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Climate changes are affecting virtually all National Park Service units and resources, and an assessment of climate vulnerabilities is important for developing proactive management plans to respond appropriately to these changes and threats.…
Type: Document
Year: 2022
Flores, Fox, Iverson, Venette, Conley, Jahn, Howes, Haire
The USDA Forest Service anticipated that COVID-19 outbreaks among fire management personnel would potentially impact the agency’s ability to maintain the readiness of the wildland fire system and to respond to large complex wildfires across the…
Type: Document
Year: 2022
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In the spring of 2022, wildfires caused by escaped prescribed fires compelled Chief Randy Moore of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service to call for a 90-day pause in the agency’s prescribed fire program pending a…
Type: Document
Year: 2022
A 10-year review of accidents and incidents within the USDA Forest Service wildland fire system.
This document seeks to describe the wildland fire system and culture within which U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service employees operate. To…
Type: Document
Year: 2022
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…
Type: Media
Year: 2021
Finney
Recent wildland fire disasters have attracted interest from a variety of disciplines seeking to reduce impacts of fire on people and natural resources. Architecture, insurance and reinsurance, city and county government, and engineering sectors have…
Type: Document
Year: 2021
Faivre, Amoako, Bird, Conedera
Sparking FireSmart Policies in the EU: The Importance of an Integrated Fire Management Approach - Nicolas Faivre, Policy Officer, DG Research and Innovation (RTD), European Commission, Belgium
The presentation will introduce the recent EU policy…
Type: Media
Year: 2020
Weir, Bauman, Cram, Kreye, Baldwin, Fawcett, Treadwell, Scasta, Twidwell
Prescribed fire is a land management practice used in many parts of the U.S. The prevalence of burning varies widely across regions due to cultural, ecological, climatic and legal factors. A primary concern among private landowners is the liability…
Type: Document
Year: 2020
Moore
Purpose of Review: This review is on global wildland fire management research needs from the standpoint of 'integrated fire management'. It seeks to apply a characterisation of fires to frame research needs, and also recognise some differences in…
Type: Document
Year: 2019
Brown
Let us unpack an “uncomfortable” question: Why don’t women in fire universally encourage more women to join fire? This discussion will be based on the following premise: “fitting in with the firefighter culture is essential for safety and a positive…
Type: Media
Year: 2018