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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Omi, Martinson, Kalkhan, Chong, Hunter, Stohlgren
The severity of the 2000 fire season has increased public awareness of a widespread fuels problem in western U.S. forests. Federal land management agencies have responded with plans to greatly expand programs to mitigate hazardous fuel conditions. However, scant information…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Wong, Lertzman, Heyerdahl
We used temporal and spatial patterns in establishment of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) to infer the influential disturbance regime at both the stand level and across the study area over the last 200 years in the lower Stein Valley,…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Le, Sirois
Black spruce (Picea mariana) and jack pine (Pinus banksiana) are two major species of the North American boreal forest, east of James Bay, Quebec. These tree species are the main components of the forest cover in the area, where a 100-year fire rotation period prevails. Largely…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Francis, Conly
Lignum Ltd. holds a 610,000-ha Innovative Forest Practices Agreement (IFPA) within the Cariboo-Chilcotin region of central British Columbia. The Lignum IFPA is ecologically diverse, with the majority of the IFPA comprising variants of the Sub-Boreal Pine and Spruce (SBPS), Sub-…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Jurney, Evans, Ipppolito, Bergstrom
Records of natural and cultural fires are scattered, difficult to obtain, and are of variable quality. We synthesize these disparate data for portions of southeastern North America from 1916 to 1990 for use by foresters, ecologists, and land managers. Dendrochronological studies…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Hann
Fire regime and associated condition class mapping have provided key data for development of cohesive strategies for restoration of fire-adapted ecosystems and for the National Fire Plan within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service and U.S. Department of Interior…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Rogeau, Pengelly, Fortin
The fire management goal in Banff National Park is to maintain or restore, where possible, historical fire regimes. Fire cycles are an important component of a fire regime, and historical fire cycles provide a reference to guide the use of prescribed fire. Weather, climate,…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Bothwell, de Groot, Dube, Chowns, Carlsson, Stefner
Nahanni National Park and the Mackenzie Bison Sanctuary are ecologically important areas in the Northwest Territories. Fire history data in Nahanni National Park and the Mackenzie Bison Sanctuary were used for a comparative analysis in order to identify the most influential…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Martinson, Omi
Federal land management agencies in the U.S. have responded to recent severe wildfire seasons with plans to greatly expand fuel treatment programs. These plans are often accompanied by ecological justifications to assuage environmental objections to fuel treatment activities (e.…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Wein
The history of fire research in national parks and other conservation areas has shifted from descriptive studies to predictive studies in the fields of fire ecology and fire behavior in landscapes. Currently there are continuing shifts toward more predictive research for values-…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Sturm, Weaver
From the text ... 'Communicating with educators in rural Alaska is hard, but it is critical that Alaskan educators have access to exciting, interdisciplinary fire education materials. ...Distance education is an excellent tool to help reach wildland fire ecology, behavior, and…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Lee
From the text ... 'Group cohesion can mean the difference between life and death. ...Right when a type 2 crew is first mobilized, the crew boss should openly acknowledge group cohesion as a weakness. ...We should use prefire opportunities to help crew members get better…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Barrett
From the text ... 'Knowing the current status of the historical fire regimes is critical for land management planning. ...Over the past century, forested area with low-severity fire potential has declined by more than 80 percent. ...During the presettlement era, stands in the…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Robertson, Roose
From the text ... 'The new Fire Program Analysis System will replace the budget and analysis systems currently in use. ...The FPS System focuses on the goals, strategies and objectives identified in developing fire management plans. ...By weighting each fire management objective…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Jenkins
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Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Borzik
From the text ... 'A mentor can foster insight, identify experience needed, and expand career horizons. ...The desire for mentoring comes from all levels of the fire management workforce, and employees at all levels can participate.'
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Gray
From the text ... 'Ever dream of a single mopup tool that could blast both above- and below-ground fires? Well, dream no more. The monup nozzle can spray either water or wet air-aspirated class A fire foam on above-ground fires and inject either substance into the ground to…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Benefield
From the text ... 'Should we abandon the practice of downhill line construction? No. We can, however, reduce risk to acceptable levels with proper preparation. Guidelines in The Fireline Handbook (NWCF 1998) provide the foundation for assessing and mitigating the risks involved…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Brown
From the text ... ''It will be a long time before those woods, more relentless than the waters, give up their dead.' -- C.E.Robinson, 1872 ...The drought was mild compared to the times leading up to other historically great fires in the Midwest. ...Surface fires scorched tree…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Wheeler
From the text ... 'Most deck material is tested for flame spread rates but not necessarily for ignition potential or energy production. ...If decks ignite during a wildland fire, the fire could reach proportions that would break windows and doors, igniting structures with…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Williams
From the text ... 'We can improve preparedness and suppression, but until we better manage fuel buildups and growth in the wildland/urban interface, the gains will be marginal. ...We need fire protection programs that are ecologically appropriate, socially acceptable, and…
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Bosworth
From the text ... 'A policy of allowing all fires to burn would be just as flawed as the old policy of putting them all out. ...Our policy is to use fire where we can and suppress fire where we must.'
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
McIntire
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Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
de Groot, Bothwell, Taylor, Wotton, Stocks, Alexander
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Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Butler, Cohen, Latham, Schuette, Sopko, Shannon, Jimenez, Bradshaw
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Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS