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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Guse
An introduction to a variety of fire weather forecasting tools available free online. These include new features of the National Weather Service site and Google Earth applications. This webinar was presented by Ray Guse, The Nature Conservancy, and hosted by the Fire Learning…
Year: 2010
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Godson
This webinar provides an overview of current efforts by the US Forest Service in integrating emerging mobile technologies into Fire and Aviation Management. Current mobile devices and applications used in operations are discussed, as are potential concerns. Also included is…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
McCaffrey
As more people live in high fire hazard areas, the active involvement of the public will be central to many efforts to minimize fire risk and improve forest health. One barrier to effectively engaging the public may be that many of the accepted descriptions related to the public…
Year: 2013
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Godson
The USFS Mobile Technology Integration for Fire & Aviation Management (MTIFAM) Program is a national led effort to help facilitate and coordinate mobile technology integration for fire and aviation management. The program focuses on pilot testing new mobile technologies,…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Hardy, Peterson
A facilitated panel discussion of the eight presentations (including the introduction) from the the session: Looking Back for a Clear View of the Future: 1999 to 2012 (a concurrent session of the Fifth International Fire Ecology and Management Congress: Uniting Research,…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Kurth
Recommendation 7 from the conference and workshop 'Crossing the Millennium: Integrating Spatial Technologies and Ecological Principles for a New Age in Fire Managemen' is:' ...a new emphasis on training that incorporates the latest developments in remote sensing, geographic…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Elenz
Recommendation 5 submitted to the Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board a decade ago stated that "Collaborative approaches to research, development, and implementation of new information and decision support tools need to be encouraged". A number of advances have been made…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Menakis, Engert
Recommendation 4 submitted to the Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board a decade ago stated that "Technology development, transfer, and communication need to be improved between developers and user communities". A decade ago computer technology had advanced to a point that…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Wright
Recent science communication studies of the federal fire management community suggest managers access research via informal information networks, and that these networks vary by both agency and position. We used a phone survey to understand the informal science communication…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
McCaffrey, McCarthy, Hall, Olsen
The NWCG Smoke Committee (SmoC) hosted this webinar on June 28, 2011. Four presentations and a discussion period examined public perception and messaging about smoke and fire. The webinar was a key initial step in developing needed messaging about wildland fire smoke, and it…
Year: 2011
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Trainor, Hrobak
The Alaska Consortium is part of a national effort to improve technology transfer between management and researchers. The consortium is gearing up for several upcoming events, including the annual workshop.
Year: 2010
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Wilson, Ascher, Toman
Despite the importance of effective communication about forest and fuel management, little is known about how best to frame information to facilitate public understanding and increase support. The results presented here indicate that framing a fuel management plan as necessary…
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Martin, Raish, Kent
From Publisher's website: Wildfire Risk follows from an increasing awareness among fire experts that relying on fire behavior models from the physical sciences to design a risk management program is no longer sufficient - and that simply increasing public knowledge related to…
Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Smith
This project is adding information on invasive plant species to the Fire Effects Information System (FEIS). Literature reviews covering a total of 60 nonnative invasive plant species are being added to FEIS or receiving synthesis of new information. Thirty-seven species are…
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
The Glossary of Wildland Fire Terminology provides a comprehensive listing of terms and definitions used by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) community. This document contains terms commonly used by NWCG in the areas of wildland fire and fire use and is not…
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Jakes, Esposito
Wildland fire professionals at the Federal, State, and local levels have a long tradition of collaborating across agencies and jurisdictions to achieve goals that they could not achieve independently. This fact sheet discusses the reasons and resources for collaboration.
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Mileti
Other fact sheets identified considerations for communicating about hazards, talked about the importance of working locally, and discussed the seven laws of effective hazard communication. This fact sheet introduces the 'Golden Rule' of hazard communication and shares some final…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Mileti
Effective public education and communication campaigns about wildland fire and fuels management should have clear objectives, and use the right techniques to achieve these objectives. This fact sheet lists seven important considerations for planning or implementing a hazard…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Monroe, Pennisi
People who evaluate their actions in terms of what others think are often said to be guided by community norms. With respect to fuels management, this means that when you are 'selling' a property owner on taking steps to reduce fuels, you are not just 'selling' to one person,…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Mileti
The amount of science applicable to the management of wildfire hazards is increasing daily. In addition, the attitudes of landowners and policymakers about fire and fuels management are changing. This fact sheet discusses three critical keys to communicating about wildfire…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Monroe, Pennisi
Other fact sheets discuss the different types of information that are useful in explaining to property owners the importance of taking personal responsibility for fuels management on their land. However, for some property owners, new information is not enough-they may need more…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Monroe, Pennisi
Fuels management responsibilities may include providing local property owners with the information for taking responsibility for reducing fuels on their land. This fact sheet discusses three different types of information that may be useful in programs to engage property owners…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Jakes, Esposito
Researchers have tried to understand how information about forest management can influence a person's landscape preferences and aesthetic appreciation. These findings are relevant for fuels management projects, since these projects are often characterized by conflicts between…
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Jakes, Esposito
When making decisions about fuels treatments, forest managers need to assess not only the biological impacts of a treatment, but the social impacts as well. Social acceptability is based on value judgments by people-their notions of what is 'good' and what is 'better.' This fact…
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Jakes, Esposito
Research shows that, while prescribed burning and other fuels treatments can lower visual quality in some situations, they can also improve it in others. This fact sheet reviews the visual aspects of different levels of prescribed burning.
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES