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The effects of wildland fire on communities have become more intense, frequent, and far-reaching. Increased development in the wildland urban interface means higher wildfire risk and more suppression needs, costing billions every year. A…
Type: Document
Year: 2014
Giardina
[from the text] Hawaii and the U.S.-affiliated Pacific islands, including Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, and the Marshall Islands (fig. A1-3), contain a high…
Type: Document
Year: 2013
Swanston, Handler
Forests are a defining landscape feature for much of the Midwest, from boreal forests surrounding the northern Great Lakes to oak-hickory (Quercus spp., Carya spp.) forests blanketing the Ozark Highlands. Savannas and open woodlands mark a major…
Type: Document
Year: 2013
Black, McBride
In an effort to improve organizational outcomes, including safety, in wildland fire management, researchers and practitioners have turned to a domain of research on organizational performance known as High Reliability Organizing (HRO). The HRO…
Type: Document
Year: 2013
Quesada-Fernández, Quesada-Fernández
The culture of fire in the context of climate change has become a complicated relationship between people and natural areas. The interaction between people and fire is not a new issue. The use of fire by humans in most aspects of life, especially in…
Type: Document
Year: 2013
Thode, Evans, Falk, Fulé, Hunter, Iniguez, Wolfson
The Southwest is one of the most fire-dominated regions of the US and stands out for ecological and cultural diversity, but it is limited in terms of regional capability to disseminate fire research and information. We propose the creation of the…
Type: Project
Year: 2013
Lake
Indigenous people’s detailed traditional knowledge about fire, although superficially referenced in various writings, has not for the most part been analyzed in detail or simulated by resource managers, wildlife biologists, and ecologists. . . .…
Type: Document
Year: 2013
Moreira, Ferreira, Abrantes, Catry, Fernandes, Roxo, Keizer, Silva
Post-fire management objectives for monospecific forest plantations may include conversion to native broadleaved or mixed forests for purposes of diversification of forestry production, enhancing biodiversity and cultural value, or reducing biotic…
Type: Document
Year: 2013
Bailey
Jeremy Bailey, a career firefighter and prescribed fire burn boss, will discuss the Fire Learning Network’s Training Exchange program and how it is being used to train numerous local workforces to advance burning across all lands. In the past seven…
Type: Media
Year: 2013
Kelly, Nosie, Pater, Johnson, Barborinas, Hetzler, Grauel
The San Carlos Apache Tribe has worked toward incorporating natural fire regimes into their strategic fire planning and management goals in order to maintain ecosystem resilience and diversity. In exploring this significant theme, this report…
Type: Document
Year: 2013