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Global fire emission inventories:

• FINN: Fire INventory from NCAR, multiple gas and aerosol emitted species, 2002-2021, https://www2.acom.ucar.edu/modeling/finn-fire-inventory-ncar
• GFAS: Global Fire Assimilation System, 2000-present, https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/global-fire-emissions 
• GFED: Global Fire Emissions Database, 1997-2023, https://www.globalfiredata.org/ 
• IS4FIRES: Integrated Monitoring and Modelling System (IS) for wildland fires, emissions of PM_2.5 and total PM, 2000-current, http://is4fires.fmi.fi/
• QFED: Quick Fire Emissions Dataset 2000-current, near-real-time also available, https://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/research/science_snapshots/global_fire_emissions.php 

Regional fire emission inventories:

• BlueSky: CONUS and North America fires and fire emissions modeling, 2018-current,  https://www.airfire.org/data/bluesky
• WFEIS: Wildland Fire Emissions Inventory System, USA emissions 2000-current, https://wfeis.mtri.org/

Online Tools:

• FIRECAM: Comparing fire emission inventory data around the world: https://globalfires.earthengine.app/view/firecam
• IS4FIRES + SILAM v.5.5: Global smoke forecasting: http://silam.fmi.fi/fires.html
• WACCM forecast: Global atmospheric chemistry forecast with QFED or FINN fire emissions, to 10 days from now, https://www.acom.ucar.edu/waccm/forecast/

Fire initiatives/groups:

• FireSense: a NASA-wide effort combining data, technology, research, flights, aeronautics, innovation, and applications to study the wildfire lifecycle and the connection with communities. https://cce.nasa.gov/firesense/index.html
• HTAP Fires: A Multi-Model, Multi-Pollutant Modeling Study of Fire Impacts
• IAWF: International Association of Wildland Fire, a professional membership association dedicated to uniting the global wildland fire community: https://www.iawfonline.org/
• WildfireSat: Canadian satellite-based instruments to launch in 2029. https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/wildfiresat/ 
• WMO-GAW VFSP-WAS: Vegetation Fire and Smoke Pollution Warning Advisory and Assessment System, implemented in different regions, https://community.wmo.int/en/activity-areas/gaw/science/modelling-applications/vfsp-was