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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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.

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2020 WFLC-Western Region Accomplishment Report: Resilient Landscapes - Fire Adapted Communities - Safe, Effective Wildfire Response

The challenges of the 2020 Fire Year have validated the Cohesive Strategy and proven its foundational value for additional success and achievement across boundaries and landscapes in the West. The following pages offer a snapshot of 2020 activities and successes in the Western…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

The fiscal burden of wildfires: state expenditures and funding mechanisms for wildfire suppression in the western U.S. and implications for federal policy

Pennick McIver, Cook, Becker
The number and size of wildfires in the western United States have increased dramatically in the last 30 years. The rising cost of wildfire suppression has become a significant concern for all levels of government, although most attention has been focused on the federal level.…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Homeowner preferences for wildfire risk mitigation in the Alaskan wildland urban interface

Molina, Little, Drury, Jandt
Wildfire has become a larger threat to human life and property with the proliferation of homes into the wildland urban interface and warming climate. In this study we explored Alaskan homeowner preferences for wildfire risk mitigation in the wildland urban interface using…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Disturbance and sustainability in forests of the Western United States

This report assesses recent forest disturbance in the Western United States and discusses implications for sustainability. Individual chapters focus on fire, drought, insects, disease, invasive plants, and socioeconomic impacts. Disturbance data came from a variety of sources,…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Perceptions of wildland fire smoke: literature review and synthesis

Ellison, Huber-Stearns, Frederick, Coughlan, McCaffrey, Olsen
Smoke from wildland fire presents a serious and growing concern. Mirroring global trends in recent decades, many areas of the US are experiencing increasing wildfire size, severity, and frequency. The health hazard of smoke from wildland fire has been well-documented (see…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

The Effects of Prescribed Fire on Wildfire Regimes and Impacts

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

Emerging anthropogenic influences on the Southcentral Alaska temperature and precipitation extremes and related fires in 2019

Bhatt, Lader, Walsh, Bieniek, Thoman, Berman, Borries-Strigle, Bulock, Chriest, Hahn, Hendricks, Jandt, Little, McEvoy, Moore, Rupp, Schmidt, Stevens, Strader, Waigl, White, York, Ziel
The late-season extreme fire activity in Southcentral Alaska during 2019 was highly unusual and consequential. Firefighting operations had to be extended by a month in 2019 due to the extreme conditions of hot summer temperature and prolonged drought. The ongoing fires created…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

The local labor market impacts of US megafires

Jones, McDermott
As we learn to sustainably coexist with wildfire, there is an urgent need to improve our understanding of its multidimensional impacts on society. To this end, we undertake a nationwide study to estimate how megafires (wildfires > 100,000 acres in size) affect US labor market…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Thinning and prescribed fire and projected trends in wood product potential, financial return, and fire hazard in New Mexico

Fight, Barbour, Christensen, Pinjuv, Nagubadi
[no description entered]
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

The impact of twenty-first century climate change on wildland fire danger in the western United States: an applications perspective

Brown, Hall, Westerling
[no description entered]
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Healthy Forests initiative and its effect on appeals

Neznek
From the text...'On December 3, 2003, President Bush signed into law the Healthy Forest Restoration Act, legislation designed to expedite hazardous fuel reduction projects and improve forest health conditions in the nation's forests. Several provisions of this legislation alter…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Policy analysis and national forest appeal reform

Mortimer, Scardina, Jenkins
[no description entered]
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

National trends in the use of Forest Service administrative appeals

Teich, Vaughn, Cortner
[no description entered]
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Lowland forest loss in protected areas of Indonesian Borneo

Curran, Trigg, McDonald, Astiani, Hardiono, Siregar, Caniago, Kasischke
[no description entered]
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Is forest structure related to fire severity? yes, and no, and maybe: methods and insights in quantifying the answer

Jain, Graham
[no description entered]
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Tending fire: coping with America's wildland fires

Pyne
[no description entered]
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Effect of fire intensity and depth of bum on Lowbush Blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium, and Velvet Leaf Blueberry, Vaccinium myrtilloides, production in eastern Ontario

Duchesne, Wetzel
[no description entered]
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Financing sustainable development: Country Undertakings and Rights for Environmental Sustainability CURES

Grafton, Jotzo, Wasson
[no description entered]
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Economic drivers of global fire activity: a critical review using the DPSIR framework

Kim, Rodrígues, Robinne
Overall decline of global burned area paradoxically hides a number of economic realities that have increased the likelihood and costs of wildfire-caused disasters. In this critical review, we address the pressing need to identify and incorporate economic elements shaping global…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Contemporary wood utilization research needs in the western United States

Monserud, Lowell, Becker, Hummel, Donoghue, Barbour, Kilborn, Nicholls, Roos, Cantrell
Contemporary wood utilization research needs in the Western United States are examined in this problem analysis. Key focal areas include: A. Changes in forest management actions and policies affect forest conditions and people, which in turn affect wood quality and wood…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Early history of the listing of the red-cockaded woodpecker and the roles, actions, and consequences of states in the listing, downlisting, and delisting of the species

Jackson
The first recognition of conservation needs of the red-cockaded woodpecker came from biologists casually studying the species before there were endangered species laws. Their expressed concerns resulted in initial conservation efforts. Some early efforts on behalf of the species…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Sustainability of timber supply considering the risk of wildfire

Armstrong
[no description entered]
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

The effects of humans and topography on wildland fire, forests, and species abundance

Guyette, Dey
Ignitions, fuels, topography, and climate interact through time to create temporal and spatial differences in the frequency of fire, which, in turn, affects ecosystem structure and function. In many ecosystems non-human ignitions are overwhelmed by anthropogenic ignitions. Human…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

The Healthy Forest Restortion Act of 2004 - unforeseen circumstances

Thomas, Noble
[no description entered]
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Using forest management techniques to alter forest fuels and reduce wildfire size: an exploratory analysis

Hirsch, Kafka, Todd
During the next few decades, a considerable portion of the productive boreal forest in Canada will be harvested and there is an excellent opportunity to use forest management activities (e.g., harvesting, regeneration, stand tending) to alter the forest fuels for fire management…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS