UBC experts available to comment on wildfires and heat

Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)UBC experts available to comment on wildfires and heat Media AdvisoriesThe B.C. government has urged people to remain cautious as temperatures are projected to rise into the weekend and the risk of wildfires may increase. UBC experts are available to comment on heat, wildfires and associated issues. WildfiresJen Baron (she/her)PhD Candidate, Department of Forest and Conservation SciencesEmail: [email protected] language(s): EnglishWildfire ecology and management, past and presentForest fire behaviour, fire risk and fuel treatmentsClimate change impacts on wildfiresDr. Mathieu BourbonnaisAssistant Professor, Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographic SciencesEmail: [email protected]: 778-583-0272Interview language(s): English, written FrenchWildfire risk and fire suppression and mitigationFirefighting and use of satellites for wildfire detection and monitoringDr. Kelsey Copes-Gerbitz (she/her)Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Forest and Conservation SciencesTel: 604-363-9863Email: [email protected] language(s): EnglishProactive wildfire management, coexisting with wildfires, sharing responsibility for wildfire managementCommunity wildfire resilienceHistorical fires and wildfire management* unavailable 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. May 9, and May 10 – 12Dr. Lori DanielsProfessor, Department of Forest and Conservation SciencesEmail: [email protected] language(s): EnglishWildfires and wildfire managementForest fires, past and presentImpacts of climate change on forests*available after 1:15pm PDT via Zoom or TeamsDr. Kira HoffmanPostdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of ForestryTel: 250-876-8440Email: [email protected] language(s): EnglishFire behaviour, pyrodiversity and prescribed burningDr. John InnesProfessor, Faculty of ForestryTel: 604-603-5916Interview language(s): EnglishClimate change and wildfires, boreal forests, forest management*restricted availability May 16-18Health impactsDr. Michael BrauerProfessor, School of Population and Public HealthEmail: [email protected] language(s): EnglishHealth effects of extreme heat, approaches to minimize impactsAir quality and health impacts from smokeHow to minimize exposure to smokeDr. Christopher CarlstenPhysician; Professor and Head of Respiratory Medicine, Department of MedicineTel: 604-839-1561Email: [email protected] language(s): EnglishAdverse health effects related to heat, smoke, ozone and allergensHow heat, smoke, ozone and allergens are climate-change relatedDr. Sarah HendersonAssociate Professor, School of Population and Public HealthTel: 604-910-9144Email: [email protected] language(s): EnglishHealth impacts of wildfire smoke and extreme heat and ways to protect health*unavailable May 25 – June 18Dr. Michael SchwandtClinical Assistant Professor, School of Population and Public Health; Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal HealthEmail: [email protected] language(s): EnglishHealth impacts of wildfire smokeCommunity and personal actions for health protectionHeatDr. Alison McAfeePostdoctoral Fellow, Michael Smith Laboratories and North Carolina State UniversityTel: 778-995-2151Email: [email protected] language(s): EnglishHoney bee biology and fertilityImpact of high temperatures on bee fertility and survival*unavailable May 15 – 19