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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Reitz, Geissler
The model of homeowners and neighborhoods depending solely on government provided fire fighting resources for protection is outdated. Recent fires have demonstrated that community firefighting resources are easily outpaced when multiple structures are burning simultaneously. A…
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Mutch
Description not entered.
Year: 1979
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Komarek
In 1931 Herbert L. Stoddard, the Dean of Game Management in his classic investigation of the Bobwhite Quail stated: 'While an immediate and direct effect of burning is, of course always apparent, the general effect of long-continued annual or irregular but frequent burning upon…
Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Komarek
Description not entered.
Year: 1962
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Kiil, Quintilio, Alexander
In 1969-70 a major research product was introduced to the Alberta Forest Service (AFS) and all other forest fire protection agencies throughout Canada by federal government fire researchers. The Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index (FWI) Systems, the first major phase of a…
Year: 1986
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Jakes, Kruger, Monroe, Nelson, Sturtevant
By almost any measure, the past decade has been severe in terms of wildland fire in the United States. The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) maintains a list of 'Historically Significant Wildfires' in the U.S. - fires that are significant in terms of acres burned, value of…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Jakes
A collection of papers presented at the Ninth International Symposium on Society and Resource Management highlight research findings from studies supported by the National Fire Plan. These studies focus on the human dimensions of wildfire, and look at the perceptions and actions…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Hermansen-Baez
This paper explores common definitions and characteristics of the wildland-urban interface, particularly from a natural resource planning and policy perspective. Factors that are driving the rapid change and expansion of the wildland-urban interface are also examined.
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
The four goals of the 10-Year Comprehensive Strategy are: 1. Improve Fire Prevention and Suppression, 2. Reduce Hazardous Fuels, 3. Restore Fire-Adapted Ecosystems, 4. Promote Community Assistance. Its three guiding principles are: 1. Priority setting that emphasizes the…
Year: 2002
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
On August 8, 2000, President Clinton asked Secretaries Babbitt and Glickman to prepare a report that recommends how best to respond to this year's severe fires, reduce the impacts of these wildland fires on rural communities, and ensure sufficient firefighting resources in the…
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
McCaffrey
Presents key social science findings from three National Fire Plan-sponsored research projects. Articles highlight information of likely interest to individuals working to decrease wildfire hazards on both private and public lands. Three general topic areas are addressed: (1)…
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Kruse, Pelz
This report gives the results of a telephone survey of 400 Kenai Peninsula households and 100 Anchorage households regarding management of the 700,000 acres of spruce beetle-impacted lands on the Kenai Peninsula. This represents about 35% of the forested lands on the peninsula.
Year: 1991
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Johnson, Bengston, Nelson, Fan
Managers have an opportunity during times of peak media coverage of wildfire to expand the discussion about defensible space from the current focus on vegetation clearing to include the full range of activities a homeowner can undertake to mitigate damage. Currently, news media…
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Hrobak, Jandt
Local residents, working with the village council and Alaska Fire Service, received federal funding to reduce the fire risk and hazard to private residential structures by modifying fuel structure and continuity of 66 acres around the community of Tanacross. Additional acres…
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Davies
For most overnight campers, camping and campfires seem to go together. Campfires are not only psychologically reassuring, they seem to offer an easy way to get rid of trash. But after cooking dinner, it is wise to burn the garbage in your campfire? How benign are the fumes…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Conard, Hilbruner, Riebau, Langner, Burch, Beighley, Weise, Sandberg, Edminster, Heilman, Jewell, Saveland, Miller, Parsons, Hoover, Ottmar, Potter, Brett
This document presents the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Wildland Fire and Fuels Research and Development (R&D) Strategic Plan for the next 10 years (through 2015). The plan provides a framework to implement a national program of research and science…
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Daniel, Valdiserri, Daniel, Barro, Jakes
A series of syntheses were commissioned by the USDA Forest Service to aid in fuels mitigation project planning. This synthesis focuses on research for assessing the social acceptability of fuels treatments. The synthesis is structured around six important considerations for any…
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Baker
Comprises 80 references to papers and publications related specifically to fire management of wilderness areas in the USA. An index is given to 11 general subject categories.
Year: 1975
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Ashton, McDonell, Barnes, Langholtz
ANNOTATION: This Guide is designed for use by Resource Conservation & Development and Extension professionals throughout the U.S. It also contains handouts and other resources to assist in educating respective audience. The Woody Biomass Desk Guide and Toolkit provides an…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
This glossary provides the wildland fire and fire use communities a single source for wildland fire, prescribed fire, fire use and incident management terminology commonly used by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) and its Working Teams. The NWCG has directed that…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
The Geospatial Multi-Agency Coordination Group or GeoMAC, is an internet-based mapping tool originally designed for fire managers to access online maps of current fire locations and perimeters in the conterminous 48 States and Alaska. Using a standard web browser, fire personnel…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
A comprehensive property management system designed to meet all audit requirements imposed upon the states by law and regulation, and to provide a tool for the States to improve and assist in the effective management of FEPP. Federal Excess Personal Property (FEPP) is a program…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
Allows automated data entry into Incident Command System Form ICS-209, Incident Status Summary. Transmits summaries from reporting units to regional and national databases. Improves timely and complete reporting for use in strategic decision making. Generates automated ICS-209…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
Masters
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Year: 2009
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Bowker, Green, Johnson, Rideout-Hanzak
The proposed project is designed to contribute to Task 1, Part 3 of RFP 2001-1 from the JFSP. Generally, the proposed study aims to improve understanding of the perceptions, knowledge, and attitudes of the public regarding fire, fire risk and fire recovery techniques in…
Year: 2005
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES