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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Topic
Year
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Schuster, Krebs
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Bienen
From the text ... 'Evidence is mounting that a class of compounds known as brominated flame retardants (BFRs), used to help fireproof computer, televisions, vehicles, furniture, and other products, may not be harmless or inert when released into the environment. New research…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Hesseln, Rideout
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Thomas
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Garfin, Wordell, Brown, Ochoa, Morehouse
Millions of acres are burned each year by wildland fires, in spite of much effort going into fuel treatments, prevention, and fire suppression. An array of effective decision-support products, tools, and processes is needed to anticipate regional resource needs, improve resource…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Kolden, Brown
Prescribed fire is generally considered a useful tool in ecosystem restoration and hazardous fuels reduction. There are many variables associated with the decision process and level of control managers can assert over prescribed burning (e.g., risk, safety, contingency,…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Rehm, Evans, McGrattan, Forney, Bouldin, Baker, Mell, Hostikka
This talk describes development of a physics-based mathematical and computational model to predict fire spread among structures and natural fuels (trees, shrubs and ground litter). This tool will be used to understand how fires spread in a community where both structures and…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
MacGregor, González-Cabán
Of the thousands of fires that occur each year on publicly managed lands, the vast majority are suppressed by initial actions undertaken by the local administrative unit. However, on relatively rare occasions fires become exceptionally large and can result in enormous resource…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
MacGregor, Dammann, Anderson
As federal land management agencies move into the 21st Century, one of the most challenging issues they face is the management of fuels to achieve both ecological objectives and to influence the potential for catastrophic and uncharacteristic wildfires. At a broad policy level,…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Paragi, Smart, Worum, Haggstrom
Modern fire suppression has the potential to alter the natural distribution of forest cover types and age classes, which has consequences for resource management. A 21,000 ha prescribed burn to enhance wildlife habitat and secondarily reduce continuity of coniferous fuels was…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Querciagrossa-Sand, Stutler, Goldwater, Bennett
The National Weather Service (NWS) has been a major contributor to the success of the U.S. Wildfire Program for over 67 years. During that time, Incident Meteorologists, (IMET's) have delivered predictive services that have allowed Incident Managers to fight fires aggressively…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Nester, Vanbussem
FXNet is the latest technology Incident Meteorologists (IMETS) have at their disposal to collect meteorological data while onsite at wildland fires. During the fire season of 2002 FXNet was used in select areas to test the equipment and get the IMET's feedback on how it could be…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Nikolov, Zeller
Reliable forecasting of regional weather and wind flow patterns is critical for effective fighting of wildland fires and operational management of prescribed burns. Accurate forecast of future wind fields, relative humidity, and stability are essential for predicting fire…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Howard, McKinley
Landsat imagery have been archived since 1972. These data provide an opportunity evaluate historical fires and review the recovery of the burned landscape. These data provide useful insights for management and planning. Landsat-based historical fire atlases have been compiled…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Fieldhouse, Dickinson
The extent of extreme fire behavior in the last several fire seasons has highlighted the susceptibility of current forested vegetation stands to crown fire, bringing it to the forefront of national attention. Though much attention has been given towards the wildland urban…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Withen
This study is concerned with 'Protection on the Fireline' especially as it relates to Human Dynamics, Personnel Protection and High Reliability Organizations. It has been understood for some time that the number of firefighting rules and regulations imposed upon the line…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Jones
StormCenter Communications in conjunction with the National Environmental Educational and Training Foundation (NEETF) has developed a powerful tool for delivering timely wildland fire information and public safety messages to the public through a partnership with local broadcast…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Hubbard
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Alexander, Thomas
From the text ... 'In an effort to unbury the past and to increase both institutional memory and organizational learning within the wildland fire community, the authors approached the editorial staff of Fire Management Today with the idea of republishing a selection of these…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Thorburn, MacMillan, Alexander, Nimchuk, Frederick, Van Nest
From the text ... 'The CD-ROM 'Principles of Fire Behavior' provides students with an at-home intermediate fire-behavior-training course that uses the latest in interactive multimedia technology.... The course is the Canadian version of the CD-ROM-based training course '…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Gebert, Schuster, Hesseln
From the text ... 'Salaries and other compensation paid to employees on fire duty consume more that one-third of the staggering cost of fire suppression.... Our study tested the hypothesis that a 24-hour pay system would help control the rising cost of fire suppression and…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Rothermel, Mutch
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Ruby, Leadbetter, Armstrong, Gaskill
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
McCarthy, Wood
The Jemez Mountains Project is a part of the North American Fire Learning Network (FLN), a collaborative venture of the USDA Forest Service, the Department of the Interior and The Nature Conservancy. Project partners include Bandelier National Monument; the Jemez Mountains Field…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Alexander
This is a revised version of a paper presented for discussion during breakout sessions of the 2003 International Wildland Fire Safety Summit. These seven key points are in no particular order. Key Point #1: The International Association of Wildland Fire needs to consider…
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES