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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Lake
As collaborative fire management projects between tribal and non-tribal entities are increasingly recognized for their potential to achieve both ecological and cultural fire management goals in a warming climate, it’s important that non-tribal researchers and resource managers…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Ramírez
This seminar is part of the USFS Missoula Fire Lab Seminar Series.
Technosyva is a company of 50 professionals based in San Diego and in Leon, Spain. Since 1997 we focused on developing technology and applications for the wildland fire community, with a strong partnership with…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Littell, Trainor
Sarah Trainor & Jeremy Littell present at the 2021 Association for Fire Ecology Conference special session: The Nexus of Climate Change and Fire: Taking Science to Action
Addressing the unprecedented challenges of climate change, wildland fire, and human land use requires…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Champ, Barth, Brenkert-Smith, Falk, Gomez, Meldrum
Wildland-urban interface residents, who occupy the areas where wildlands meet and mix with human development, are both contributors to and recipients of the disastrous effects of wildland fires. They contribute through fire starts, flammable homes, unmitigated properties,…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
The challenges of the 2020 Fire Year have validated the Cohesive Strategy and proven its foundational value for additional success and achievement across boundaries and landscapes in the West. The following pages offer a snapshot of 2020 activities and successes in the Western…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Pennick McIver, Cook, Becker
The number and size of wildfires in the western United States have increased dramatically in the last 30 years. The rising cost of wildfire suppression has become a significant concern for all levels of government, although most attention has been focused on the federal level.…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Toman, Wilson, Jolly, Olsen
Fire weather tools, such as the National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS) and the Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS), have been developed to support wildland fire management decisions. However, little is known about how these tools are used in practice, the…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Bayham, Belval, Thompson
Motivation. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11, 2020 just as the southwestern region begins to see increased fire activity. The project PIs had been collaborating on other wildfire projects but also had expertise in infectious disease…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Hood, Falk, Nie
The National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (hereafter: Cohesive Strategy) mandates the restoration and maintenance of landscapes, with the goal that “landscapes across all jurisdictions are resilient to fire-related disturbances in accordance with management…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
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
Rapp, Wilson, Toman, Jolly
Background: Weather plays an integral role in fire management due to the direct and indirect effects it has on fire behavior. However, fire managers may not use all information available to them during the decision-making process, instead utilizing mental shortcuts that can bias…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
The U.S. Forest Service has created a Fuels Academy Pilot Project to accelerate and improve the training for new and aspiring Fuels Specialists. This Training and Career Guide represents the latest iteration in a continuing effort to help our developing employees gain competence…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Calkin, O'Connor, Thompson, Stratton
In 2016, the USDA Forest Service, the largest wildfire management organization in the world, initiated the risk management assistance (RMA) program to improve the quality of strategic decision-making on its largest and most complex wildfire events. RMA was designed to facilitate…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Schultz, Abrams, Davis, Cheng, Huber-Stearns, Moseley
Conflict in US forest management for decades centered around balancing demands from forested ecosystems, with a rise in place-based collaborative governance at the end of the twentieth century. By the early 2000s, it was becoming apparent that not only had the mix of players…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
vonHedemann, Schultz
In the United States (US), family forest owners, a group that includes individuals, families, trusts, and estates, are the largest single landowner category, owning approximately one-third of the nation's forests. These landowners' individualized decision-making on forest…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Bledsoe
Ellen will introduce some general terminology about inclusivity, privilege, allies, and allyship; explore the importance of coupling diversity initiatives with allyship; and guide you through identifying your own points of privilege and instances in which you can act as allies.…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Fillmore, McCaffrey, Smith
There is increasing discussion in the academic and agency literature, as well as popular media, about the need to address the existing deficit of beneficial fire on landscapes. One approach allowable under United States federal wildland fire policy that could help address this…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Armatas
Wildland fire is a phenomenon that impacts people and communities from the local to the national scale. These impacts are generally entwined with the human and ecological meanings and services that people derive from public lands. Fire planning requires an understanding of…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Schultz, Miller, Greiner, Kooistra
To support improved wildfire incident decision-making, in 2017 the US Forest Service (Forest Service) implemented risk-informed tools and processes, together known as Risk Management Assistance (RMA). The Forest Service is developing tools such as RMA to improve wildfire…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Watts
The 193 million acres managed by the Forest Service play a significant role in the United States’ mitigation of climate change by serving the dual role of removing carbon from the atmosphere and providing long-term carbon storage. In acknowledgment of the importance of these…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Kooistra, Schultz, Huber-Stearns, Abrams, Greiner, Sinkular
In 2018, in response to calls from Congress to accelerate cross-boundary fire hazard reduction and improve forest resilience, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) published the Shared Stewardship Strategy (USFS 2018). The document emphasizes partnership with the states, Tribes, and…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Steblein, Loehman, Miller, Holomuzki, Soileau, Brooks, Drane-Maury, Hamilton, Kean, Keeley, Mason, McKerrow, Meldrum, Molder, Murphy, Peterson, Plumlee, Shinneman, van Mantgem, York
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Wildland Fire Science Strategic Plan defines critical, core fire science capabilities for understanding fire-related and fire-responsive earth system processes and patterns, and informing management decision making. Developed by USGS fire…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Keane, Schultz, Thompson
FOREST SERVICE FIRE MANAGEMENT AND THE ELUSIVENESS OF CHANGE
In this episode of the Association for Fire Ecology's Fire Ecology Chats Podcast Series, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane talks with Courtney Schultz (Colorado State University) and Matthew Thompson (US Forest Service)…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Cartwright, Gregg, Panci, Croll
This webinar focuses on planning, restoration, and recovery actions that strengthen ecosystem resilience, mitigate the impacts of natural disasters, and realize co-benefits.
Speakers:
Dr. Jennifer Cartwright, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, USGS
Rachel M. Gregg,…
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
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