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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.

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Optimizing initial attack effectiveness by using performance measures

Kirsch, Rideout
Increased scruitiny of federally funded programs combined with changes in fire management has created a demand for a new fire program analysis model. There is now a need for a model that displays tradeoffs between initial attack effectiveness and alternative funding levels. The…
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Integrated timber harvest and fire management planning

Acuna, Palma, Weintraub, Martell, Cui
Harvest planners often consider potential fire losses and timber production plans can influence fire management, but most timber harvest planning and fire management planning activities are carried out largely independently of each other. But road construction, timber harvesting…
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Wildland fire communications: the Mexican connection: what is infrared fire mapping: radio equipment used on a fire: some basics: interagency teams go south

Jenkins
From the text ... 'The United States and Mexico agreed to identify and protect special radio frequencies for wildland firefighters in border areas.'
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Prediction errors in wildland fire situation analyses

Donovan, Noordijk
From the text ... 'Wildfires consume budgets and put the heat on fire managers to justify and control suppression costs. ...We used data from the 2002 fire season to determine how WFSA-predicted outcomes compared to actual outcomes. ...Fire managers often underestimated the…
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Reforms on prescribed fire laws reduce liability burdens on landowners

Sun
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Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Integrated research to improve fire management decisionmaking

MacGregor, Haynes
The emergence of large fires of long duration (also known as siege fires) with their inherently high costs has raised numerous questions about the opportunities for cost containment. Cost reviews from the 2003 fire season have revealed how additional knowledge created through…
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

On parallel tracks: the wildland fire and emergency management communities: The professional development series – an emergency management primer

Keller
From the text ... 'The use of wildland fire incident management teams for nonfire emergency management is rapidly spreading.'
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

'Transition': what does the word mean?

Munson, Fisher
From the text ... 'A transfer of command should not be confused with a transition in fire behavior or in situational complexity on a fire. ...Recognizing potentially deadly changes in fire behavior should begin on the first day of fire season.'
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

The 2002 House River Fire

Tymstra, MacGregor, Mayer
From the text ... 'Driven by strong southeast winds and low relative humidity, the House River Fire was a classic spring boreal fire. ...The House River Fire renewed emphasis on fire prevention, education, and community relations.'
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Incorporating technology: advancing wildland firefighting with logging machinery

Bielecki, Garland
[no description entered]
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

USDA Forest Service--long-time leader in federal forest planning

Williams, Tolle
[no description entered]
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Human dimension in fire management: developing an interagency social science plan

Shepard
[no description entered]
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Glossary of fire and smoke management terminology [Appendix A]

From the text...'The terms listed below were either taken from existing glossaries or developed specifically for this Guide. Where terms were taken from an existing glossary or document, the source reference is indexed in brackets (e.g. [source number]), with full reference…
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Smoke management program administration and evaluation

Lahm
From the text...'Smoke management program administration can range from activities conducted at the local burn program level to a multi-state coordinated effort to manage smoke. The EPA Interim Air Quality Policy on Wildland and Prescribed Fires (Interim Policy) (EPA 1998)…
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Regulations for smoke management

Peterson
From the Conclusions...'Because smoke from fire can cause negative effects to public health and welfare, air quality protection regulations must be understood and followed by responsible fire managers. Likewise, air quality regulators need an understanding of how and when fire…
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Smoke management guide for prescribed and wildland fire

[no description entered]
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Efficient group decision making in workshop settings

Schmoldt, Peterson
Public land managers must treat multiple values coincidentally in time and space, which requires the participation of multiple resource specialists and consideration of diverse clientele interests in the decision process. This implies decision making that includes multiple…
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Refinancing and restructuring federal fire management

Hesseln
Changes in fire-dependent ecosystems, fuel accumulations, and ever-increasing population in the wildland-urban interface have increased fire management complexity and expenditures. To manage wildland fire more efficently, this article suggests developing a national fire…
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Introduction: integrating spatial technologies and ecological principles for a new age in fire management

Gollberg, Neuenschwander, Ryan
From the text: 'A 3-day conference and worshop was held, entitled 'Crossing the Millennium: Integratin Spatial Technologies and Ecological Principles for a New Age in Fire Management'. The organizers hoped to improve the international wildland fire community's collective…
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

The original U.S. public land survey records: their use and limitations in reconstructing presettlement vegetation

Schulte, Mladenoff
Studies of pre-European-settlement vegetation frequently use the original Public Land Survey (PLS) records from the US General Land Office. Like all other sources of data, this historical source poses both advantages and limitations. We review spatial and temporal issues…
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Invasive plants and fire and in the deserts of North America

Brooks, Pyke
Invasive plants and fire create substantial challenges for land managers in the deserts of North America. Invasive plants can compete with native plants, alter wildlife habitat, and promote the spread of fire where it was historically infrequent. Increased fire frequency in the…
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Preface

Coloff
From the Preface ... 'The basic mission of the Joint Fire Science Program is to provide the scientific basis and rationale for implementing fuels management activities, with emphasis on the development and application of information for resource managers. The Joint Fire Science…
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

British Columbia Forest Service adds new software for wildland firefighting

Finn
From the text ... 'The safety of our firefighters is paramount, and the best tool we can give them is accurate information, conveyed clearly and on time.'
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Wildland fire use in roadless areas: restoring ecosystems and rewilding landscapes

Ingalsbee
From the text ... 'In May 2000, the Forest Service released a proposal to protect roadless areas on the national forests and grasslands from degradation through future roadbuilding. The Roadless Area Conservation Draft Environmental Impact Statement, coupled with an unusually…
Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Managing the impact of wildfires on communities and the environment: a report to the President in response to the wildfires of 2000 [Executive summary]

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: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS