Wildfires Courses and Certifications

Remote Sensing of Wildfires

Learn how satellite imagery and the science of remote sensing allows us to detect wildfires, help manage their spread, and guide ecological restoration.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements

4 ratings at OpenLearn

Explore wildfires as complex environmental and social phenomena, focusing on the 2007 Greek wildfires. Learn about entanglement and strategies for future wildfire preparedness.

• OpenLearn
• 6 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Nick Zentner

When the Fire Hits the Fan - Post-Wildfire Debris Flow Science in Washington

Discover how wildfires trigger dangerous debris flows in Washington state through geological research and hazard assessment techniques.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

APS Physics

Physics Matters - Fluid Dynamics of Wildfires

Explore the fluid dynamics of wildfires, their environmental impact, and how Computational Fluid Dynamics can model and potentially prevent these destructive natural phenomena.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AGU

The Costs of Increased Smoke Exposure from Wildfires - Fall Meeting 2017

Researchers discuss financial and health impacts of increased wildfire smoke exposure due to climate change, offering insights for policymakers to prepare for stronger wildfire seasons.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Paul G. Allen School

A Data-Driven Future for Atmospheric Chemistry, Wildfires, Climate, and Society

Explore data-driven approaches in atmospheric science, focusing on ML models for global chemistry, air pollution sensor networks, and prescribed fire modeling to address climate change and wildfires.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Stanford Medcast Episode 10: COVID-19 Mini-series - Impact of Wildfires

Explore the correlation between wildfire smoke and COVID-19, examining increased health risks and providing insights on the combined impact of these environmental and health crises.

• Independent
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

PTC Creo and Wildfire Training Subscription

Master Advanced Tools for Design Innovation and Lifecycle Management with PTC Creo.

• i GET IT by Tata Technologies
• 400 hours
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Planetary Health for Nurses

25 ratings at Coursera

Equips nurses with knowledge on climate change's health impacts and practical steps for adaptation at individual, health system, and community levels using a planetary health framework.

• Coursera
• 17 hours 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

NDC Conferences

Controlling Wildfires While Only Getting Singed

Techniques for stabilizing and improving legacy systems, including testing, monitoring, re-architecting, and documenting. Prioritization strategies and non-technical metrics for gaining buy-in.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Aspen Institute

Taming Fire - Managing Wildfires in a Warming Planet

Experts discuss strategies for managing and taming wildfires in a warming planet, exploring innovative approaches to protect ecosystems and communities from the increasing threat of conflagrations.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Wildfires, Firefighters and Sustainability - Learnings from Mitigating Kubernetes Fires

Explore challenges and strategies for sustainable open-source project maintenance, focusing on Kubernetes releases and effective firefighting techniques for critical issues.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Containing Wildfires in a Sprawling Multi-Cluster Network - The Network's Immune System

Discover how to build an automated threat containment system using Cilium, Tetragon, and Hubble to prevent security breaches from spreading across multi-cluster networks.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AGU

Explaining Extreme Weather Events of 2020 from a Climate Perspective

Experts analyze climate change's role in 18 extreme weather events from 2020, including droughts, heatwaves, and wildfires, discussing rapid climate attribution methods and their applications.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AGU

Impacts of Extreme Climate Events and Disturbances on Carbon Dynamics - Part 1

Explore cutting-edge research on extreme climate events' impacts on carbon dynamics, featuring studies on soil respiration, bark beetle outbreaks, droughts, and tropical cyclones.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video