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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.

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Fueling Collaboration Panel Discussion: Fire and a Changing Climate

Bunty, Brandt, Flatley, Klein, Lane
Recording of the 3rd panel discussion in the Fueling Collaboration Series. Jenifer Bunty (Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers & Scientists/Clemson University) moderates a panel of fire professionals and climate change specialists. They discuss how to incorporate climate…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Fire Modeling Services Framework: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Technology

Goolsby
This seminar is part of the USFS Missoula Fire Lab Seminar Series. Theme: Life with Fire: Next Generation IT Fire Modeling Forest Service & Department of the Interior (Wildland Fire Management Research Development & Applications / Office of Wildland Fire) are excited to…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Wildfire Smoke and Health

Smallcomb, Schnieder
Living With Fire hosted a workshop on wildfire smoke and its potential health impacts. Featuring guests Chris Smallcomb, National Weather Service – Reno office meteorologist and public information officer, who discussed smoke forecasting and models utilized to predict smoke. And…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Fire Ecology Chats Podcast Episode 08: Post-Fire Tree Mortality Models

Keane, Cansler
A LARGE DATABASE SUPPORTS THE USE OF SIMPLE MODELS OF POST-FIRE TREE MORTALITY FOR THICK-BARKED CONIFERS, WITH LESS SUPPORT FOR OTHER TREE SPECIES In this episode of the Association for Fire Ecology's Fire Ecology Chats Podcast Series, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

The 10% Rule of Thumb for Estimating Wildfire ROS from Wind Speed: Derivation and Limits of Application

Cruz, Alexander
The prediction of a wildfire rate of spread and growth under high wind speeds and dry fuel moisture conditions is key to taking proactive actions to warn and protect communities. We investigated the possibility that a simple relationship exists that could be used as a first…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

The Effects of Prescribed Fire on Wildfire Regimes and Impacts

Hunter
Prescribed fire can result in significant benefits to ecosystems and society. Examples include improved wildlife habitat, enhanced biodiversity, reduced threat of destructive wildfire, and enhanced ecosystem resilience. Prescribed fire can also come with costs, such as reduced…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Satellite and Airborne Observations of Fire Characteristics and Smoke Emissions can Illuminate Wildfire Management Strategies

Ichoku
Wildfires and other types of biomass burning are a seasonal phenomenon in different land ecosystems around the world. Such fires are estimated to consume biomass containing a total of 2-5 petagrams of carbon globally every year, generating heat energy and emitting smoke plumes…
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

USFS-IWFAQRP- New Smoke Weather Products

Anderson
This webinar to the NWCG Smoke Committee describes experimental tools developed for smoke management including higher resolution 7-day forecasts. Presented by Bret Anderson, who works for the National USDA Forest Service Air program and develops tools for wildfire smoke…
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Household Decision Making and Evacuation Behavior during Wildfires

Kuligowski
As wildfires that threaten communities become more severe, there is an increasing need to understand human behavior in these situations, and evacuation decision-making and behavior in particular. A number of deaths have occurred in previous fires during the evacuation process.…
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Know Your Smoke

Urbanski, Lutes
In this short webinar, RMRS Research Physical Scientist Shawn Urbanski and Fire Ecologist Duncan Lutes will discuss the current state of the science on wildland fire smoke emissions, including pollutants present in smoke, methods for quantifying emission flux, existing datasets…
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

IFTDSS Version 3.2.2.1 Presentation to NWCG SmoC

Noble
A presentation delivred to by Caroline Noble to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Smoke Committee (SmoC) in November 2020. The presentation focuses on the current features of the Interagency Fuel Treatment Decision Support System (IFTDSS) Version 3.2.2.1. Questions…
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

2020 Fall Fire Environment Post Season Lessons Learned

Lindley, Ziel, Teske, Jolly, Law
The Fire Environment Continuing Education SubCommittee presents the 2020 Fall Fire Environment Post Season Lessons Learned Webinar Topics will include: Satellite-derived data WildfireSAFE Tips for Remote fire analysis assignments
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Fundamental Wildfire Behavior Research at the Missoula Fire Sciences Lab

McAllister
Every year, wildland fires seem to be more unpredictable, causing losses of both lives and property.  Without a better understanding of the detailed mechanisms and underlying physical processes of wildland fire spread, our ability to predict, mitigate, and safely fight these…
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Community Tools and Resources: Ways to Mitigate the Adverse Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke

Long
The impact of wildland fire smoke on air quality and health is an issue growing in importance to many health officials across the country, as well as federal, state and local decision-makers. This webinar gives an overview of EPA’s tools and resources available to provide public…
Year: 2019
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Wildfire Forecasting Meeting: Alaska CASC Fire Pilot Project

Rupp, Bieniek, Ziel, Bhatt
Meeting on Thursday November 29th, 2018 at the Alaska Fire Service on the Alaska Climate Adaption Science Center Wildfire Forecasting. Presenters include: Scott Rupp, Peter Bieniek, Robert (Zeke) Ziel, and Uma Bhatt
Year: 2018
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

FSPro Calibration

Finney
Why is calibrating the fire behavior models important to predicting fire behavior - an interview with Mark Finney a Research Scientist at the RMRS Fire Sciences Lab. Mark highlight's considerations an analyst should make when validating fire behavior models to fire behavior.
Year: 2017
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Why use FSPro?

Finney
Why use FSPro - an interview with Mark Finney - This tool was developed to help inform risk based decisions associated with values at risk and probability of fire impacts to those values.
Year: 2017
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

What makes a good fire analyst

Finney
What makes a good analyst - some thoughts from Mark Finney and his perspective of what makes a good analyst. An analyst is curious about fire behavior, they use judgement and interpretation to communicate and validate models in relation to the actual fire behavior.
Year: 2017
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

FSPro Settings

Finney
Mark Finney provides some considerations when setting up FSPro analyses - What is it you want to know from the analysis - is it the likely hood something is going to happen or is it the potential something is going to happen? These are different questions and the analyst can…
Year: 2017
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

NFDRS Episode 2 - NFDRS 2016: A Quick Introduction

Episode 2 of the Fire Danger Learning Series discussing the forthcoming 2016 revision to the US National Fire Danger Rating System.
Year: 2016
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

LANDFIRE 2019 Limited Update

Bastian, Fay, La Puma, Swaty
LANDFIRE has just released an update that adds three new years of disturbances across the U.S. to its vegetation and fuels data layers. LANDFIRE 2019 Limited is one step toward annual updates for the program, which is relied upon nationwide to guide land management and fire…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

State-and-Transition-Simulation-Modeling in Real-life: Part 3

Swaty, Nyamai
This 3-part modeling miniseries will take a wide-ranging look at State-and-Transition-Simulation-Models (STSMs) and use the LANDFIRE BpS models as a launching point for inquiry about ecosystem change over time. It will communicate practical ways to use STSM in real-life research…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

State-and-Transition-Simulation-Modeling in Real-life: Part 2

Frid
This 3-part modeling miniseries will take a wide-ranging look at State-and-Transition-Simulation-Models (STSMs) and use the LANDFIRE BpS models as a launching point for inquiry about ecosystem change over time. It will communicate practical ways to use STSM in real-life research…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

State-and-Transition-Simulation-Modeling in Real-life: Part 1

Blankenship, Frid, Smith
This 3-part modeling miniseries will take a wide-ranging look at State-and-Transition-Simulation-Models (STSMs) and use the LANDFIRE BpS models as a launching point for inquiry about ecosystem change over time. It will communicate practical ways to use STSM in real-life research…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Fire on the 5s: Fire Modeling Institute (FMI)

Dillon
Greg Dillon of the USDA Forest Service's Fire Modeling Institute (FMI) gives an overview of the work FMI does in wildland fire. Webinar hosted by National Weather Service IMET.
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES