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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Created through the Wildfire Disaster Recovery Act of 1989 (PL 101-286), in response to the destructive western fire season of 1987 and the Yellowstone fires of 1988, the Commission was asked to consider the environmental and economic effects of disastrous wildfires through…
Year: 1994
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Brose, Van Lear, Keyser
Regenerating oak stands on productive upland sites is widely recognized by foresters as a major problem in hardwood management. Recent research indicates that oak regeneration is more resistant to surface fires than its primary competitors on these sites if burning occurs 3 to 5…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Johnson, Smathers
From the text ... 'The primary objective of this study is to develop fire policy recommendations for the management of Lava Beds National Monument which will aid in the restoration and preservation of 'pristine' conditions by natural means.Before this objective can be met,…
Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Seamon, Myers, Roe
The Nature Conservancy's (TNC) Fire Management & Research Program coordinates the organization's prescribed fire operations nationwide. From our offices at Tall Timbers Research Station, we oversee prescribed fire activities in the 44 states where burns on Nature Conservancy…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Paysen, Narog, Cohen
A paradigm shift from fire suppression to fire suppression and prescription requires a shift in emphasis from simply controlling wildfire occurrence and spread to one that includes controlling characteristics of prescribed fire. Suppression focuses on preventing unwanted effects…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Wicker, Leaphart
From the text ... 'The pioneer and seral tree species within the many forest ecosystems of the northern Rocky Mountains definitely reflect the longtime inclusion of fire as a factor of environmental selection....Dwarf mistletoes (Arceuthobium spp.) are one of the most serious…
Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Sellers, Despain
From the text ... 'Over 1,900,000 acres (770,000 ha) of Yellowstone Park are managed as wilderness. The administrative policy for the management of natural areas of the National Park system such as Yellowstone clearly stated in 1970 The presence or absence of natural fire within…
Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Sanderson
From the Summary ... 'As fire management is integrated into land management, the decisions made will determine how, when, and where fire will be used or suppressed.The most pronounced changes in the direction in which fire management is moving are the reduction of accumulations…
Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
McGuire
From the text ... 'Fire is not an independent force in Nature. When fire rages through the forest, it affects every aspect of the ecosystem -- the soil, air, wildlife, trees, and all other plant life. Fire is one component of the total forest ecology, as you have reemphasized…
Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Reifsnyder
From the text ... 'One area where great strides can be made is in the climatology of fire weather and its application to fire planning. Recent advances have been made in application of climatology to agriculture, and many of the same principles can be applied to forest fire…
Year: 1971
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Taylor
From the Discussion ... 'This paper has dealt with the lightning effects and influences that cause primary concern in protection of the forest complex -- forest fire, mortality, injury, and damage from insects and diseases. Although it was written within the framework of…
Year: 1969
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
McRae
Spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana) has defoliated the balsam fir (Abies balsamea) component of many eastern North American forests, resulting in widespread mortality of these trees. Consequently, managers have become concerned about the potential for severe forest fires…
Year: 1994
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Veillette
Or in simpler words, there are a lot of experts outside of fire who know a whole lot more about aircraft metal fatigue and helicopter egress, and it's only smart to use their hard lessons learned and their research so that we don't reinvent the circle.
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Williams
From the text ... 'Wildland fire is a high-risk, high-consequence business. It is influenced by high social expectations and a low political tolerance for failure. Our environment is surrounded by uncertainty and danger. It is controlled more and more by our ability to measure,…
Year: 2002
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Keane, Long
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Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Schmoldt, Peterson
Public land managers must treat multiple values coincidentally in time and space, which requires the participation of multiple resource specialists and consideration of diverse clientele interests in the decision process. This implies decision making that includes multiple…
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Zipperer
The urban-wildland intermix is a zone of urbanization that significatnly affects the biophysical components of ecosystmes in rural landscapes. To sustain ecosystem goods and services, ecosystem based-management of natural resources recognizes the importance of maintaining…
Year: 2002
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Munson, Haines
The expansion of urban zones into surrounding rural lands continues to increase as a result of growing populations and the desire among some urban workers to live in a more rural setting. This trend manifests itself at the interface in two primary ways: restrictions on forest…
Year: 2002
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Marcouiller
Economic growth, development of efficient transportation networks, and increasing disposable incomes have led to a dramatic change in demands for open space, forest resources, and the amenities associated with forested land. This is particularly acute in the areas directly…
Year: 2002
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Bartlett
A standardized approach for characterizing floral and faunal communities on National Forests in the US has been developed through the USDA Forest Service*s (USDA FS) Natural Resources Information System (NRJS). We developed a method for extrapolation of floral and faunal…
Year: 2002
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Kundell, Myszewski, DeMeo
Natural resources management and conservation in the wildland-urban interface ate complicated by current land-related public policies. These challenges are related to both the amount of land being developed in the interface and the speed with which this development is taking…
Year: 2002
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Moffat, Greene
Economic conditions and tax policies affect land-use decisions everywhere, but their effects on the rate of change in land use are particularly large in the wildland-urban interface. Efforts to improve the southern economy as a whole have resulted in the rapid growth of urban…
Year: 2002
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Pierovich
Fire management demands that we (1) mke the best use of whatis known to us, (2) add to our knowledge, (3) assess the possibilites andd the probabilities offuture events, (4) obtain meaningful pulic choices.
Year: 1971
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Ramberg
From the Introduction:'The objective of EDST 1710, Firing and Line Holding Devices, is to improve safety and efficiency in prescribed burning and wildfire control through the development of equipment for firing and line holding. There has been a need in the past to burn out and…
Year: 1974
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Simard
Some basic concepts from the general theory of systems are presented. Six characteristics common to all systems (components, structure, resources, process, control, and objectives)are disussed and related to a fire management context. Wildland fire mangement is examined from a…
Year: 1977
Type: Document
Source: TTRS