reportpdf documentJFSP Smoke Science Plan Executive Summarypdf documentJFSP Smoke Science Summary Statements Booklet 21 April 2017Footer
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