Smoke Exposures in the 2020 Western Wildfire Season
April 14 Session Agenda: Smoke Exposures in the 2020 Western Wildfire Season
| 12:00 – 12:30 pm ET | Opening Welcome Brian Bunger, A&WMA President Keynote Presentation: Recovery and Rebuilding from Oregon’s 2020 Wildfires Matthew Garrett, Wildfire Recovery Director, Oregon Governor's Office |
| 12:30 – 2:00 pm ET | Introduction and meeting focus Scott Freeburn, Conference Chair Session Chair: Merlyn Hough, Executive Director, Lane Regional Air Protection Agency The Meteorology of Oregon's 2020 Fire Event Cliff Mass, Ph.D. University of Washington 2020 Fires and Air Quality Impacts in Oregon Margaret Miller, Air Quality Planner and Forester, Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality 2020 Fires and Air Quality Impacts in Washington State Janice Peterson, Air Resources Specialist, U.S. Forest Service Q & A and open discussion with presenters |
| 2:10 – 2:20 pm ET | Break |
| 2:20 – 4:00 pm ET | The Meteorology of the California 2020 Fire Season Brent Wachter, Predictive Services Meteorologist, USDA, Forest Service Monitoring of 2020 Wildfire Air Quality Impacts in California Matthew Densberger, AQ Planning and Science Division, California Air Resources Board EPA Direction: Perspectives from Western Regions Meredith Kurpius, Assistant Director, U.S. EPA Region 9 Q & A and open discussion with presenters |
