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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Alexander, Thorburn
As an acronym, LACES stands for Lookout(s) - Anchor point(s) - Communication(s) - Escape routes - Safety zone(s) and has gradually become a guideline for wildland firefighter safety in various regions of Canada over the past 15 years or so. LACES constitutes a slight…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Waldron, Schary, Cardinal
The aims of this research were to develop and test a scale used to measure leadership in wildland firefighting using two samples of USA wildland firefighters. The first collection of data occurred in the spring and early summer and consisted of an online survey. The second set…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
McGee
From the text...'A group of valiant men known as the Triple Nickles, the first African-American smokerjumpers, paved the way for so many in the smokejumping cadre...'
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Hedrick
From the text ... 'Although range fires can and do burn ferociously, they are generally much shorter in duration than large forest fires. While a major forest fire may burn for weeks or even months, large range fires typically burn for only a few days. They don't have the…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Voulgarakis, Field
Fires impact atmospheric composition through their emissions, which range from long-lived gases to short-lived gases and aerosols. Effects are typically larger in the tropics and boreal regions but can also be substantial in highly populated areas in the northern mid-latitudes.…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Rappold
A recent study of simulated forecast-based interventions as a tool to reduce the health and economic burden during smoke episodes. The study illustrated a large health burden associated with these events and the potential benefit an adaptation of current forecasting technologies…
Year: 2015
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Middlemis-Brown
Recent research by Twidwell and colleagues evaluated the risks of various land management tools used in the private sector, with a focus on the relative risks of prescribed fire. The authors concluded that prescribed fire carried less fatality risk than other land management…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
This issue spotlights the key question: Do More Incident Reports Mean More Learning? The issue’s underlying theme: How do we advance from a “Reporting Culture” to a “Learning Culture”? McCall Smokejumper Ramona Beyuka provides her insights on what learning looks like.
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Twidwell, Wonkka, Sindelar, Weir
Fire is widely recognized as a critical ecological and evolutionary driver that needs to be at the forefront of land management actions if conservation targets are to be met. However, the prevailing view is that prescribed fire is riskier than other land management techniques.…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Loveless, Hernandez
The tragic fatality events of the mid-1990s and subsequent studies led to a concentrated effort to increase safety in the US federal wildland firefighter community beginning in 2000. Addressing human factors (HF) as a causal agent in accidents was a major focal point for this…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Butler, Parsons, Mell
Designation of safety zones is a primary duty of all wildland firefighters. Unfortunately, information regarding what constitutes an adequate safety zone is inadequately defined. Measurements of energy release from wildland fires have been used to develop an empirically based…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
The International Smoke Symposium was held in Hyattsville, Maryland at the University of Maryland University College, USA, October 21-24, 2013. The objective of this symposium was to bring together air quality, fire, and smoke specialists from the research community, non-…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Wildfires are an ongoing concern where there is dry, hot weather. During a wildfire, people throughout the surrounding area may suffer the effects of forest fire smoke. If you have respiratory problems such as asthma, emphysema and bronchitis or a chronic heart disease, we urge…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Sullivan, Cruz
Understanding the potential behavior of a wildfire is critical to ensuring the safety of those people in its path, either fighting it or fleeing from it. This is especially critical when unexpected behavior occurs that can entrap firefighters in a life-threatening situation.
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Our cover story "Same as It Ever Was" explores how our traditional solution of ordering "more stuff" doesn't really work. A new approach-that confronts the hard question "Is 'safe' even possible?"-is proposed.
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Our cover story "Risk, Gain, and Loss: What are We Willing to Accept?" explores several key questions, including: "Do we have acceptable losses in wildfire?" In our One of Our Own feature, hotshot captain Alanna English answers the question: "Have you ever had a 'dumb' fire…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Contained in this issue: Why should you be nice?, "Human Topography": A deeper look into the social environment that exists on fires, and Do you have an AEDin your rig?
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Thomas, Fox, Miller
Wildland fire management agencies manage wildland fires for resource benefit while protecting firefighter and public safety. Firefighting fatalities and property damaged by wildfires prompt reviews aimed at preventing similar accidents. The principles of high-reliability…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
This paper outlines concepts for potential inclusion in the Wild fire Management Act of 2015, initially outlined on May 5, 2015, by Ranking Member Cantwell at the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee oversight hearing on wildfire management and operations. The purpose…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Soukup, Dailey, Ghio
The biological effect of particles on respiratory epithelial cells involves, in part, the generation of an oxidative stress and a consequent cascade of reactions culminating in inflammatory mediator release. Whether there is either an immediate, transitory activation or a…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Gilmour, Kim, Hays
The article focuses on chemistry and toxicity of emissions generated from diesel and biomass combustion. Topics discussed include concerns pertaining to air quality of different urban areas across the globe, association of long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) with…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Choobineh, Ansari, Mohagheghi
Wildfires are common in many forest and grassland ecosystems. Power transmission lines are vulnerable to wildfires in their vicinity, mainly due to increased conductor temperatures as a result of heat released by the fire. This may damage the conductor and lead to violation of…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Stone
A discussion on revisions to US Wildfire Guide for Public Health Officials and solicitation for ideas for further revisions. The revised guide will include federal, state and local agencies and will reflect recent advances in scientific evidence and technologies. Important…
Year: 2015
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Garbe
Presentation discussing challenges in communication during smoke events. Dr. Garbe discussed the importance of local response, and experience, as well as keeping flexible messaging and keeping the message "new" across fire seasons.
Year: 2015
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
O'Neill
Presentation on recent advances in the estimation of visual range. The use of visual range as a public health communication tool raised interest by many in the group and stimulated a discussion. Visual range is a fairly inexpensive tool for communication of exposure and could be…
Year: 2015
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES