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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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.

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How Wildfire Policies Governing Management of Natural Ignitions Have Evolved Over the Past Century

Franz
The topic of “managed wildfire” is mired in complexity, starting with what to call it. This fire management approach has been known as “prescribed natural fire,” “wildland fire use,” “resource objective fire,” and more. All names refer to the same essential idea: leveraging…
Year: 2023
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Consequential lightning-caused wildfires and the "let burn" narrative

Pietruszka, Young, Short, St. Denis, Thompson, Calkin
Background: Current guidance for implementation of United States federal wildland fire policy charges agencies with restoring and maintaining fire-adapted ecosystems while limiting the extent of wildfires that threaten life and property, weighed against the risks posed to…
Year: 2023
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Missing the mark: Effectiveness and funding in community wildfire risk reduction

Dale, Barrett
[Executive Summary] Wildfire risk has many dimensions – for example, fires can impact ecosystems and wildlife, and smoke increases greenhouse gas emissions. However, this research report is narrowly focused on the effectiveness of specific governmental policies to reduce risk to…
Year: 2023
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy: Addendum Update

[Executive Summary] The Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) presents this Addendum Update, to spotlight wildland fire critical emphasis areas and challenges that were not identified or addressed in depth in the 2014 National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (…
Year: 2023
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Prescribed Fire: Smoke Management Guide

[no description entered]
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

America's polluted parks

Hager
[no description entered]
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Planned ignitions in wilderness: response to paper by Bill Worf

Lucas
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Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Wilderness management: a historical perspective on the implications of human-ignited fire

Worf
[no description entered]
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Archeological considerations for park and wilderness fire management planning

Anderson
Land managers are becoming increasingly aware that cultural resources are a fragile and nonrenewable part of the environment that must be protected. Legislation has been enacted at the Federal and State levels to protect these resources. There is potential for conflicts between…
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Wilderness fire management and air quality

Haddow
[no description entered]
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Guiding philosophy for management of natural ecosystems in National Parks

Barbee
[no description entered]
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Managing wilderness today for the future

Housley
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Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Structure and process goals for vegetation in wilderness areas

Agee, Huff
Goals for vegetation management in wilderness areas have been difficult to define. Short return interval, low-intensity fire regimes offer the most promise for structurally oriented vegetation management goals, although there are some long-return interval or high-intensity fire…
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES