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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Mowery
This webinar discusses tangible and innovative methods in which national Fire Adapted Communities (FAC's) are moving forward. Over the last few years, many have been introduced to the term Fire Adapted Communities through national policy and programs. Many communities have…
Year: 2014
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Manzello
Wind-driven firebrand showers are a major cause of structural ignition in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires. To address this problem, a new firebrand research area targeted on quantifying structure vulnerabilities to wind-driven firebrand showers has been developed. This type…
Year: 2013
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
Pratt
A discussion about the calibration of fire models is presented by Ben Pratt.
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
The onset of climate change has been rapid and more significant in boreal regions as compared to other parts of the world. Fire activity has already been increasing in many parts of the boreal regions, and many studies suggest that this trend will continue and may even intensify…
Year: 2013
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Littell
Fire, climate, and vegetation are tightly linked from the time scale of a single fire event to the time scales associated with landscape and ecosystem change. But climate change - and, in many places, fire suppression - have changed the nature of fire regimes we thought we knew…
Year: 2013
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Gaglioti
Wildland fire is a major disturbance in the boreal forest, and warming climate will likely increase the frequency and severity of burning. Fires trigger thermokarst, the thawing of permafrost (perennially frozen ground), which can release large amounts of ancient carbon to the…
Year: 2013
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Howey
From The Effects of Wildland Fire and Fire Management on Amphibians and Reptiles symposium at The Wildlife Society's 20th Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI on October 7, 2013.
Year: 2013
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
O'Donnell
From The Effects of Wildland Fire and Fire Management on Amphibians and Reptiles symposium at The Wildlife Society's 20th Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI on October 7, 2013.
Year: 2013
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
A 22-minute video about the dangers of fire whirls.
Year: 2013
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Garvin
Learning in Action author David Garvin shares effective decision-making skills for fire managers in this 53-minute video.
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
McCoy, Elenz, Vergari, Floyd, Dykehouse, Soper, Fay
Listen to the experiences and lessons learned from veteran fire management officers regarding prescribed fire and fire use.
Year: 2012
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
This 14-minute video explores how firefighters can increase their hazard tree awareness and mitigation actions.
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Keane
There will be dramatic changes to most landscapes of the western US over the next century, such as shifts in vegetation communities, changes in fire regimes, and increases in smoke emissions. These changes will result from complex interactions among vegetation, fuels, fire, and…
Year: 2013
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
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
Huffman
A simple model that looks at the physical, ecological and social aspects of a fire system is presented and applied to forests in the western U.S. and the highlands of southern Mexico. The model can be used to clarify linkages among system drivers and to identify vulnerabilities…
Year: 2010
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Swaty
This webinar by Randy Swaty, provides an introduction to a new LANDFIRE tool, the vegetation departure calculator (VDC), including a brief introduction to LANDFIRE and ecological departure measures and a demonstration of the tool. This webinar was hosted by the Fire Learning…
Year: 2010
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
Huffman
In this presentation, Mary Huffman (The Nature Conservancy, Fire Learning Network) shares the results of her comparison of indigenous fire knowledge from 25 countries on six continents. She starts with the question, what do people around the world know about fire, and examines…
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES