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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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"Mounting the Attack on Wildfire" is a 18-minute video produced in 1987 by the Canadian Forest Service that offers an overview of the co-operative experimental burning project conducted with the Alberta Forest Service at Big Fish Lake in north-central Alberta during the mid to…
Year: 1987
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Cartwright, Gregg, Panci, Croll
This webinar focuses on planning, restoration, and recovery actions that strengthen ecosystem resilience, mitigate the impacts of natural disasters, and realize co-benefits.
Speakers:
Dr. Jennifer Cartwright, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, USGS
Rachel M. Gregg,…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Cruz, Alexander
The prediction of a wildfire rate of spread and growth under high wind speeds and dry fuel moisture conditions is key to taking proactive actions to warn and protect communities. We investigated the possibility that a simple relationship exists that could be used as a first…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Barnes, Hrobak
The National Park Service (NPS) Interior Region 11 (Alaska) fire ecology program provides science based information to guide fire and land management planning, decisions and practices to maintain and understand fire-adapted ecosystems in Alaska. This annual report provides a…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Hunter
Prescribed fire can result in significant benefits to ecosystems and society. Examples include improved wildlife habitat, enhanced biodiversity, reduced threat of destructive wildfire, and enhanced ecosystem resilience. Prescribed fire can also come with costs, such as reduced…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Horel, Crosman, Kochanski, Ziel
This study evaluated the ability of the High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) modeling system to forecast the characteristics of mesoscale atmospheric boundaries arising from thunderstorm outflows, gust fronts, and downburst winds (referred collectively as convective outflows)…
Year: 2020
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Cullen, Axe, Podschwit
National and regional preparedness level (PL) designations support decisions about wildfire risk management. Such decisions occur across the fire season and influence pre-positioning of resources in areas of greatest fire potential, recall of personnel from off-duty status,…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Harden, McAvoy, Yocom
Fire Ecology: It is everywhere around us, yet so many of us know so little. What is fire ecology? What makes fire behave the way it does? What is a fire ecologist and how does one get into that field? What are the coolest/most surprising/unique fire ecosystems on the planet?…
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Urbanski, Lutes
In this short webinar, RMRS Research Physical Scientist Shawn Urbanski and Fire Ecologist Duncan Lutes will discuss the current state of the science on wildland fire smoke emissions, including pollutants present in smoke, methods for quantifying emission flux, existing datasets…
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Noble
A presentation delivred to by Caroline Noble to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Smoke Committee (SmoC) in November 2020. The presentation focuses on the current features of the Interagency Fuel Treatment Decision Support System (IFTDSS) Version 3.2.2.1. Questions…
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Miller
Excerpt: The fire history and fuels data certainly have implications for resource management and park planning in the Kananaskis Park. In the long run, we would like to let ecosystems run themselves, and that can mean allowing wildfires to burn in areas where they will be…
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Leverkus, Buma, Wagenbrenner, Burton, Lingua, Marzano, Thorn
After natural forest disturbances such as wildfires, windstorms and insect outbreaks, salvage logging is commonly applied to reduce economic losses and mitigate subsequent disturbance risk. However, this practice is controversial due to its potential ecological impacts, and its…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Hudson, Bray, Blunck, Page, Butler
This work reports characteristics of embers generated by torching trees and seeks to identify the important physical and biological factors involved. The size of embers, number flux and propensity to ignite spot fires (i.e. number flux of ‘hot’ embers) are reported for several…
Year: 2020
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
The 2019 McKinley Fire devastated a 10-mile stretch of homes along Alaska's Parks Highway. This video describes the fire and its aftermath through interviews with residents and fire professionals, and discusses ways to protect structures from wildfires.
Useful websites about…
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
McAllister
Every year, wildland fires seem to be more unpredictable, causing losses of both lives and property. Without a better understanding of the detailed mechanisms and underlying physical processes of wildland fire spread, our ability to predict, mitigate, and safely fight these…
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Curcio, Mueller, Lahm, Fitch, Hyde
The Smoke and Roadway Safety Guide provides wildland fire personnel the tools and methods to effectively plan and forecast for roadway smoke impacts and to monitor, respond to, and mitigate smoke on roadways to reduce the risk to the public and fire personnel.
This publication:…
Year: 2020
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Taylor, Alexander
The Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) System is a systematic method for assessing wildland fire behavior potential. This field guide provides a simplified version of the system, presented in tabular format. It was prepared to assist field staff in making first…
Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Fernandes, Sil, Rossa, Ascoli, Cruz, Alexander
Wildfire environmental impacts and the threat they pose to human live and values depend of how fast it spreads, how much biomass is consumed, and how much energy it releases and at what rate. Nearly every feature of contemporary fire management relies upon the understanding and…
Year: 2020
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Fernandes, Sil, Ascoli, Cruz, Alexander, Rossa, Baeza, Burrows, Davies, Fidelis, Gould, Govender, Kilinc, McCaw
Fire behaviour characteristics define the impacts on society and the environment. While wildland fire science has expanded to include the analysis of fire activity and effects across the globe, an understanding of global fire behaviour patterns and its drivers remains incomplete…
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Cruz, Alexander, Sullivan
This paper represents our response to the questioning by Mell et al. (2018) of our interpretation (Cruz et al. 2017) of five generalised statements or mantras commonly repeated in the wildland fire behaviour modelling literature. We provide further clarity on key subjects and…
Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Mell, Simeoni, Morvan, Hiers, Skowronski, Hadden
In a recent communication, Cruz et al. (2017) called attention to several recurring statements (mantras) in the wildland fire literature regarding empirical and physical fire behaviour models. Motivated by concern that these mantras have not been fully vetted and are repeated…
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Alexander, Cruz
We have devised a rule of thumb for obtaining a first approximation of a fire’s spread rate that wildland fire operations personnel may find valuable in certain situations. It is based on the premise that under certain conditions wind speed is the dominant factor in determining…
Year: 2019
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Alexander, Cruz
A 3-m between crown spacing is a commonly cited criterion found in the wildland-urban interface fire literature for minimizing the likelihood of a fully-developed crown fire from occurring in a conifer forest on level terrain. The validity of this general recommendation is…
Year: 2020
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Bissett, Parkinson
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Year: 1980
Type: Document
Source: TTRS