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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.

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Fire in the Alaska Ecosystem

Barnes
The Alaska Fire Science Consortium's "In a Time of Change: The Art of Fire" is a visual art project designed generate excitement, facilitate mutual understanding and promote meaningful dialogue on issues related to fire science and society. The interaction between artists, fire…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Natural disturbance in Alaska: implications for wildfire and property values on the Kenai Peninsula

Hansen
This project address two questions: 1) Has the 1990's Spruce Bark Beetle outbreak altered the probability of fire occurrence between 2001 and 2010? 2) Has the outbreak and wildfire affected property values in the wildland urban interface?
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Stand Structure, Dynamics, and Site Productivity: Contrasting Forests and Woodlands

Kabrick
A resource for fire practitioners and foresters alike. A clear presentation of technical information regarding forest structure and site productivity presented by John Kabrick.
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Making Sense of Wildland Smoke

Curcio, Fleegel, Heilman
Bringing both national and regional perspectives to the issues, tools and decisions concerning smoke from wildland fires, this webinar highlighted a range of current perspectives, activities, developments and emerging issues for fire practitioners. Gary Curcio introduced the…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

CWPPs and Fire Adapted Human Communities: Trial by Fire

Jakes
Community wildfire protection plans have been described as 'one of the most successful tools' for addressing wildland fire management in the WUI. Jakes will share findings from two recently completed studies of CWPPs, one identifying best management practices for developing a…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Northern Spruce Engraver Beetle Management: Beetle Responses to Slash and Fire

Kruse
Beetle infestation in slash can be minimized with proper decking and location. Future studies in the 2011 Hastings Fire will focus on the timeline for beetle infestation in burned areas. Presented at the 2012 Alaska Fire Science Workshop in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Fire Effects on Seedling Establishment Success across Treeline: Implications for Future Tree Migration and Flammability in a Changing Climate

Hewitt
This newly funded project will build on previous research on biotic controls of seedling establishment to focus on abiotic controls and develop heuristic and landscape models of tree establishment, migration, and landscape flammability. Presented at the 2012 Alaska Fire Science…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Wildland Fire in Ecosystems: Effects of Fire on Cultural Resources and Archaeology

Ryan
This webinar will provide an introduction to the new edition of the Rainbow series that provides fire and land management professionals and policy makers with a greater understanding of the value of cultural resource protection and the methods available to evaluate and mitigate…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Social Network Analysis

Wright
Recent science communication studies of the federal fire management community suggest managers access research via informal information networks, and that these networks vary by both agency and position. We used a phone survey to understand the informal science communication…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS): Project Overview and Data Access

Picotte, Lecker
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) is a multi-year, interagency project designed to consistently map the location, extent and associated burn severity of large fires occurring on all lands of the United States from 1984 to present. The suite of mapping, data and analysis…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Wildland Fire Assessment Tool (WFAT)

Strand, Hyde
WFAT provides an interface between ArcMap, FlamMap 5, and the First Order Fire Effects Model (FOFEM), combining their strengths into a spatial fire behavior and fire effects analysis tool in GIS. In the webinar, you will learn how to use WFAT to locate potential fuel treatment…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

First Order Fire Effects Model (FOFEM)

Lutes
On April 18, 2012, Duncan Lutes (RMRS Fire Modeling Institute, Missoula, MT) presented a webinar hosted by the Southwest Fire Science Consortium. FOFEM is a computer program for predicting first order fire effects including tree mortality, fuel consumption, smoke production, and…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Once Burned, Twice Shy: Repeat Fires Result in Black Spruce Regeneration Failure

Brown
Dr. Carissa Brown, Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Sherbrooke, joined us for a webinar on February 23, 2012 (11:00 am to noon AKST) entitled 'Once burned, twice shy: Repeat fires result in black spruce regeneration failure.' Dr. Brown is currently studying plant…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES