December 2025 - Na-rvfsp-wac-wg3 - Comm.Collab.Science.Gc.Ca

Re: WG3 group meeting in January 2026 (NA VFSP-WAS)

by Popadic,Ivana (ECCC)

Hi everyone, We hope you're doing well. As co-leads of the Evaluation Working Group (WG3) of the North American Vegetation Fire and Smoke Pollution Warning and Advisory System (NA VFSP-WAS), we are reaching out to confirm the current membership list provided by the project leaders and to invite you to a group meeting in January 2026. The topics planned for the upcoming meeting, aligned with our group's objectives, include: * Suggested verification metrics * Plots and statistics for discussion * Selection of observational datasets for incorporation * Model variables to be evaluated * Limitations and uncertainties to consider * Evaluation of the AI model If you would like to remain involved, please indicate your availability by completing the Doodle poll linked below before December 31, 2025: Doodle link: https://doodle.com/group-poll/participate/dLBKywva Your responses will help us finalize the participant list and schedule the meeting. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us directly (rebecca.schwantes(a)noaa.gov<mailto:rebecca.schwantes@noaa.gov> and ivana.popadic(a)ec.gc.ca<mailto:ivana.popadic@ec.gc.ca>). Thank you, and we look forward to your input! Best regards, Rebecca and Ivana

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by Figueras,Daniel (ECCC)

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Subject: UTSA Weather Ready Texas cluster hiring 5 associate/full professor positions

by Figueras,Daniel (ECCC)

Hello, Please distribute among the community on behalf of Hongjie Xie, ----- Dear colleagues: I found you guys from the AGU fall meeting website that you guys are organizing FIRE related sessions. I hope you may help to spread this cluster hire positions to your colleagues and friends. If you see anybody might be interested in the Remote Sensing position, please forward to them as well. The five positions open are: * Remote Sensing of Weather Extremes (Dept of Political Science and Geography). * Wildfire Scientist (Dept of Earth and Planetary Sciences/Dept of Biology, Health and Environment). * Weather Resilient Transportation Systems (School of Architecture + Planning). * Modeling and Prediction of Energy System Weather Resiliency (Dept of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Industrial Engineering). * Finance and Weather Resilience (Dept of Finance). https://bit.ly/3XbQ09S<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3XbQ09S__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!9kj...>. This is the link to the full announcement and application. I and my department chair Dr. Datta (cced here) will be in AGU, we would be happy to chat with any potential applicants. Thanks a lot and looking forward to meeting some of you! Hongjie Hongjie Xie, Ph.D., Professor Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences The University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 Room: FLN 4.03.26 Tel: 210-458-5445 https://sciences.utsa.edu/eps/ [cid:image001.png@01DC684A.84829050]

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North America Multi-Agency Ensemble Forecast of Fire Smoke for Health Applications Webinar

by Figueras,Daniel (ECCC)

Hello All, Please see the attached invitation for a webinar on a centre's supported project and please distribute among your contacts. Date: January 14, 2026 Time: 1:00-2:00 PM Eastern Time You can register using the link below or by scanning the QR code on the flyer. After registering, you will receive the Zoom link. Registration link: https://gmu.zoom.us/meeting/register/R0syWN9pRXeC-DUSUsnloA#/registration We'd appreciate it if you could share this flyer widely with stakeholders and anyone who might be interested. Agenda: Time (ET) Topic (Speaker/Moderator) 1:00-1:05 Welcome and Introduction (Daniel Tong, George Mason University) 1:05-1:15 NASA Wildland Fire Program (Joanne Hall, NASA) 1:15-1:30 Project Introduction and New Ensemble Wildfire Product (HAQES v2) (Yunyao Li, University of Texas at Arlington) 1:30-1:40 Health Insurance Showcase - Kaiser Permanente North California (Laura Myers, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research) 1:40-1:45 WMO Vegetation Fire North America Centre (Daniel Figueras, Environment and Climate Change Canada) 1:45-2:00 Open Discussion (Kevin Cromar, New York University) Best regards, Daniel Figueras Nieto Gestionnaire de section intérimaire / Responsable Canadien du Centre régional nord américain d'avis et d'alerte concenrant la pollution par la fumée et les feux de végétation de l'OMM. Section de Réponse aux enjeux en qualité de l'air (REQA) Service météorologique du Canada Environnement et Changement climatique Canada / Gouvernement du Canada Daniel.Figueras(a)ec.gc.ca<mailto:Daniel.Figueras@ec.gc.ca> / Cell: +1 438 439-8373; MS Teams : +1 438-316-0465 Acting section manager / Canadian Lean of the WMO North American Regional Vegetation Fire Smoke Pollution - Warning Advisory Centre Air quality policy-issue response section (AQIR) Meteorological Service of Canada Environment and Climate Change Canada / Government of Canada Daniel.Figueras(a)ec.gc.ca<mailto:Daniel.Figueras@ec.gc.ca> / Cell: +1 438-439-8373; MS Teams : +1 438-316-0465

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