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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Addressing wildfire is not simply a fire management, fire operations, or wildland-urban interface problem - it is a larger, more complex land management and societal issue. The vision for the next century is to: Safely and effectively extinguish fire, when needed; use fire where…
Year: 2011
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Jakes
To improve access, interpretability, and use of the full body of research, a pilot project was initiated by the USDA Forest Service to synthesize relevant scientific information and develop publications and decision support tools that managers can use to inform fuels treatment…
Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
McGee
This study examined neighbourhood level wildfire mitigation programs being implemented in neighbourhoods in Canada (FireSmart-ForestWise), Australia (Community Fireguard) and the US (Firewise Communities). Semi-structured interviews were completed with 19 residents participating…
Year: 2011
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
The RSG! Program tenets help residents be Ready with preparedness understanding, be Set with situational awareness when fire threatens, and to Go, acting early when a fire starts.
Year: 2011
Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Trainor
A summary of a JSFP survey presented by Sarah Trainor, University of Alaska Fairbanks, at the 2011 Alaska Fire Science Workshop.
Year: 2011
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Olson, Cronan, McKenzie, Barnes, Camp
Wildland fires play a critical role in maintaining the ecological integrity of boreal forests in Alaska. Identifying and maintaining natural fire regimes is an important component of fire management. There are numerous research projects that directly or indirectly address…
Year: 2011
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Olsen, Shindler
This report reviews the growing literature on the concept of agency-citizen interactions after large wildfires. Because large wildfires have historically occurred at irregular intervals, research from related fields has been reviewed where appropriate. This issue is particularly…
Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Cruz, Alexander, Vaillant, Peterson
We are presently engaged in a project supported by the U.S. Joint Fire Science Program aimed at synthesizing the currently available information on crown fire behaviour in conifer forests (e.g., the onset of crowning, type of crown fire and the associated spread rate and…
Year: 2011
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Alexander
The Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) has elected to support a project aimed at synthesizing the currently available information on the characteristics and prediction of crown fire behavior in conifer forests (Alexander and others 2010). This would include such facets of crown…
Year: 2011
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Steinberg
Firewise Communities/USA is a national program designed to encourage residents of wildfire-prone areas to take action to reduce wildfire risks to their homes and neighborhoods. Residents of homeowner associations and small communities who are interested in improving their…
Year: 2011
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
The purpose of the Alaska Fire Science Consortium is to enhance ongoing fire science delivery by developing new mechanisms for outreach throughout Alaska and to facilitate communication among researchers and managers to bridge the gap in information sharing. This is a four page…
Year: 2011
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
McGee
This study examined neighbourhood level wildfire mitigation programs being implemented in neighbourhoods in Canada (FireSmart-ForestWise), Australia (Community Fireguard) and the US (Firewise Communities). Semi-structured interviews were completed with 19 residents participating…
Year: 2011
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
This document summarizes the 2011 AFSC workshop. Topics discussed included boreal fire history datasets in Alaska, fire return intervals in boreal forests, the Probabilistic Fire Analysis System (PFAS), the Canadian Wildland Fire Strategy, impacts of changing tundra fire regimes…
Year: 2011
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
The best available science is of little use if it gathers dust on the shelves of library stacks or is deeply embedded on an obscure website. A key part of the Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) mission is to ensure research on wildland fire science is readily available to…
Year: 2011
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
The research and development (R&D) arm of the Forest Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), with approximately 550 researchers in a range of biological, physical, and social science fields, seeks to better understand and describe the complex mechanisms at work in…
Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Furniss, Clifton, Ronnenberg
This conference was attended by nearly 450 Forest Service earth scientists representing hydrology, soil science, geology, and air. In addition to active members of the earth science professions, many retired scientists also attended and participated. These 60 peer-reviewed…
Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
The International Association of Wildland Fire sponsored the second Fire Behavior and Fuels conference in Destin, Florida. The conference theme was 'Fire Environment--Innovations, Management, and Policy.' Over 450 attendees participated in presentations on the latest innovations…
Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Bahro, Barber, Sherlock, Yasuda
Natural resource land managers today face a difficult challenge of developing a cohesive fuels and vegetation management strategy that addresses the widely acknowledged wildfire threat. Treatments must also be compatible with a wide variety of other land management goals, such…
Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Bright, Carroll
There are a number of benefits from wildland fire such as forest reproduction, habitat improvement, and reduction of threats from insects and diseases. However, along with these benefits are threats to human life, property and air quality. The trade-off between wildfire benefits…
Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Jakes, Burns, Cheng, Saeli, Brummel, Grayzeck-Souter, Sturtevant, Williams
Community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs) are being developed and implemented in communities across the United States. In a series of case studies, researchers found that the process of developing a CWPP can lead to benefits beyond those associated with fuels reduction,…
Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
McDaniel
'The number one challenge we face in our fire management and fuels treatment program here in western Colorado is communication and public involvement,' says Tim Foley, fire management officer for the Bureau of Land Management in the western slope of Colorado. 'From working with…
Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Jakes
To improve access, interpretability, and use of the full body of research, a pilot project was initiated by the USDA Forest Service to synthesize relevant scientific information and develop publications and decision support tools that managers can use to inform fuels treatment…
Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Shindler, Toman, Kruger, Stankey
This report provides a detailed summary of research conducted in multiple forest communities throughout the U.S. by forest social scientists at Oregon State University. Project work was supported by the USDA/USDI Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) in cooperation with the USDA…
Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP's) are one of the more important means of reducing risk to communities and ecosystems of catastrophic wildfires. Enhancing collaboration and building community capacity are viewed as a means insuring that these plans are responsive to…
Year: 2007
Type: Website
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