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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Rauscher, Cissel, Swedberg, Funk, Raffuse, Drury, Chinkin
This is a power point presentation describing the Interagency Fuels Treatment Decision Support System. It gives an introduction and background for the project, describes what it does for users and how it is related to other systems, describes the stakeholder operational…
Year: 2009
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Alexander
Solutions to the wildland-urban interface or intermix (WUI) fire problem may vary considerably across ecosystems. A case in point is the boreal forest regions of northern Canada and Alaska - i.e., 'northern solutions are needed for northern problems'. This lecture recapitulates…
Year: 2009
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Tragedies, such as the recent shootings on the Virginia Tech campus, affect all of us in different ways. Some people might react to the stress immediately, while others may not experience stress until later. This podcast discusses these issues.
Year: 2009
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Trainor
A summary of a JSFP survey presented by Sarah Trainor, University of Alaska Fairbanks, at the 2011 Alaska Fire Science Workshop.
Year: 2011
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Forest and range health, along with wildfire, currently dominate management decisions on public lands across much of the United States. Changing conditions on the ground, as well as government initiatives such as the National Fire Plan, the Healthy Forests Restoration Act, and…
Year: 2011
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Henderson
A discussion of landscape edits specific to Alaska using the fire models.
Year: 2011
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
St. Clair
This webinar was facilitated by Tom St. Clair, Fairbanks, Alaska, and focused on WFDSS modeling and weather. The agenda items covered included: how to pick RAWS to get the best data for wind and fuels, using predicted weather, ERC classes tab in WFDSS, ERC streams tab in WFDSS,…
Year: 2011
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Carlson
Ric Carlson relates one occurrence when his optimism in a burn plan colored his perspective.
Year: 2011
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Carlson
Ric Carlson describes how he develops the prescription window and uses a process of constant evaluation and updating that helps him avoid the traps always inherent with boundary selection.
Year: 2011
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Carlson
Ric Carlson describes how he develops the prescription window and uses a process of constant evaluation and updating that helps him avoid the traps always inherent with boundary selection.
Year: 2011
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Keller
How could an engine rollover on a wildfire actually start several months before this accident occurs? 'Engine Rollover: Why This Accident Started Months Ago', the latest release in the Wildland Fire Lesson Learned Center's 'Firefighter: Remember This' video series, is now…
Year: 2011
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Keller
This is a 9-minute video regarding watchouts and suggestions for operating vehicles in the black.
Year: 2011
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Lowenstein
Climate change is no longer a threat; it's a reality. A rapidly changing climate is already transforming ecosystems and the processes that sustain them; greater changes lie in front of us. Climate change will change physical relationships (e.g. the baseflow in streams from a…
Year: 2011
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Quarles
Home survival in wildfire prone areas depends on a combination of adequate vegetation management in the area surrounding your home (i.e., your 'defensible space') and choices regarding building materials and design decisions for the home or building. Steve Quarles has been…
Year: 2011
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Lutes
FFI (FEAT/FIREMON Integrated) is an ecological monitoring system designed to assist managers with collection, storage and analysis of plot level ecological information. It includes a large selection of standard sampling protocols and supports user defined methods. It supports…
Year: 2011
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Smith
This webinar discusses different aspects of LANDFIRE including: 1) the current suite of products, 2) plans for improvement and updating, 3) application ideas, and 4) how you can participate. After watching this presentation you should have a better idea of whether LANDFIRE would…
Year: 2011
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Lahm
A 36-minute video recorded in February 2009 as part of the Effective Communication for Smoke Management in a Changing Air Quality Environment workshops. A presentation describing a progressive approach and overreaching principles of smoke management. Also covers the development…
Year: 2009
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
O'Meilia
A 38-minute video recorded in February 2009 as part of the Effective Communication for Smoke Management in a Changing Air Quality Environment workshops. This presentation describes the purpose of Rx fire councils, provides an introduction to the Oklahoma (OK) prescribed Fire…
Year: 2009
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Sharp
A 38-minute video recorded in February 2009 as part of the Effective Communication for Smoke Management in a Changing Air Quality Environment workshops. This presentation explains the regulations states must consider in developing their smoke management programs, definition…
Year: 2009
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
O'Neill
A 47-minute presentation recorded in February 2009 as part of Effective Communication for Smoke Management in a Changing Air Quality Environment workshops. This presentation describes fire activity and emission inventories, common sources of error in modeling and examples of…
Year: 2009
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Wickman
A 13-minute presentation recorded in February 2009 as part of Effective Communication for Smoke Management in a Changing Air Quality Environment workshops. This presentation explains the effect of smoke on light and visibility and gives several examples of smoke affected view-…
Year: 2009
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Wickman
A 13-minute presentation recorded in February 2009 as part of Effective Communication for Smoke Management in a Changing Air Quality Environment. This presentation defines and describes the constituents of smoke which impact human health. An example of wildland fire smoke…
Year: 2009
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Jones
This mediasite video presentation given by Jeff Jones (US Forest Service, RMRS WFM RD&A) goes into detail about the National Interagency Fuels, Fire, and Vegetation Technology Transfer (NIFTT) team. He works with LANDFIRE, mainly focusing on technology transfer, and also…
Year: 2011
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
George
A 42-minute presentation recorded in February 2009 as part of Effective Communication for Smoke Management in a Changing Air Quality Environment. It provides an Introduction to federal regulations which address smoke management in the context of wildland fire.
Year: 2009
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Lahm
A 50-minute presentation recorded in February 2009 as part of Effective Communication for Smoke Management in a Changing Air Quality Environment. It briefly outlines the rules, policies, and guidance dictating smoke management. This presentation is still applicable, though some…
Year: 2009
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES