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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Allen, Falk, Hoffman, Klingel, Morgan, Savage, Schulke, Stacey, Suckling, Swetnam
This paper outlines a broad and flexible framework for ecological restoration of Southwestern ponderosa pine forests, supporting a diverse range of scientifically viable restoration approaches. Ponderosa pine forests in the region have been radically altered by human uses,…
Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Brooks, Pyke
Two very different vegetation types characterize the deserts of North America. Shrublands are typical of the Great Basin, Mojave, and Sonoran deserts. Perennial grasslands are most prevalent in the Chihuahuan Desert. Historically, fires were generally infrequent in shrublands…
Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Sandberg, Ottmar, Cushon
The USDA Forest Service Fire and Environmental Research Applications (FERA) Team, on behalf of the Joint Fire Sciences Program, is developing a system for characterizing fuels on managed and unmanaged wildland fuelbeds throughout the United States. The objective of the Fuels…
Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Caratti, Hann, Long, Menakis
National Forest and Grassland fire management has historically emphasized wildfire suppression and provided prescribed fire and fuel management support to other resources. Many fire management fuel treatments often occurred in a fragmented pattern because prescribed fire…
Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Brittain, Bevins, Bradshaw
FireFamily Plus is the new software for summarizing and analyzing daily weather observations and computing fire danger indices based on the National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS). While the software and packaging are new, many of the reports are not. FireFamily Plus…
Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Durland
Problem Statement: An logical application and documentation process is needed to prioritize, quantify and determine costs for fire prevention and fuels treatment areas and to predict or model the effectiveness of prevention program options in the reduction and cost savings of…
Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Cleaves
The wildland fire situation is a question of risk. Risk is in essence the exposure to a chance of loss. However, putting concept of risk into practice is quite complex. Each of the parts of any risk — probability, exposure pathway, and loss value - is multi-dimensional,…
Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Brown
Woody debris provides habitat for a great variety of wildlife. Up to 213 of our wildlife species use dead wood structures or woody debris for some portion of their life cycles. Activities during fire suppression such as snag and tree removal eliminates habitat used by a great…
Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Paxon
From the text ... 'The Cerro Grande Fire resulted from an escaped prescribed burn designed to minimize the risk of catastrophic wildfire to the community of Los Alamos.'
Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Pyne
From the text ... 'More biomass does not always mean a bigger fire when the spark strikes. There are plenty of reasons to control-burn and many ways to do it. But we are often told that burning is necessary simply to prevent conflagrations and that it is easier, cheaper, and…
Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Laverty, Williams
From Web Document, Executive Summary... ' Premise This strategy is based on the premise that sustainable resources are predicated on healthy, resilient ecosystems. In fire-adapted ecosystems, some measure of fire use - at appropriate intensity, frequency, and time of year -…
Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Executive Summary: On August 8, 2000, President Clinton asked Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman to prepare a report that recommends how best to respond to this year*s severe fires, reduce the impacts of these wildland fires on rural…
Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Lynn, McIver
From the text... 'Salvage logging--whether it is done after a wildfire, an insect infestation, or some other disturbance--is an increasingly controversial forest management activity. Land managers may conider salvaging dead or dying timber an economic necessity or part of…
Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Williams
From the text ... 'Removing American Indians from the land effectively ended wildland burning practices that had lasted for millennia. ...The Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management together administer several hundred million acres of grassland and other grazing land where…
Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Barrett
From the text ... 'Crossing the Bitterroot Mountains on the Lolo Trail was a daunting experience for the historic Lewis and Clark Expedition. ...Historically, fires occurred somewhere along the 50-mile trail corridor at least every two decades, on average... Over the last five…
Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Pyne
From the text ... 'The fires that once flushed the myriad landscapes of North America were fires that people once set and no longer do. ...The aboriginal firestick became a lever that, suitably sited, could move whole landscapes, even continents. ...Forests broke into a…
Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Brown
From the text ... 'Using standard terminology improves communication for a safer, better wildland fire organization. ...As policy evolves and new technologies emerge, wildland fire terminology is subject to constant change. ...The National Interagency Incident Management System…
Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Cruz
From the text ... 'I think we'll be utilizing fire a lot more than we have in the past in order to bring our ecosystems back into balance. ... FIRE 21 will help the Forest Service reach the desired future condition for our national forests by using fire management expertise to…
Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Rothermel, Brown
From the text ... 'Lessons learned: Deeply shocked by the Mann Gulch tragedy and subsequent firefighter fatalies in California, the Forest Service initiated reforms to prevent future disasters. Thanks to improved training, equipment, and safety techniques, another tragedy was…
Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Hof, Omi, Bevers, Laven
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Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Ford, Johnson
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Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Balice, Koch, Yool
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Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Brockway
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Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Frost
It is now apparent that fire once played some role in shaping all but the wettest, the most arid, or the most fire-sheltered plant communities of the United States. Understanding the role of fire in structuring vegetation is critical for land management choices that will, for…
Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Gorte
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Year: 2000
Type: Document
Source: TTRS