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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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McCaffrey, Toman, Stidham, Shindler
As with other aspects of natural-resource management, the approach to managing wildland fires has evolved over time as scientific understanding has advanced and the broader context surrounding management decisions has changed. Prior to 2000 the primary focus of most fire…
Year: 2013
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Black, McBride
This study examined the effects of organisational, environmental, group and individual characteristics on five components of safety climate (High Reliability Organising Practices, Leadership, Group Culture, Learning Orientation and Mission Clarity) in the US federal wildland…
Year: 2013
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Goldstein, Taufen Wessells, Lejano, Butler
How can communities enhance social-ecological resilience within complex urban systems? Drawing on a new urbanist proposal in Orange County, California, it is suggested that planning that ignores diverse ways of knowing undermines the experience and shared meaning of those living…
Year: 2013
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Mutch
For the 2012 fire season, a USFS 'fire ban' directive raised concerns that a return to a 'suppression'-only response to fire would undermine long-term fire management strategies and policies. Bob Mutch responds with a call for communicating our fire expertise.
Year: 2013
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Hambly
The colloquialism 'secret squirrel channel' has been used for decades in wildland firefighting. Salty captains and battalion chiefs have long denounced the use of channels not assigned to the fire. In fact, Finding Number 34 of the Esperanza Fire Investigation states that, '…
Year: 2013
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Toman, Stidham, McCaffrey, Shindler
Over the past decade, a growing body of research has been conducted on the human dimensions of wildland fire. Building on a relatively small number of foundational studies, this research now addresses a wide range of topics including mitigation activities on private lands, fuels…
Year: 2013
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
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The Wildland Fire Incident Management Field Guide is a revision of what used to be called the Fireline Handbook, PMS 410-1. This guide has been renamed because, over time, the original purpose of the Fireline Handbook had been…
Year: 2013
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Shindler, Toman
Considerable social science research has been conducted at the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) since inception of the Joint Fire Science Program and National Fire Plan. Results have provided useful insight into factors including public acceptance of fuel treatments, communication…
Year: 2013
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Trainor, Leigh, York
In Alaska's boreal forest, fire is an integral part of ecosystem function. Smoke often fills the summer skies, and extensive wildfires can pose risks to life, property and subsistence livelihoods. The frequency and severity of wildfires in the interior and south central regions…
Year: 2013
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Smith
This is the fifth presentation held on the third day of the 2013 National Logistics Webinar Series. Rick Smith discusses communications. This webinar originally aired on March 28, 2013.
Year: 2013
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Smith
This is part 2 of the fourth presentation held on the second day of the 2013 National Logistics Webinar Series. Rick Smith discusses radio communication updates. This webinar originally aired on March 27, 2013.
Year: 2013
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Smith
This is part 1 of the fourth presentation held on the second day of the 2013 National Logistics Webinar Series. Rick Smith discusses radio communication updates. This webinar originally aired on March 27, 2013.
Year: 2013
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