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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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The Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program: a history and overview of the first projects
In 2009, Congress passed the Forest Landscape Restoration Act, a significant new piece of legislation guiding restoration activities on competitively selected National Forest System lands. The Act established the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP), which…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Staller
From the text ... '..., in today's world with imcreasing populations, and more people living in the wildland urban interface, prescribed burn practitioners must put more emphasis on smoke management. If we don't manage our smoke and the resulting negative impacts, then the…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Ryan, Koerner, Lee, Siefkin
From the text ... 'This volume is intended to be used as a reference for both cultural resource specialists and fire managers during their planning processes. The intended audience includes resource and fire managers employed by public, tribal, and private land management…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Dague
Fire and Aviation Management (FAM) has established an international role in many countries. This experience, along with the recognized technical and professional experience of fire and aviation specialists in the Forest Service, provides the basis for the FAM international…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Frederick
The National Infrared Operations (NIROPS) program, headquartered at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, ID, is the primary provider of operational infrared (IR) imaging services for wildland fire management across the country. The national IR program combines advanced…
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
Snyder, Stockmann, Morris
The US Forest Service used contracted helicopter services as part of its wildfire suppression strategy. An optimization decision-modeling system was developed to assist in the contract selection process. Three contract award selection criteria were considered: cost per pound of…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Moseley, Medley-Daniel, Davis
Forest Service policies and programs promote the integration of forest and watershed restoration with local economic development. For example, the Collaborative Landscape Restoration Program, stewardship contracting, and the Watershed Condition Framework all explicitly link…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Lin, Jin, Giglio, Foley, Randerson
Fires in agricultural ecosystems emit greenhouse gases and aerosols that influence climate on multiple spatial and temporal scales. Annex 1 countries of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), many of which ratified the Kyoto Protocol, are required to…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Moseley, Davis
Across multiple presidential administrations, forest and watershed restoration has become an increasingly important focus of the USDA Forest Service. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, for example, has made restoring watershed and forest health the primary objective of the…
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
Based on its review of the air quality criteria and the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM), the EPA is making revisions to the suite of standards for PM to provide requisite protection of public health and welfare and to make corresponding…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Godson
This webinar provides an overview of current efforts by the US Forest Service in integrating emerging mobile technologies into Fire and Aviation Management. Current mobile devices and applications used in operations are discussed, as are potential concerns. Also included is…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Melvin
Annual wildfire activity has been tracked for decades. These data are necessary for securing resources, instituting fire-fighter training standards, monitoring trends, providing public safety measures, and guiding national policy needed to manage wildfire across the U.S. Much…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Godson
The USFS Mobile Technology Integration for Fire & Aviation Management (MTIFAM) Program is a national led effort to help facilitate and coordinate mobile technology integration for fire and aviation management. The program focuses on pilot testing new mobile technologies,…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES