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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Schapiro
The San Dimas Technology and Development Center (SDTDC) investigated the use of air curtain destructors (ACDs) as an efficient, environmentally friendly, and technically viable means of disposing of slash, wood, and other burnable waste materials. ACDs should be considered an…
Year: 2002
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Kovalev
A method of analytical differentiation is developed for processing differential absorption lidar (DIAL) data. The method is based on simple analytical transformation of the DIAL on and off signal ratio. The derivatives consequently are found for either individual data points or…
Year: 2002
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Arno, Allison-Bunnell
In a year that produced yet another record-setting wildfire season in the western United States, former Forest Service researcher Steve Arno and science writer Steven Allison-Bunnell urge Tree Farmers to demonstrate how to nurture forests that are fire-resistant and sustainable…
Year: 2002
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Weise
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Year: 2002
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Burgan
The basic concepts of fuel modeling were presented in the fuel subsystem of BEHAVE. This report expands on these concepts in an attempt to provide a better understanding of the technical details of constructing site-specific fire behavior fuel models. This discussion is…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Winandy
What materials will emerge from todays research ideas to become the commonly accepted building products of 2020? What will durable materials look like in 2020? This paper attempts to address these questions by considering some current trends and then presenting a series of ideas…
Year: 2002
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
White, Weise, Mackes, Dibble
As part of efforts to address fire problems in the wildland-urban interface, the cone calorimeteris being used to measure the relative flammability of different plant species. In the first twostudies, we tested plants used to landscape homes in California and an assortment of…
Year: 2002
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Wade, Brenner
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Year: 2002
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Norris, Friedman, Watson, Byrne, Diaz, Kaniasty
Results for 160 samples of disaster victims were coded as to sample type, disaster type, disaster location, outcomes and risk factors observed, and overall severity of impairment. In order of frequency, outcomes included specific psychological problems, nonspecific distress,…
Year: 2002
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Reynolds
The purpose of this course is to introduce the reader to communication principles and tools as they relate to what we have called emergency risk communication. The principles in this course borrow from (1) font of classical rhetoricians, (2) wealth of modern crisis, issues…
Year: 2002
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Haines, Smith
Observation shows that three types of horizontal vortices may form during intense wildland fires. Two of these vortices are longitudinal relative to the ambient wind and the third is transverse. One of the longitudinal types, a vortex pair, occurs with extreme heat and low to…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Bennett, Brode, Dicke, Eskridge, Garrison, Irwin, Koerber, Lockhart, Method, Perkins, Wilson
(Adapted from preface) Document provided EPA guidance on collection and use of on-site meteorological data for regulatory modelling applications.
[This publication is referenced in the "Synthesis of knowledge of extreme fire behavior: volume I for fire managers" (Werth et al…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Smith
Fire management simulation models are used to predict the impact of changes in the fire management program on fire outcomes. As with all models, the goal is to abstract reality without seriously distorting relationships between variables of interest. One important variable of…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Reed, McKelvey
This paper examines the distribution of areas burned in forest fires. Empirical size distributions, derived from extensive fire records, for six regions in North America are presented. While they show some commonalities, it appears that a simple power-law distribution of sizes,…
Year: 2002
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Schlobohm, Rochna
The ability of fire suppressant foams to improve ground-applied fire control efforts was evaluated. Foaming agents and foam-generating systems were examined. Performance evaluations were made for direct attack, indirect attack, and mop-up. Foam was determined to suppress and…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Reinhardt
Managers use prescribed fire to accomplish a variety of resource objectives. The knowledge needed to design successful prescriptions is both quantitative and qualitative. Some of it is available through publications and computer programs, but much of the knowledge of expert…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Jenkins, Matsumoto-Grah
Interactive video is a powerful medium, bringing together the emotional impact of video and film and the interactive capabilities of the computer. Interactive videodisc instruction can be used as a tutorial, for drill and practice and in simulations, as well as for information…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Dimitrakopoulos, Martin
A small number of fires escape initial attack suppression efforts and become large, but their effects are significant and disproportionate. In 1983, of 200,000 wildland fires in the United States, only 4,000 exceeded 100 acres. However, these escaped fires accounted for roughly…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Dimitrakopoulos
According to National Fire Management Analysis System (NFMAS) assumptions, escaped fires are those that exceed the defined maximum size (1000 acres), containment time limit (8 hours), or the capabilities of the suppression forces dispatched by the user. Acreage for each fire…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Simard, Donoghue
Describes, from a historical perspective, methods used to characterize fire prevention problems and evaluate prevention programs and discusses past research efforts to bolster these analytical and management efforts. Highlights research on the sociological perspectives of the…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Murphy, Cole
The Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, uses prescribed fire for habitat improvement on over 400 National Wildlife Refuges across the United States. Wildfire is a problem on some refuges. Escaped fires have resulted in fatalities and the loss of millions…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Rothermel, Andrews
An "integrated fire behavior/fire danger rating system" should be "seamless" to avoid requiring choices among alternate, independent systems. Descriptions of fuel moisture, fuels, and fire behavior should be standardized, permitting information to flow easily through the…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Martin
Predicting the effects of fires in the year 2000 and beyond will be enhanced by the use of expert systems. Although our predictions may have broad confidence limits, expert systems should help us to improve the predictions and to focus on the areas where improved knowledge is…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Latham
Artificial intelligence could be used in Forest Service fire management and land-use planning to a larger degree than is now done. Robots, for example, could be programmed to monitor for fire and insect activity, to keep track of wildlife, and to do elementary thinking about the…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Fischer
Lack of information regarding fire effects is perceived by many fire and resource managers as a barrier to the effective application of prescribed fire. This lack of information, in many instances, is the result of poor diffusion of existing knowledge rather than lack of…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES