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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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.

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Using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index from AVHRR imagery for fire potential assessment in the United States

Bartlette
Description not entered.
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

The analysis of the Haines Index climatology for the eastern United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico

Croft, Watts, Potter, Reed
Since the Haines Index (HI) was introduced in 1988, it has been used as a tool to aid fire managers with their decision-making in assessing fire risk. The HI is a lower atmospheric severity index for wildfire severity (growth potential) based upon environmental lapse rates and…
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Field verification of a firefighter safety zone model

Butler, Cohen
Safety zones are a primary component of firefighter safety. A theoretical study has been presented suggesting burn injury can be avoided if safety zones provide a minimum separation distance between the fire and the firefighter equal to 4 times the average flame height. In this…
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Smoke management: techniques to reduce or redistribute emissions

Ottmar, Peterson, Leenhouts, Core
Description not entered.
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Fire use planning

Leuschen, Wade, Seamon
The success of a fire use program is in large part dependent on a solid foundation set in clear and concise planning. The planning process results in specific goals and measurable objectives for fire application, provides a means of setting priorities, and establishes a…
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS

The wildland fire imperative

Hardy, Hermann, Mutch
In this section we outline both ecological and societal aspects of wildland and prescribed fire. We review the historical role and extent of fire and the effects of settlement and land use changes. The influence of fire exclusion policies on historical disturbance processes is…
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

The smoke management imperative

Hardy, Hermann, Core
In the past, smoke from prescribed burning was managed primarily to avoid nuisance conditions objectionable to the public or to avoid traffic hazards caused by smoke drift across roadways. While these objectives are still valid, today's smoke management programs are also likely…
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Smoke dispersion prediction systems

Ferguson
Smoke dispersion prediction systems are becoming increasingly valuable tools in smoke management. There are a variety of potential applications that can help current management issues. These include screening, where methods and models are used to develop 'worst-case' scenarios…
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Spatial data for national fire planning and fuel management

Hardy, Schmidt, Menakis, Sampson
Spatial data products are most often developed to support resource management decisions. Rarely can the data stand by themselves as spatially-explicit risk assessments. We discuss the technical aspects of true risk assessments, and the contrast between risk assessments and the…
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Integrating spatial technologies and ecological principles for a new age in fire management

Gollberg, Neuenschwander, Ryan
Description not entered.
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES