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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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The growing complexity and duration of wildland fires continues to challenge the capability and expertise of U.S. Forest Service agency administrators, fire managers and the wildfire response system as a whole. As wildfires become more complex and the risk to firefighters, the…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
The Fire Environment Mapping System (FEMS) is a new wildland fire IT application which will support wildland fire preparedness and decision-making with better access to fire environment datasets and online analysis tools. FEMS will support a core principle of the Cohesive…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
Tate
e-ISuite is a software program used to manage incident resources. The e-ISuite system is a web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer) enabled application for use at the Incident Command Post (ICP) and in agency offices to manage emergency incidents and planned events. No software…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
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ICBS is the automated cache inventory system designed to assist in inventory control and cost accounting for all items stocked in the National Fire Equipment System (NFES). The application is intended for use by the USDA, Forest Service and USDI, Bureau of Land Management…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
The I-Suite application consists of the Incident Resource Status System (IRSS), Incident Cost Accounting and Reporting, System (ICARS), Incident Time System (ITS) and the Incident Action Plan (IAP). Together, these applications are called the 'I-Suite' (IRSS, ICARS, ITS, IAP = I…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
FireFamily Plus is a software system for summarizing and analyzing historical daily fire weather observations and computing fire danger indices based on the National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS) or the Canadian Fire Danger Rating System (CAN). Fire occurrence data can also…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
FireFamilyPlus (FFP) is a PC-based software system for summarizing and analyzing historical daily fire weather observations and computing fire danger indices based on the National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS) or the Canadian Fire Danger Rating System (CFDRS). Fire…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
Jones, Zuuring, Sullivan, Krueger, Wood, Troutwine
MAGIS EXPRESS is structured primarily as a timber harvest-road access tool. Two GIS coverages (or shapefiles) are used: Treatment units and Roads. Forest vegetation on the treatment unit polygons is represented using a 'vegetative state and pathway' paradigm. Vegetative 'states…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
WFSA Plus 03 is an automated tool designed to improve decision-making and documentation for wildland fire management. The software helps you organize, analyze and present data used in preparing a Wildland Fire Implementation Plan (WFIP) and a Wildland Fire Situation Analysis (…
Year: 2003
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
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The National Interagency Resource Ordering and Status System (ROSS) project is a National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) sponsored information systems development project. ROSS is a computer software program which automates the resource ordering, status, and reporting…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
Redcard maintains and provides access to the Incident Command System qualifications of people. Specifically, it tracks fire certifications (training, experience, qualifications, task books, target positions, and fitness) for both Forest Service (FS) and non-FS personnel. Redcard…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
PLATA is a Windows-based application for doing economic analysis of a planning project. PLATA does an 'efficiency' analysis, using net present value, cost/benefit ratio, and annual equivalent value. It also calculates trust fund sufficiency, allocates treatment costs by fund…
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 Interagency Situation Report (SIT) Program is a web-based application that captures incident activity and resource status information in summary form intended for use by managers. Once the information has been submitted via the web site, it can be accessed and utilized at…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
Berry, Bedker
NFPORS is an interagency system designed to assist field personnel in managing and reporting accomplishments for work conducted under the National Fire Plan.
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
The National Fire danger Rating System is a set of computer programs and algorithms that allow land management agencies to estimate today's or tomorrow's fire danger for a given rating area. NFDRS characterizes fire danger by evaluating the approximate upper limit of fire…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
MAGIS EXPRESS is structured primarily as a timber harvest-road access tool. Two GIS coverages (or shapefiles) are used: Treatment units and Roads. Forest vegetation on the treatment unit polygons is represented using a 'vegetative state and pathway' paradigm. Vegetative 'states…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
Barnes, Ervin, Rorabaugh
KCFAST allows users to retrieve historical weather and fire data from the National Interagency Fire Management Integrated Database (NIFMID) hosted at the USDA National Information Technology Center (NITC).
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
The I-Suite application consists of the Incident Resource Status System (IRSS), Incident Cost Accounting and Reporting, System (ICARS), Incident Time System (ITS) and the Incident Action Plan (IAP). Together, these applications are called the 'I-Suite' (IRSS, ICARS, ITS, IAP = I…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
This tool has been retired and is no longer available. Interagency Intial attack Assessment (IIAA) is a tool used to develop budget requests as part of the National Fire Management Analysis system (NFMAS) process. IIAA is used by administrative planning units to select the most…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
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ICBS is the automated cache inventory system designed to assist in inventory control and cost accounting for all items stocked in the National Fire Equipment System (NFES). The application is intended for use by the USDA, Forest Service and USDI, Bureau of Land Management…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
The IAMS (Initial Attack Management System) application was designed for use by dispatchers and aviation managers to access aviation data and information that is currently found in a variety of text documents and map systems. The IAMS application has been designed so the user…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES
IQS offers a training records management system built on the January 2000 edition of the NIIMS Wildland and Prescribed Fire Qualification Guide (310-1). Being PC based, it offers flexibility in hardware system specifications and an economical operating environment. This package…
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
FirePlan GIS from SIG uses advanced GIS technology to help identify cost-effective fire prevention solutions. Using the FARSITE fire model in conjunction with Arc View software, FirePlan can help land managers identify and prioritize areas for vegetative treatment. Not only will…
Type: Tool
Source: FRAMES