Interview with Sara McAllister of the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory

Sara’s research focuses on the fundamental physics of wildland fire.

Sara McAllister
Sara McAllister, left, receives award for Early Career Fire Science. IAWF photo.

After the Fuels and Fire Behavior conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico last week I had the opportunity to sit down with Sara McAllister who had just received an award for an Early Career in Fire Science. She talked about how it felt to be selected for the award, her study of fire on spacecraft for NASA, researching how fires burn in New Zealand, and setting stuff on fire for a living at the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory.

The video can also be viewed on YouTube.

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Author: Bill Gabbert

After working full time in wildland fire for 33 years, he continues to learn, and strives to be a Student of Fire.