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The Manual includes information on the organization's standard operating procedures, requirements, and guidelines regarding fire management. It also outlines the necessary steps for developing and maintaining a succesful fire management program. The Manual is a dynamic document…
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Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Climate, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Effects, Fire Prevention, Hazard and Risk, Logistics, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Safety, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: catastrophic fires, conservation, fire equipment, fire exclusion, fire hazard reduction, fire management, fire regimes, fire suppression, firefighting personnel, health factors, liability, manuals, smoke behavior, smoke effects, smoke management, wildfires
The post-harvest burning of agricultural fields is commonly used to dispose of crop residue and provide other desired services such as pest control. Despite careful regulation of burning, smoke plumes from field burning in the Pacific Northwest commonly degrade air quality,…
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Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Models, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, biomass, broadcast burning, cropland fires, croplands, fire management, fuel moisture, fuel types, hydrocarbons, Idaho, pest control, range management, season of fire, smoke behavior, smoke management, Washington, wind, CALPUFF, PM2.5, biomass burning, air quality model, ClearSky
Vegetation fires emit a number of air pollutants, thus impacting air quality at local, regional and global scales. One such pollutant is the particulate matter (PM) that is known to trigger adverse health effects. In this study, the CALPUFF/CALMET/MM5 modeling system is employed…
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Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fuels, Intelligence, Mapping, Monitoring and Inventory, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, Arizona, Colorado, cropland fires, fire management, fire size, firing techniques, fuel loading, fuel moisture, Mexico, particulates, pollution, range management, rate of spread, remote sensing, wind, agricultural fire, PM - particulate matter, plume dispersion, CALPUFF, CALMET, MM5
Much of the public's attitude toward wildland fire as an important part of natural processes has been misguided, sometimes through programs perpetuating fear and misunderstanding of the vital role of fire in wildlands. Results presented here were part of a larger study that…
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Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: education, fire hazard reduction, fire management, fuel management, land management, public information, rangelands, recreation, sampling, smoke management, Tennessee, thinning, wildfires, wildland fuels, wildlife
Pines (genus Pinus) form the dominant tree cover over large parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Human activities have affected the distribution, composition, and structure of pine forests for millennia. Different human-mediated factors have affected different pine species in…
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Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire History, Fire Prevention, Restoration and Rehabilitation
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, browse, conservation, cover, distribution, ecosystem dynamics, fire exclusion, fire management, fire regimes, fire suppression, forest management, grazing, logging, paleoecology, pine forests, pine, Pinus, pollution, wildfires, air pollution, biological invasions, conservation, land use
Fire is one of the key disturbances affecting trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) forest ecosystems within western Canadian wildlands, including Elk Island National Park in central Alberta, Canada. Although prescribed fire is a tool available to modify aspen forests, a…
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Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Models, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: Alberta, Canada, combustion, coniferous forests, disturbance, droughts, duff, ecosystem dynamics, experimental fires, fire intensity, fire management, forest management, fuel moisture, ground fires, ignition, moisture, national parks, plant communities, plant growth, Populus, Populus tremuloides, rate of spread, sampling, smoke management, statistical analysis, wildfires, FWI - Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index System, ground fire, subsurface fire
This paper details some of the recent research findings concerning restoration needs of the Banksia woodland in Western Australia, including the importance of, and recent advances in, smoke-technology research. Research has enabled testing of a wide spectrum of restoration…
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Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Fire Ecology
Region(s): Southern, International
Keywords: aerosols, artificial regeneration, Australia, Banksia, coastal plain, erosion, fertilizers, fire frequency, fire management, fire suppression, forest management, fragmentation, germination, herbicides, litter, plant communities, plant growth, regeneration, seed dispersal, seed dormancy, seed germination, seedlings, seeds, smoke effects, smoke management, soil management, soils, species diversity (plants), weeds, western Australia, wildfires, wind
A risk assessment framework was used to assess the risks of forest fire smoke (ffs) to the exposed communities, critical infrastructures and the environment. The present work is focused on the planning and problem formulation phases of this risk assessment procedure.…
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Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Hazard and Risk, Models, Safety
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, chemical compounds, fire management, firefighting personnel, gases, hydrocarbons, particulates, smoke behavior, smoke effects, smoke management, statistical analysis, toxicity, wildfires, wind, forest fire smoke, data integration, field chemical data, risk assessment, firefighters
From the text ... 'Grass fires, although not as intense as forest fires, present a major threat to life and property during periods of drought in the Great Plains of the United States. Recently, major wildland grass fires in Texas burned nearly 1.6 million acres and destroyed…
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Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Models, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Andropogon gerardii, carbon dioxide, crown fires, fire damage (property), fire injuries (animals), fire injuries (plants), fire management, fire size, fuel management, fuel moisture, grass fires, grasses, grasslands, Great Plains, livestock, moisture, mortality, prairies, radiation, rate of spread, Schizachyrium scoparium, soil temperature, temperature, Texas, Tridens, wildfires, wind
Fire behavior video from the 2007 Georgia Bay Complex recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports…
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Year: 2007
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, Charlton County, moderate wind, high rate of spread, head fire, surface fire, moderate severity fire, unburned, plantation, 2007 Georgia Bay Complex, 2007 Big Turnaround Complex
Fire behavior video from the 2007 Georgia Bay Complex recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports…
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Year: 2007
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, Charlton County, moderate wind, high rate of spread, head fire, surface fire, moderate severity fire, unburned, plantation, 2007 Georgia Bay Complex, 2007 Big Turnaround Complex
Fire behavior video from the 2007 Georgia Bay Complex recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports…
Person:
Year: 2007
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, Charlton County, light wind, moderate rate of spread, flanking fire, surface fire, low severity fire, plantation, 2007 Georgia Bay Complex, 2007 Big Turnaround Complex
Fire behavior video from the 2007 Georgia Bay Complex recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports…
Person:
Year: 2007
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, Charlton County, light wind, moderate rate of spread, flanking fire, surface fire, low severity fire, plantation, 2007 Georgia Bay Complex, 2007 Big Turnaround Complex
Fire behavior video from the 2007 Georgia Bay Complex recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports…
Person:
Year: 2007
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, Charlton County, light wind, moderate rate of spread, flanking fire, surface fire, low severity fire, plantation, 2007 Georgia Bay Complex, 2007 Big Turnaround Complex
Fire behavior video from the 2007 Georgia Bay Complex recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports…
Person:
Year: 2007
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, Ware County, light wind, low rate of spread, flanking fire, surface fire, unburned, 2007 Georgia Bay Complex, 2007 Big Turnaround Complex
Fire behavior video from the 2007 Georgia Bay Complex recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports…
Person:
Year: 2007
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, Ware County, light wind, low rate of spread, flanking fire, surface fire, unburned, 2007 Georgia Bay Complex, 2007 Big Turnaround Complex
Fire behavior video from the 2007 Georgia Bay Complex recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports…
Person:
Year: 2007
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, Ware County, light wind, low rate of spread, flanking fire, surface fire, unburned, 2007 Georgia Bay Complex, 2007 Big Turnaround Complex
Fire behavior video from the 2007 Georgia Bay Complex recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports…
Person:
Year: 2007
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, Ware County, moderate wind, moderate rate of spread, head fire, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, plantation, 2007 Georgia Bay Complex, 2007 Big Turnaround Complex
Fire behavior video from the 2007 Georgia Bay Complex recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports…
Person:
Year: 2007
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, Ware County, moderate wind, moderate rate of spread, head fire, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, plantation, 2007 Georgia Bay Complex, 2007 Big Turnaround Complex
Fire behavior video from the 2007 Georgia Bay Complex recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports…
Person:
Year: 2007
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, Ware County, moderate wind, moderate rate of spread, head fire, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, plantation, 2007 Georgia Bay Complex, 2007 Big Turnaround Complex
Fire behavior video from the 2007 Georgia Bay Complex recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports…
Person:
Year: 2007
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, Ware County, moderate wind, high rate of spread, flanking fire, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, moderate severity fire, plantation, 2007 Georgia Bay Complex, 2007 Big Turnaround Complex
Fire behavior video from the 2007 Georgia Bay Complex recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports…
Person:
Year: 2007
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, Ware County, moderate wind, high rate of spread, flanking fire, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, moderate severity fire, plantation, 2007 Georgia Bay Complex, 2007 Big Turnaround Complex
Fire behavior video from the 2007 Georgia Bay Complex recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports…
Person:
Year: 2007
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, Ware County, moderate wind, high rate of spread, flanking fire, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, moderate severity fire, plantation, 2007 Georgia Bay Complex, 2007 Big Turnaround Complex
Fire behavior video from the 2007 Georgia Bay Complex recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports…
Person:
Year: 2007
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, Ware County, moderate wind, high rate of spread, flanking fire, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, moderate severity fire, plantation, 2007 Georgia Bay Complex, 2007 Big Turnaround Complex
Fire behavior video from the 2007 Georgia Bay Complex recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports…
Person:
Year: 2007
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, Ware County, moderate wind, high rate of spread, flanking fire, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, moderate severity fire, plantation, 2007 Georgia Bay Complex, 2007 Big Turnaround Complex