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Characterization of dissolved organic matter from wildfire-induced Microcystis aeruginosa blooms controlled by copper sulfate as disinfection byproduct precursors using APPI(-) and ESI(-) FT-ICR MS

Chen, Tsai, Liu, Tolić, Burton, Chu, Karanfil, Chow
Copper-based algaecides are usually used for controlling algae bloom triggered by the elevated levels of nutrients after wildfires, resulting in the promoted reactivity of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in forming disinfectant byproducts (DBPs). To…
Type: Document
Year: 2021

Cultural Burning and Collaborative Fire Research and Management: Approaches for Respectfully Partnering with Tribes

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

Patterns of wildfire risk in the United States from systematic operational risk assessments: how risk is characterised by land managers

Noonan, Seielstad
Risk management is a significant part of federal wildland fire management in the USA because policy encourages the use of fire to maintain and restore ecosystems while protecting life and property. In this study, patterns of wildfire risk were…
Type: Document
Year: 2021

The development of an organizational safety culture in the United States Forest Service

Flores, Haire
For over 100 years, the US Forest Service (USFS) has developed initiatives to improve safety outcomes. Herein we discuss the engineered solutions used from 1910 through 1994, when the agency relied on physical science to address the hazards of…
Type: Document
Year: 2021

The Early Evolution of Fire-Human Relationships

Thompson
This seminar is part of Pennsylvania State University's Earth and Environmental Systems Institute's Fall 2021 EarthTalks Series: Fire in the Earth System(link is external). Fires burn in all terrestrial ecosystems on the globe, and wildfires are…
Type: Media
Year: 2021

The wildland fire system and challenges for engineering

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

Wildland Fire Deep Dive Project

Carroll, Reimer
This seminar is part of the USFS Missoula Fire Lab Seminar Series. The Deep Dive project is a centerpiece of a learning pilot program collaboratively initiated by WEPO’s, Policy, Accountability and Analysis and RMRS’s Office of Innovation and…
Type: Media
Year: 2021

Community conversations: applying traditional knowledge to fire management and research - research brief for resource managers

Lopez, Frederick, Lake, Wright
In many ecosystems worldwide, fire plays a critical role as a natural disturbance that influences landscape pattern and function. The effects of fire disturbances at landscape levels are central to many tribal cultures in North America, and tribes…
Type: Document
Year: 2019

Examining barriers, motivators and injury related to physical training in wildland firefighters

Sondag, Moody, Mangan
Fitness is critical in keeping wildland firefighters (WLFFs) healthy and safe from injury. Unfortunately, little is known about the physical training (PT) programs of WLFFs. The purpose of this study was to understand motivators, barriers and…
Type: Document
Year: 2019

Global wildland fire management research needs

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