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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Lutes, Robinson
The Fire and Fuels Extension (FFE) to the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) simulates fuel dynamics and potential fire behavior over time, in the context of stand development and management. This report documents differences between geographic variants of the FFE. It is a…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
The Fire and Fuels Extension (FFE) to the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) simulates fuel dynamics and potential fire behaviour over time, in the context of stand development and management. Existing models of fire behavior and fire effects were added to FVS to form this…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Alexander
This is a revised version of a paper presented for discussion during breakout sessions of the 2003 International Wildland Fire Safety Summit. These seven key points are in no particular order. Key Point #1: The International Association of Wildland Fire needs to consider…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Alexander
Six key points are presented for discussion during breakout sessions of the 2003 International Wildland Fire Safety Summit. These key points are in no particular order. Key Point #1: The International Association of Wildland Fire needs to consider broadening the 'agenda' of the…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Alexander
This presentation will cover both the theoretical and practical aspects of fuels management (i.e., fuel reduction, fuel conversion and fuel isolation) as it pertains to reducing the severity and subsequent impact of future wildfire occurrences. There are two links for this…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Nelson
G. M. Byram (1959) proposed a method for computing the ratio of the vertical flux of buoyancy generated by a wildfire (power of the fire Pf) to the horizontal flux of kinetic energy due to the atmospheric winds (power of the wind Pw). Utilizing this power ratio in his case…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Beukema, Reinhardt, Greenough, Robinson, Kurz
The Fire and Fuels Extension to the Forest Vegetation Simulator is a model that simulates fuel dynamics and potential fire behavior over time, in the context of stand development and management. Existing models are used to represent forest stand development (the Forest…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
White
Engineered wood products, such as oriented strandboard, laminated veneer lumber, and other composite wood products, are being used more often in construction. This includes use as rim boards, which are the components around the perimeter of a floor assembly. This situation has…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Sun, Jenkins
Since the 1950s, extensive research has been conducted to investigate the relationship between near-surface atmospheric conditions and large wildfire growth and occurrence. Observational studies have demonstrated that near-surface dryness (e-g., Fahnestock 1965) and atmospheric…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Turner, Collins, Lugo, Magnuson, Rupp, Swanson
Long-term ecological research is particularly valuable for understanding disturbance dynamics over long time periods and placing those dynamics in a regional context.We highlighted three case studies from Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network sites that have contributed…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Hof, Omi
We explore management science options for scheduling the placement of fuels reductions. First, we look at approaches for creating and maintaining a prespecified set of forest conditions that are deemed desirable from a fuels management perspective. This approach is difficult…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Finney, Cohen
The success of fuel management in helping achieve wildland fire management goals is dependent first upon having realistic expectations. Second, the benefits of fuel management can be realized only when treatments are applied at the appropriate scale to the appropriate source of…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Scott
Recent fires have spawned intense interest in fuel treatment and ecological restoration activities. Scientists and land managers have been advocating these activities for years, and the recent fires have provided incentives for federal, state, and local entities to move ahead…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Parkinson, Force, Smith
This study evaluated workshops for the adult public featuring experiential learning about wildland fire. Participants used hands-on activities to investigate fire behavior and ecology and to assess hazards in the wildland-urban interface. Effectiveness was examined using a…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Donovan, Rideout
Determining the specific mix of fire-fighting resources for a given fire is a necessary condition for identifying the minimum of the Cost Plus Net Value Change (C+NVC) function. Current wildland fire management models may not reliably do so. The problem of identifying the most…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
This FIRESTAT User's Guide shows you how to enter Individual Fire Report information using form FS-5100-29 and other sources. It is organized to help you locate and perform specific FIRESTAT functions quickly and easily.
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Camp, Omi
The Alaska Interagency Fire Management Plan promulgates policy objectives that recognize the ecological importance of perpetuating natural fire regimes. The same policy also directs land managers to balance the protection of ecological principles with appropriate risk management…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Sandberg
The Fuelbed Characteristic Classification System, or FCCS, (Sandberg and Ottmar 2002) is a systematic catalog of inherent physical properties of any wildland fuelbed. FCCS is designed to provide the best possible fuel estimates and potential fire parameters based on as much or…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Wright, Ottmar, Ferguson, Vihnanek
Research to quantify fuel consumption and flammability in shrub-dominated ecosystems has received little attention despite the widespread occurrence of fire-influenced, shrub-dominated landscapes across the arid lands of the western United States. While some research has…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Walstad, Reed, Doescher, Kauffman, Miller, Shindler, Tappeiner
Distance education, facilitated by modern telecommunications and computer technology, is revolutionizing delivery of college-level courses. In creating an interdisciplinary course on wildland fire, we learned that initial investments of at least $100,000 may be required,…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Pilliod, Bury, Hyde, Pearl, Corn
Information on amphibian responses to fire and fuel reduction practices is critically needed due to potential declines of species and the prevalence of new, more intensive fire management practices in North American forests. The goals of this review are to summarize the known…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Lists the conference proceedings of the 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology and the 2nd International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire Management (Nov. 11-16, 2003 in Orlando, Florida).
Year: 2003
Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Amiro, Chen
The mapping of Canadian fires is a large effort supported by provincial, territorial, and federal agencies. Remote sensing techniques can aid in mapping, especially in remote areas and during busy fire seasons. The SPOT-VEGETATION (SPOT-VGT) sensor has previously shown promise…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Alexander, Thomas
Case studies done in one country can be applied to another, if fuel type characteristics are relevant, by interpreting burning conditions through the other country's fire danger rating system. This special issue of Fire Management Today constitutes the second installment of…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Alexander, Thomas
In an effort to unbury the past and to increase both institutional memory and organizational learning within the wildland fire community, the authors approached the editorial staff of Fire Management Today with the idea of republishing a selection of these past fire-behavior-…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES