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Zibtsev, Goldammer
This report from Eastern Europe provides insight into the multifaceted problem of managing fire in the landscapes of Ukraine, a country that is experiencing dramatic changes in its environment and society. Many of the problems highlighted in this…
Type: Document
Year: 2019
Sakellariou, Tampekis, Samara, Flannigan, Jaeger, Christopoulou, Sfougaris
Forest fire risk estimation constitutes an essential process to prevent high-intensity fires which are associated with severe implications to the natural and cultural environment. The primary aim of this research was to determine fire risk levels…
Type: Document
Year: 2019
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
Eloy, Bilbao, Mistry, Schmidt
Anthropogenic fire has long shaped landscapes and livelihoods in South American savanna environments. With the growing recognition of the failures of fire suppression policies and the relevance of local peoples’ practices, the Brazilian and…
Type: Document
Year: 2019
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
The culture of the USDA Forest Service has been shaped by the maxim 'Certainly it can be done' (Pinchot 1947), borrowed from the Coast Guard by the agency's first Chief, Gifford Pinchot (1905-10). From the moment employees joined the Forest Service…
Type: Document
Year: 2019
Eriksen
This paper examines humour as an emergent theme within a long-term study of the gendered terrain of wildfire management. It analyses a set of semi-structured interviews that the study utilised to facilitate in-depth conversations with firefighter…
Type: Document
Year: 2019
Thompson, Wei, Calkin, O'Connor, Dunn, Anderson, Hogland
Purpose of Review: The objectives of this paper are to briefly review basic risk management and analytics concepts, describe their nexus in relation to wildfire response, demonstrate real-world application of analytics to support response decisions…
Type: Document
Year: 2019
Bramwell
This year, Smokey Bear turns 75. Think about that for a second-a public service announcement campaign just turned three-quarters of a century old! The Smokey program is the longest running public service announcement campaign in U.S. history and is…
Type: Document
Year: 2019
Christiansen
Like many of us at the Forest Service, I started my career in fire, and I have always relied on Smokey Bear. Fire prevention is part of our cultural DNA.
Type: Document
Year: 2019