The Alaska Reference Database originated as the standalone Alaska Fire Effects Reference Database, a ProCite reference database maintained by former BLM-Alaska Fire Service Fire Ecologist Randi Jandt. It was expanded under a Joint Fire Science Program grant for the FIREHouse project (The Northwest and Alaska Fire Research Clearinghouse). It is now maintained by the Alaska Fire Science Consortium and FRAMES, and is hosted through the FRAMES Resource Catalog. The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Bayham, Belval
In response to this unprecedented threat, our team developed a model to examine the potential impacts of COVID-19 spread in fire camps. The model is based upon Wu et al (2020) and has been tailored to the context of fire camp (i.e., population turnover reflects ongoing…
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Smith
A pair of three-day workshops were held in 2008 and 2009, designed for fire managers responsible for communicating and negotiating with state and local air quality regulators. The workshops were organized by the NWCG Smoke Committee, coordinated by the University of Idaho, and…
Year: 2009
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Jolly, Butler
Since the introduction and adoption of a centralized suppression-oriented wildland firefighting paradigm in the US wildland firefighters have been employed to protect and manage various natural and human resources. Both wildland fire scientists and firefighters have long noted…
Year: 2019
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Domitrovich, Ottmar
In summary, the toxicological and epidemiological evidence of adverse effects for those with chronic exposure to smoke is troubling, especially so for those with preexisting cardiovascular health conditions. What the research means for healthy workers is less clear. It seems…
Year: 2017
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Nowell, Steelman
Co-management of fire risk is both a process and an outcome of negotiation and decision making. Network governance refers to the forums and institutionalized practices within which co-management occurs. Understanding effective network governance and the social-psychological…
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Horel, Crosman, Kochanski, Ziel
The proposed work will evaluate the ability of operational and experimental versions of the High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) modeling system for the continental United State and Alaska to forecast the characteristics of mesoscale atmospheric boundaries arising from…
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Nowell, McCaffrey, Steelman
Failures in effective communication and coordination within the network of responding organizations and agencies during a wildfire can lead to problematic or dangerous outcomes. Although risk assessment and management concepts are usually understood with regards to biophysical…
Year: 2016
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Black, Fox, Gabor, Thomas, Ziegler
Managing wildland fire is an exercise in risk perception, sense-making and resilient performance. Risk perception begins with individual size up to determine a course of action, and becomes collective as the fire management team builds and continuously updates their common…
Year: 2016
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Butler, Hardy
The Joint Fire Science Program funded a previous study aimed at characterizing firefighter safety zone guidelines (PI Butler JFSP 03-2-1-03). The results have been incorporated into wildland fire curricula (e.g. S-190, 290, 390 etc) and documents (e.g. Incident Response Pocket…
Year: 2014
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Olsen
This study will examine citizens' knowledge of and perceptions about smoke management and associated communication strategies before and after exposure to a smoke event and/or communication event that addresses smoke. This study is an expansion of a larger multi-region project…
Year: 2014
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Toman, Olsen
This project examines how communication programs and fire and fuels-related community partnerships influence public perceptions of smoke management across multiple regions. Using a case study design, we will compare communities where smoke (from wildfire or prescribed fire) has…
Year: 2014
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Masters
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Year: 2009
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Butler
This proposal outlines a request for funding to pay for equipment and travel costs incurred by a team that can be rapidly deployed to obtain measurements of energy transfer as naturally burning fires burn into and around clearings that may be characterized as firefighter safety…
Year: 2006
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Shindler, Toman
This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of TFSP agency communication strategies and partnerships with local organizations for fuel reduction programs. Research will be at the community level where federal fire personnel have begun to work cooperatively with local…
Year: 2007
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Shindler, Toman
Considerable social science research has been conducted at the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) since inception of the Joint Fire Science Program and National Fire Plan. Results have provided useful insight into factors including public acceptance of fuel treatments, communication…
Year: 2013
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Trainor, Leigh, York
In Alaska's boreal forest, fire is an integral part of ecosystem function. Smoke often fills the summer skies, and extensive wildfires can pose risks to life, property and subsistence livelihoods. The frequency and severity of wildfires in the interior and south central regions…
Year: 2013
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Robinson
The International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF) is a non-profit, professional association representing members of the global wildland fire community. The mission of the Association is to facilitate communication and provide leadership for the wildland fire community. …
Year: 2011
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Black, Jahn, Putnam
Wildland firefighting crews are considered High Reliability Organizations (HROs) because their members operate in hazardous environments with low rates of error. However, the level of error currently experienced is higher than desired. To improve the safety and performance…
Year: 2012
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Wright, Aman
Wildfire hazard is a growing problem in many areas of the United States, especially in the wildland-urban interface, where homes and other structures border or intermingle with forests, shrubs and grasslands. Despite years of educational outreach by fire management officials…
Year: 2012
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Trainor, Hrobak, Rupp, York
We propose a fire science delivery and outreach consortium to encompass the state of Alaska that will engage scientists at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, BLM Alaska Fire Service, the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center, two committees of the Alaska Wildland Fire…
Year: 2010
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Zimmerman, Akerelrea, Smith, O'Keefe
Natural resource managers use a variety of computer-mediated presentation methods to communicate with the public about ecosystem dynamics and management practices. This study explored the effects of visualizing and animating predictions from mathematical models in presentations…
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
These symposia are designed to share experiences and new or changing techniques and technologies in weather and climate affecting fire, fuels, and smoke. The symposia began as a collaboration between the Society of American Foresters and the American Meteorological Society over…
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Ottmar
Seven regional workshops were conducted across the country to teach land managers enough about three FERA tools so that they can go out and teach others. These workshops were three days each and attended by approximately 10-15 managers. A teaching cadre of 5 demonstrated in the…
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
This conference was held November 13-17, 2006, in San Diego, California. It focused on the science and technology that are the basis for the management of wildland fire. The plenary session addressed the context and consequences of changing fire regimes, while the concurrent…
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
This conference was held in conjunction with the Fifth Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology, November 16-20, 2003 in Orlando, Florida. Land management agencies and organizations and private landholders are increasingly faced with the complex issues of wildland fire, such as…
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES