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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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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
Jakes, Esposito
Fuels management produces changes in the landscape that can impact scenic beauty. If people do not consider a forest to be scenic, they may think that the low scenic quality is a result of poor management or ecological health. This fact sheet looks at the relevancy of the…
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Jakes, Esposito
It is important to understand what types of landscape settings most people prefer to be able to plan fuels treatment and other forest management activities that will be acceptable to the general public. This fact sheet considers the four common elements of visually preferred…
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Jakes, Esposito
The public's acceptance of forest management practices, including fuels reduction, is heavily based on how forests look. Fuels managers can improve their chances of success by considering aesthetics when making management decisions. This fact sheet reviews a three-part general…
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Jakes, Esposito
Collaborating on fire and fuels management with a host of public and private partners may seem like an impossible undertaking, and presents many challenges. This fact sheet reviews tips for what to focus on as you embark on a collaborative fuels management project.
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Jakes, Esposito
Bringing the right people into a collaborative process can be difficult. Potential collaborators must all feel they have something to gain to justify investing resources, sharing knowledge, and perhaps compromising on goals and actions. This fact sheet discusses some of the…
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Jakes, Esposito
Collaboration is a powerful tool for improving both the management of wildland fire and the overall health of forests and other elements of fire-dependent ecosystems. This fact sheet discusses seven stages that are typical of most collaborations.
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Monroe, Pennisi
In the course of work as a land manager, you will no doubt be involved in developing programs to achieve various objectives, including the improvement of fuels management on private lands. This fact sheet describes six steps that will help you plan and conduct a successful…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Peterson
The Guide to Fuel Treatments analyzes a range of potential silvicultural thinnings and surface fuel treatments for 25 representative dry-forest stands in the Western United States. The guide provides quantitative guidelines and visualization for treatment based on scientific…
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Peterson, McCaffrey
Appropriate types of thinning and surface fuel treatments are clearly useful in reducing surface and crown fire hazards under a wide range of fuels and topographic situations. This paper provides well-established scientific principles and simulation tools that can be used to…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Johnson
The software described in this fact sheet provides managers with tools for visualizing forest and fuels information. Computer-based landscape simulations can help visualize stand and landscape conditions and the effects of different management treatments and fuel changes over…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
O'Brian
Fire hazard reflects the potential fire behavior and magnitude of effects as a function of fuel conditions. This fact sheet discusses crown fuels, surface fuels, and ground fuels and their contribution and involvement in wildland fire.
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
O'Brian
Many managers and policy makers guided by the National Environmental Policy Act process want to understand the scientific principles on which they can base fuel treatments for reducing the size and severity of wildfires. These Forest Structure and Fire Hazard fact sheets discuss…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Sutherland
Weed infestations cause an economic loss of $13 billion per year even though $9.5 billion per year is spent on weed control measures. In addition to these economic costs, weeds are replacing native species, altering native plant and animal communities, affecting ecosystem health…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Black
Fire suppression has reduced acres burned to an average of 2 million acres a year. An unfortunate result of this has been the accumulation of even more above-normal fuel loads in many areas. This paper discusses (1) the important ecological role of fire, (2) using fire as a…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Miller
While our understanding of the causes for variation in postfire effects is increasing, burn prescriptions may not always include parameters that control the long-term heat pulse from fire. This paper discusses (1) fuel consumption and fire effects, (2) prescription design…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Sutherland
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) data indicate that wildfires destroyed approximately 9,000 homes between 1985 and 1994 in the United States. The loss of homes to wildfire has had a significant impact on Federal fire policy. This fact sheet discusses the causes of…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Page-Dumroese
Moving equipment and logs over the surface of forest soils causes gouges and ruts in the mineral soil, displaces organic matter, and can cause compaction. Compaction is the component of soil productivity most influenced by forest management, but the degree to which soils may be…
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES