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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Sell, Livingston
The purpose of this study was to generate a physical fitness profile of an interagency hotshot crew mid-way through the wildland fire season. Twenty interagency hotshot crew firefighters completed measures of body composition, aerobic fitness, hamstring flexibility, muscular…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Keller
From the text ... 'In two recent incidents that occurred with different fire agencies in separate parts of the country, fire vehicles that were parked in the black and left unattended caught fire. At the time of ignitions, the focus was elsewhere: both crews were engaged in…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Henderson, Johnston
Exposure to forest fire smoke is episodic, which makes its health effects challenging to study. We review the newest contributions to a growing literature on acute respiratory outcomes.
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Maclean
A writer's reflection on the stories of fatal fire - and why we must remember.
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Randall, Harr
Prescribed fire is one of a suite of tools used to manage landscapes to achieve specific management goals. Safety in using prescribed fire is of utmost importance. To conduct a safe and effective prescribed fire requires not only a burn plan and clear lines of communication, but…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Keller
Chances are good that, if you're reading this, you've had experience operating and parking vehicles in 'the black.' Likewise, you're probably well aware that 'the black' refers to the combustible material or vegetation that has gone through ignition, burning, and smoldering…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Alexander, Mutch, Davis, Bucks
The "Wildland Fires" chapter incorporates the latest information on developments in the field based on research findings and real-world events (e.g., statistics on recent wildland firefighter fatality trends, implications of the 2009 Black Saturday fires in Victoria, Australia).
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Alexander
The chapter 'Wildland Fires: Dangers and Survival' (Alexander et al. 2012) in the 2012 edition of the book Wilderness Medicine includes the latest information, a new author, and additional photos. The sixth edition of the book, under the editorial leadership of Paul S. Auerbach…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Wibbenmeyer, Hand, Calkin
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (USFS) has, in recent years, increasingly emphasized the importance of safety to its employees, but wildfire management remains a risky endeavor. While wildfire management decisions affecting safety and exposure of firefighters…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Jakes, McCaffrey
Wildland fires burn millions of acres annually, damaging human and animal communities, endangering the lives of firefighters, and costing hundreds of millions of dollars in damages and suppression expenses. However, wildland fires are also important to maintaining and restoring…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Jahn
This mixed methods dissertation examined the communicative construction of safety in wildland firefighting. I used a two-study mixed methods approach, examining the communicative accomplishment of safety from two perspectives: high reliability organizing (Weick, Sutcliffe,…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
"Prescribed Fire Escapes: Are We Learning Anything?" this issue's cover story, explores whether or not we're actually learning from our escapes-and how we can help to ensure that we are. Also in this issue: two burn bosses share their key lessons and hard-earned insights; plus…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
"Initial Attack-We're Doing a Good Job, But..." This issue's cover story, explores the challenges and risks-potential pitfalls-that might await you on your next IA assignment. Travis Dotson's "Ground Truths" delves into why we love IA, as well as its associated dangers and…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
This issue focuses on firing operations. What does a good firing show look like? And, what could go wrong? If you've ever heard: "Hustle up, the window is closing!" you'll want to check out Travis Dotson's "Ground Truths" page. Our "Shop Talk" page provides you an interactive…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Wheels, Wings, and Rotors. Getting there and getting back. It's our most dangerous activity. How come? This issue takes a deeper look into why firefighters keep getting injured and killed in driving and flying accidents. Included in this issue: a firsthand driving accident…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Jahn, Putnam, Black
This document is a summary of a mixed methods dissertation that examined the communicative construction of safety in wildland firefighting. For the dissertation, I used a two-study mixed methods approach, examining the communicative accomplishment of safety from two perspectives…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Black, Saveland, Thomas, Ziegler
The US wildland fire community has been interested in cultivating organizational learning to improve safety and overall performance for a number of years. A key focus has been on understanding the difference between culpability (to be guilty) and accountability (to explain) and…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Ghio, Soukup, Case, Dailey, Richards, Berntsen, Devlin, Stone, Rappold
Objectives: Human exposure to wood smoke particles (WSP) impacts on human health through changes in indoor air quality, exposures from wild fires, burning of biomass and air pollution. This investigation tested the postulate that healthy volunteers exposed to WSP would…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Black, Jahn, Putnam
Wildland firefighting crews are considered High Reliability Organizations (HROs) because their members operate in hazardous environments with low rates of error. However, the level of error currently experienced is higher than desired. To improve the safety and performance…
Year: 2012
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
This 14-minute video explores how firefighters can increase their hazard tree awareness and mitigation actions.
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Domitrovich, Duncan, Allen, Rosso
Wildland firefighting is arduous work in extreme environmental conditions including heat. The job demands and environmental factors experienced by wildland firefighters can lead to a perfect storm for an increased risk to heat illnesses. This webinar discusses the indicators…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Pupulidy
Ivan Pupulidy will present a webinar on January 10, 1 PM MST on the roles individuals, leaders and organizations have in improving performance. Historically human performance has been seen as a simply looking at how the individual workers behave. The focus of post incident…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
This data product contains transcripts from 74 videotaped or audiotaped interviews of highly experienced wildland fire managers that were conducted between 2006 and 2009. These experts have extensive expertise in prescribed fire, fire behavior prediction and wildland fire use.…
Year: 2012
Type: Data
Source: FRAMES