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From the text...'Big gaps still exist in the understanding of fire ecology, especially the seasonal aspects. Fire can have profoundly different effects on soil, plants and animals depending on when it occurs. Oftentimes the most ecological gain comes from burning during the…
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Year: 1993
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Outreach, Prescribed Fire, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Social Science, Weather, Fire Ecology, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Eastern, Southern
Keywords: backfires, catastrophic fires, cones, coniferous forests, crown fires, ecosystem dynamics, education, fire adaptations (plants), fire equipment, fire frequency, fire hazard reduction, fire management, fire suppression, firing techniques, flatwoods, Florida, forest management, general interest, grasslands, headfires, invasive species, land management, liability, mopping up, Native Americans, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, pine forests, Pinus banksiana, Pinus contorta, public information, Sequoiadendron giganteum , smoke effects, surface fires, Tall Timbers Research Station, tallgrass prairies, topography, vegetation surveys
Fire behavior video from the 2014 King Fire 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 and…
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Year: 2014
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): California
Keywords: Eldorado National Forest, California, Placer County, moderate wind, low rate of spread, head fire, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, burnout operation, unmanaged fuels, 2014 King Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2014 King Fire 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 and…
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Year: 2014
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): California
Keywords: Eldorado National Forest, California, Placer County, moderate wind, low rate of spread, head fire, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, burnout operation, unmanaged fuels, 2014 King Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2014 King Fire 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 and…
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Year: 2014
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): California
Keywords: Eldorado National Forest, California, Placer County, moderate wind, low rate of spread, head fire, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, burnout operation, unmanaged fuels, 2014 King Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2014 King Fire 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 and…
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Year: 2014
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): California
Keywords: Eldorado National Forest, California, El Dorado County, moderate wind, low rate of spread, head fire, surface fire, high severity fire, unburned, activity fuels, unmanaged fuels, 2014 King Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2014 King Fire 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 and…
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Year: 2014
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): California
Keywords: Eldorado National Forest, California, El Dorado County, moderate wind, low rate of spread, head fire, surface fire, high severity fire, unburned, activity fuels, unmanaged fuels, 2014 King Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2014 King Fire 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 and…
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Year: 2014
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): California
Keywords: Eldorado National Forest, California, El Dorado County, moderate wind, low rate of spread, head fire, surface fire, high severity fire, unburned, activity fuels, unmanaged fuels, 2014 King Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2014 French Fire 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 and…
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Year: 2014
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): California
Keywords: Sierra National Forest, California, Madera County, moderate wind, low rate of spread, surface fire, torching, moderate severity fire, low severity fire, unmanaged fuels, 2014 French Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2014 French Fire 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 and…
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Year: 2014
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): California
Keywords: Sierra National Forest, California, Madera County, moderate wind, low rate of spread, surface fire, torching, moderate severity fire, low severity fire, unmanaged fuels, 2014 French Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2014 French Fire 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 and…
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Year: 2014
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): California
Keywords: Sierra National Forest, California, Madera County, moderate wind, low rate of spread, surface fire, torching, moderate severity fire, low severity fire, unmanaged fuels, 2014 French Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2014 Beaver Fire 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 and…
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Year: 2014
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): California
Keywords: Klamath National Forest, California, Siskiyou County, light wind, high rate of spread, head fire, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, burnout operation, unmanaged fuels, 2014 Beaver Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2014 Beaver Fire 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 and…
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Year: 2014
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): California
Keywords: Klamath National Forest, California, Siskiyou County, light wind, high rate of spread, head fire, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, burnout operation, unmanaged fuels, 2014 Beaver Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2014 Beaver Fire 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 and…
Person:
Year: 2014
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): California
Keywords: Klamath National Forest, California, Siskiyou County, light wind, high rate of spread, head fire, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, burnout operation, unmanaged fuels, 2014 Beaver Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2014 Beaver Fire 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 and…
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Year: 2014
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): California
Keywords: Klamath National Forest, California, Siskiyou County, moderate wind, low rate of spread, flanking fire, surface fire, torching, low severity fire, low severity fire, activity fuels, plantation, 2014 Beaver Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2014 Beaver Fire 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 and…
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Year: 2014
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): California
Keywords: Klamath National Forest, California, Siskiyou County, moderate wind, low rate of spread, flanking fire, surface fire, torching, low severity fire, low severity fire, activity fuels, plantation, 2014 Beaver Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2014 Beaver Fire 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 and…
Person:
Year: 2014
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): California
Keywords: Klamath National Forest, California, Siskiyou County, moderate wind, low rate of spread, flanking fire, surface fire, torching, low severity fire, low severity fire, activity fuels, plantation, 2014 Beaver Fire
From the text ... ''GIS and mapping tools are playing an ever-increasing role in our day-to-day work. We use GIS and mapping tools for fuels treatment planning and monitoring as well as for communication and record keeping. We also utilize many models that incorporate both our…
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Year: 2014
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Intelligence, Mapping, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: prescribed fires (escaped), wildfires, GIS, Noble, C, Florida, fire management, forest management
Plant-derived smoke water (SW), derived from combusted plant material, has been shown to stimulate seed germination and improve seedling vigor of a number of plant species from fire-dependent Mediterranean-type climate areas. The effects of SW on seed germination of 13 plant…
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Year: 2014
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects
Region(s): International
Keywords: fire dependent species, smoke effects, wildfires, seed germination, China, Asia, fire management, Mediterranean habitats, tropical regions, Aristolochia debilis, Chinese growing species, gibberellic acid, karrikin, light, Santalum album, seed germination, smoke water
Many species in fire-prone environments germinate after fire including most taxa in the genus Anigozanthos Labill. Following preliminary studies with Anigozanthos manglesii D. Don subsp. manglesii, the response of several Anigozanthos taxa to germination stimulants relating to…
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Year: 2014
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects
Region(s): International
Keywords: heat effects, smoke effects, wildfires, seed germination, Anigozanthos, western Australia, Australia, fire management, Mediterranean habitats, kangaroo paw, KAR1, morphophysiological dormancy, underdeveloped embryos, 2, 3-dihydroxypropanenitrile, 3-methyl-2H-furo[2, 3-c]pyran-2-one
Two different types of typical Brazilian forest biomass were burned in the laboratory in order to compare their combustion characteristics and pollutant emissions. Approximately 2 kg of Amazon biomass (hardwood) and 2 kg of Araucaria biomass (softwood) were burned. Gaseous…
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Year: 2014
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels
Region(s): International
Keywords: combustion, fire intensity, laboratory fires, air quality, biomass, carbon dioxide, gases, hardwoods, lignin, particulates, pollution, Brazil, South America, fire management, forest management, forest biomass, combustion, lignin content, PM2.5, gas emissions
From the introduction ... 'Announcing the release of new software packages for application in wildland fire science and management, two fields that are already fully saturated with computer technology, may seem a bit too much to many managers. However, there have been some…
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Year: 2014
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Models, Restoration and Rehabilitation
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: FEIS, fire intensity, fire regimes, LANDFIRE, wildfires, air quality, computer programs, fire management
The following list of fire research topics and questions were generated by personnel from agencies and organizations within AWFCG during 2014 Fall Fire Review and through other solicitations. The topics were initially ranked by the AWFCG Fire Research, Development and…
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Year: 2014
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Outreach, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Social Science, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Alaska
Keywords: research needs
We develop a simple analytical model to estimate the thickness of a smoke layer formed by a plume of a large area fire and to account for crosswinds. We take advantage of the dominant flow features in the upper part of the rising plume and in the smoke layer far from the plume…
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Year: 1993
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Models
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, decay, dust, humidity, nuclear winter, smoke behavior, statistical analysis, temperature, wind
From the text...'The new Mississippi statute on prescribed burning activities is welcome by the forestry community. The act recognizes prescribed burning as an important property right and land management tool that greatly benefits society, the environment and the economy of the…
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Year: 1993
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Prevention, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Social Science, Emissions and Smoke, Hazard and Risk, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: burning permits, fire hazard reduction, fire management, fire suppression, forest management, land management, liability, Mississippi, natural resource legislation, pine forests, private lands, regeneration, site treatments
An average of 350 fire weather special Forecast Requests are prepared each year by the fire weather forecasters in the National Weather Service Forecast Office (WSFO) in Denver. Up to 650 of these spot forecasts may be prepared during a severe fire season. Spot forecasts are…
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Year: 1993
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Models, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Rocky Mountain
Keywords: Colorado, fire danger rating, fire management, fuel moisture, humidity, ignition, precipitation, smoke management, temperature, wildfires, wind