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The expanding use of prescribed fire to achieve North American land management objectives has led, in recent years, to the increased use of helicopter-ignition, large-scale controlled burns. These mass-ignition convection burns often generate extremely intense and erratic fire…
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Year: 1989
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Aviation, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Effects, Logistics, Models, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: aerial ignition, air quality, biomass, Canada, chemistry, convection, distribution, fire equipment, fire intensity, fire management, fire size, fire whirls, land management, Ontario, sampling, site treatments, smoke behavior, smoke management
Extensive measurements of smoke exposure among wildland firefighters are summarized, showing that firefighters can be exposed to significant levels of carbon monoxide and respiratory irritants, including formaldehyde, acrolein, and respirable particulate matter. Benzene was also…
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Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fire Prevention, Hazard and Risk, Logistics, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Safety
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: hazard, wildfires, CO - carbon monoxide, FERA - Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team, firefighter safety, firefighters, air quality, CO2 - carbon dioxide, chemical compounds, fire danger rating, fire equipment, fire injury, fire management, fire management planning, fire suppression, firefighting personnel, health factors, mop up, particulates, pollution, season of fire, smoke effects, smoke management, statistical analysis, toxicity, wind
Fire shelters are critical safety items required for use by most wildland firefighters in the United States. Most testing of fire shelters, clothing and other personal protective equipment (PPE) has been limited to prescribed fires or laboratory based studies. This study reports…
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Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Prevention, Hazard and Risk, Logistics, Models, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Safety, Social Science
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: Canada, crown fires, jack pine, Pinus banksiana, black spruce, fire shelter, ICFME - International Crown Fire Modeling Experiment, Picea mariana, Northwest Territories, air temperature, field experimental fires, fire damage (property), fire equipment, fire injuries (humans), fire intensity, fire management, fire management planning, fire suppression, firefighting personnel, humidity, gases, ignition, mortality, photography, wind
Forests and Rangelands is an active, cooperative effort between the United States Department of the Interior (DOI), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and their land management agencies. Forests and Rangelands provides fire, fuels, and land management…
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Weather, Social Science, Aquatic
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: HFI - Healthy Forests Initiative, National Fire Plan, FPA - Fire Program Analysis, National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (Cohesive Strategy), stewardship contracting, WFLC - Wildland Fire Leadership Council, QFR - Quadrennial Fire Review, WFIT - Wildland Fire Information and Technology, Woody Biomass Utilization Strategic Plan, forest operations, land management tools
The Great Basin Fire Science Exchange (GBFSE) is one of fifteen regional consortia supported by the Joint Fire Science Program and is part of a national fire science knowledge exchange network. The Great Basin Science Delivery Project is part of the Joint Fire Science Program's…
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Aquatic, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Social Science, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): California, Great Basin, Northwest
Keywords: fire science, science delivery, information sharing, GBFSE - Great Basin Fire Science Exchange, GBRMP - Great Basin Research and Management Partnership , Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming
The Lake States Fire Science Consortium (LSFSC) is one of fifteen regional consortia supported by the Joint Fire Science Program and is part of a national fire science knowledge exchange network. It is a network of fire managers and scientists interested in the fire-dependent…
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Aquatic, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Social Science, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Eastern, International
Keywords: JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, Michigan, fire science, Minnesota, Wisconsin, science delivery, information sharing, LSFSC - Lake States Fire Science Consortium, Michigan, New York, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Ontario, Manitoba, Ohio
The Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists (CAFMS) is one of fifteen regional consortia supported by the Joint Fire Science Program and is part of a national fire science knowledge exchange network. Its goal is to promote communication among fire managers and…
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Aquatic, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Social Science, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Eastern, Southern
Keywords: fire science, science delivery, information sharing, CAFMS - Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists, Appalachian Region, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama
The California Fire Science Consortium (CFSC) is one of fifteen regional consortia supported by the Joint Fire Science Program and is part of a national fire science knowledge exchange network. The CFSC is a network of scientists and managers funded by the Joint Fire Science…
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Aquatic, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Social Science, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): California, Great Basin
Keywords: fire science, science delivery, information sharing, CFSC - California Fire Science Consortium
The Alaska Fire Science Consortium (AFSC) is one of fifteen regional consortia supported by the Joint Fire Science Program and is part of a national fire science knowledge exchange network. Their primary purpose is to strengthen the link between fire science research and on-the-…
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Aquatic, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Social Science, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Alaska
Keywords: FRAMES - Fire Research and Management Exchange System, science delivery, information sharing, AFSC - Alaska Fire Science Consortium
The Southwest Fire Portal provides information about fire science and technology relevant to the southwestern contiguous United States. Our goal is to provide 'one-stop shopping' for resource managers, decision makers, scientists, students, and communities who want access to the…
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Weather, Social Science, Aquatic
Region(s): Southwest
Keywords: FRAMES - Fire Research and Management Exchange System, Arizona, fire research, New Mexico, information exchange, SWFSC - Southwest Fire Science Consortium, west Texas
The Southern Fire Portal (SFP) provides information about fire science and technology relevant to the southern United States. This 13 state area includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,…
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Weather, Social Science, Aquatic
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: FRAMES - Fire Research and Management Exchange System, fire research, ESFS - Encyclopedia of Southern Fire Science, SFP - Southern Fire Portal, information exchange, CAFMS - Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists, SFE - Southern Fire Exchange, Tall Timbers Research Station E.V. Komarek Fire Ecology Database and Thesaurus
The Northwest Fire Portal provides information about fire science and technology relevant to the northwestern contiguous United States. Our goal is to provide 'one-stop shopping' for resource managers, decision makers, scientists, students, and communities who want access to the…
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Weather, Social Science, Aquatic
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: FRAMES - Fire Research and Management Exchange System, Oregon, Washington, FIREHouse - The Northwest and Alaska Fire Research Clearinghouse, information sharing, Pacific Northwest Fire Knowledge Exchange Consortium
The Northern Rockies Portal provides information about fire science and technology relevant to northern Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and northwestern Wyoming. Our goal is to provide 'one-stop shopping' for resource managers, decision makers, scientists, students, and…
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Weather, Social Science, Aquatic
Region(s): Northern Rockies
Keywords: FRAMES - Fire Research and Management Exchange System, northern Rocky Mountains, information exchange, NRFSN - Northern Rockies Fire Science Network
The Great Basin Fire Portal provides information about fire science and technology relevant to the Great Basin region of the United States. Our goal is to provide 'one-stop shopping' for resource managers, decision makers, scientists, students, and communities who want access to…
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Weather, Social Science, Aquatic
Region(s): Great Basin
Keywords: FRAMES - Fire Research and Management Exchange System, Nevada, Utah, information exchange, GBFSE - Great Basin Fire Science Exchange
The Eastern Fire Portal provides information about fire science and technology relevant to the eastern United States. This 20 state area includes Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New…
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Weather, Social Science, Aquatic
Region(s): Eastern
Keywords: FRAMES - Fire Research and Management Exchange System, information exchange, LSFSC - Lake States Fire Science Consortium, CAFMS - Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists, eastern United States
The California Fire Portal provides information about fire science and technology relevant to California. Our goal is to provide 'one-stop shopping' for resource managers, decision makers, scientists, students, and communities who want access to the results of efforts to…
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Weather, Social Science, Aquatic
Region(s): California
Keywords: FRAMES - Fire Research and Management Exchange System, California ecology, information exchange, CFSC - California Fire Science Consortium
The Fire Research Institute (FRI) is a not-for-profit library holding over 120,000 books, journal articles, videos, training manuals, dissertations, news reports, and other material on wildland fire. Users can access the library database and are able to perform real-time library…
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Weather, Social Science, Aquatic
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: fire research, online library, literature search engine
Wildland fires are a force of nature that can be nearly as impossible to prevent, and as difficult to control, as hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods.
Wildland fire can be a friend and a foe. In the right place at the right time, wildland fire can create many environmental…
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Aquatic, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Social Science, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: droughts, fire case histories, fire danger rating, fire management, fire management planning, fire suppression, fuel moisture, wilderness fire management, wildfires
The Alaska Interagency Coordination Center (AICC) is the Geographic Area Coordination Center for Alaska. Located on Ft. Wainwright (near Fairbanks), AICC serves as the focal point for initial attack resource coordination, logistics support, and predictive services for all state…
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Aviation, Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Weather
Region(s): Alaska
Keywords: dispatch center, fire response, GACC - Geographic Area Coordination Center, initial attack, wildland fire management, resource coordination
The National Agricultural Library is one of four national libraries of the United States, with locations in Beltsville, Maryland and Washington, D.C. It houses one of the world's largest and most accessible agricultural information collections and serves as the nexus for a…
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Safety, Weather, Social Science, Aquatic
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: research publications, online library, literature search engine, DOA - Department of Agriculture
The purpose of the Alaska Reference Database is to provide a comprehensive listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska, and also to provide a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.…
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Aquatic, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Social Science, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Alaska
Keywords: metadata, reference database, publications, Reference Manager database, FIREHouse - The Northwest and Alaska Fire Research Clearinghouse, Alaska Fire Effects Reference Database
Treesearch is an online system for locating and delivering publications by Research and Development scientists in the US Forest Service. Publications in the collection include research monographs published by the agency as well as papers written by our scientists but published…
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Aquatic, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Social Science, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: research publications, USDA Forest Service, online library
The US Department of the Interior Library promotes the mission of the Department by providing a full range of professional reference and research services, available to Interior employees in both the Washington, DC, area and nationwide. The Library's collections include…
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Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Weather, Social Science, Aquatic
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: library, research publications, online library, DOI - Department of the Interior
The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) is made up of the USDA Forest Service; four Department of the Interior agencies: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), National Park Service (NPS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS); and State…
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Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Hazard and Risk, Logistics, Outreach, Planning, Safety, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: NWCG - National Wildfire Coordinating Group
The BLM Library has over 40,000 volumes and over 250 periodical subscriptions in its collection. These materials cover all aspects of land management, natural resources, minerals, computer science, and administration. The library offers a full range of services including…
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Type: Website
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Aquatic, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Social Science, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: library, search, BLM - Bureau of Land Management, research publications, online library, literature search engine