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Person:
Year: 1913
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Prescribed Fire, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Social Science, Economics
Region(s): Northern Rockies, Southern, International
Keywords: aesthetics, agriculture, Appalachian Mountains, balds, Blue Ridge Mountains, Castanea dentata, catastrophic fires, community ecology, cones, crowns, decay, ecosystem dynamics, European settlement, forage, forest management, forestation, fuel accumulation, fuel types, grasses, Great Smoky Mountains, hardwood forests, herbaceous vegetation, human caused fires, land management, Liriodendron, livestock, logging, moisture, mortality, mountains, multiple resource management, Native Americans, needles, North Carolina, old fields, openings, phenology, pine, Pinus echinata, Pinus virginiana, Quercus montana, season of fire, seasonal activities, water quality, wildfires

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Person:
Year: 1965
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Florida, north Florida, photography, wildfires

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Person:
Year: 1969
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: air quality, broadcast burning, carbon dioxide, CO - carbon monoxide, clearcutting, coniferous forests, experimental areas, field experimental fires, fire intensity, firing techniques, fuel loading, fuel moisture, gases, heavy fuels, hydrocarbons, laboratory fires, logging, particulates, pollution, Pseudotsuga menziesii, site treatments, slash, smoke behavior, smoke management, Washington

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Person:
Year: 1969
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Models
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: combustion

A major cooperative research effort between the Northern Region and the Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station is devoted to the use and effects of prescribed fire. Prescribed fires in logging slash have been scheduled during the entire available burning season. A…
Person:
Year: 1969
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Northwest, Rocky Mountain
Keywords: air quality, biomass, distribution, elevation, fire intensity, fuel accumulation, fuel management, fuel moisture, fuel types, gases, logging, moisture, mountains, pollution, season of fire, seasonal activities, slash, sloping terrain, smoke behavior, temperature, topography, wilderness areas, wilderness fire management, wind

From the text ... 'The primary objective of prescribed burning on forest recreation areas in New Jersey is to reduce the probability of their destruction by wildfire. Investigation has shown that when uncontrolled fires enter treated areas they do much less damage and…
Person:
Year: 1969
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Economics, Fire Ecology, Hazard and Risk
Region(s): Eastern
Keywords: aesthetics, air quality, cover, ecosystem dynamics, fire adaptations (plants), fire hazard reduction, fire regimes, firing techniques, forest edges, forest types, histories, hunting, litter, mast, natural resource legislation, New Jersey, overstory, pine barrens, pine hardwood forests, post fire recovery, recreation, smoke management, species diversity (plants), state forests, succession, US Forest Service, understory vegetation, watersheds, wildlife, wildlife food plants, wildlife habitat management

Prescribed burning, an indispensable tool of forest management through-out much of the South, is accused of being an agent of air pollution. In some instances, a concerted effort is being made to restrict its use. Yet, no one has shown that air quality has deteriorated more in…
Person:
Year: 1969
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air quality, carbon dioxide, catastrophic fires, combustion, ecosystem dynamics, fire exclusion, fire intensity, fire management, forest management, fuel accumulation, plant growth, pollution, public information, wildfires

From the summary ... ' In summary, the results of these large scale fire tests, conducted under marginal burning conditions, were negative; but, paradoxically, I find this very heartening, for we can now be much more confident in our predictions of fire behavior to be expected…
Person:
Year: 1969
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Planning, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: catastrophic fires, chemistry, eucalyptus, fire intensity, fire whirls, flammability, fuel loading, ignition, litter, needles, nuclear winter, pine forests, Pinus ponderosa, rate of spread, surface fires, temperature, topography, tropical forests, US Forest Service, wilderness fire management, wildfires

From the text ... 'Several papers on concentrated fire vortices were presented at the 1967 Mass Fire Research Symposium in Washington, and the resulting discussion of dynamical effects on large fires due to organized vorticity ranged from the importance of rotation in fire…
Person:
Year: 1969
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fuels, Models
Region(s): California, Great Basin, International
Keywords: chaparral, conservation, Europe, fire case histories, fire management, fire whirls, Germany, mountains, physics, southern California, storms, vortices, Washington, wind

Although burning was originally intended as a control measure for blind seed disease in perennial ryegrass, growers soon discovered the benefits of open field burning for other grass seed crops.
Person:
Year: 1969
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fuels, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Great Basin, Northwest
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, cropland fires, disturbance, fertilizers, field experimental fires, grass fires, grasses, Lolium, Oregon, perennial plants, plant diseases, plant growth, season of fire, seasonal activities, seed production, seedlings

Emissions from burning the residue following grass-seed harvest have been determined by both field and laboratory studies. Field studies have been conducted by Oregon State University engineers on actual grass plots. The laboratory studies were conducted by scientists at the…
Person:
Year: 1969
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): California, Northwest
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, annual plants, cropland fires, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca, fire management, grasses, Lolium multiflorum, Lolium perenne, Oregon, perennial plants, Poa, pollution

This report summarizes avaiable information on agricultural field burning in the Willamette Valley. Such information should be useful to all concerned with this practice and with the contribution it makes to air pollution in the state. The areas covered include background and…
Person:
Year: 1969
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, cropland fires, fire management, grasses, Lolium perenne, Oregon, perennial plants, pollution

'The corn harvest on Salisbury Plain is gathered mainly by combine harvesters. Much more straw than is required by the farmer is produced, consequently it is not uncommon for some to be burnt where it lies, evenly distributed in the field. The meteorological office roof at…
Person:
Year: 1965
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior
Region(s): International
Keywords: air temperature, convection, decay, England, Europe, field experimental fires, fire whirls, human caused fires, ignition, photography, remote sensing, temperature, wind

'During the past year, burning treatments on the Miller Creek Block were essentially completed. Preparations for moving to Newman Ridge, on the St. Regis District, this spring are well underway. Current plans call for 16 instrumented fires on Newman Ridge during 1969 to conclude…
Person:
Year: 1969
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Effects, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Prescribed Fire, Weather, Economics
Region(s): Great Basin, Northern Rockies
Keywords: Abies grandis, Abies lasiocarpa, air quality, coniferous forests, duff, fine fuels, fire danger rating, fire intensity, fire management, forest management, fuel loading, Idaho, logging, Montana, Pseudotsuga menziesii, roots, seedlings, slash, soil moisture, soil temperature, Tsuga heterophylla, US Forest Service, weather observations, wildlife

The feasibility of open burning under selected meteorological conditions is discussed. Meteorological provisos and nonmeteorological factors are enumerated. Topics discussed include: combustion, fuel mositure, fire hazard, forecasting, fallout and odor, and air pollution…
Person:
Year: 1965
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Effects, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Models, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Weather
Region(s): California, Great Basin
Keywords: aesthetics, air quality, ash, biomass, brush, combustion, environmental impact analysis, fuel accumulation, fuel moisture, gases, ignition, litter, particulates, pollution, smoke effects, smoke management, statistical analysis, weather observations, wind

Current research on the effects of slash burning on air quality is concerned with the reduction or dispersal of gaseous emissions and particulates. Guidelines for accomplishing these goals are being developed. The use of other disposal methods is also under study, particularly…
Person:
Year: 1969
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Models, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Weather
Region(s): California, Great Basin, Northwest
Keywords: air quality, combustion, fire management, fuel moisture, fuel types, gases, histories, logging, mountains, Oregon, particulates, pollution, slash, smoke behavior, smoke effects, smoke management, Washington, wildfires, wind

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Person:
Year: 1969
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Planning, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Alaska, Great Basin, Northwest
Keywords: air quality, catastrophic fires, disturbance, droughts, fire equipment, fire suppression, fishes, forest management, human caused fires, lightning caused fires, logging, multiple resource management, Picea glauca, post fire recovery, recreation, reproduction, rural communities, season of fire, smoke effects, soil erosion, watershed management, wildfires, wildlife management

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Person:
Year: 1969
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation
Region(s): California, Great Basin
Keywords: Adenostoma fasciculatum, air quality, artificial regeneration, brush, chaparral, cover, field experimental fires, fire management, forage, grasslands, habitat conversion, herbaceous vegetation, land management, livestock, mosaic, natural resource legislation, Odocoileus, population density, post fire recovery, range management, season of fire, shrubs, site treatments, soil erosion, wildfires, wildlife, wildlife food habits, wildlife management

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Person:
Year: 1969
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: fire intensity, precipitation, smoke behavior, smoke effects, Washington, wildfires

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Person:
Year: 1969
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Weather
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: precipitation, smoke behavior, smoke effects, Washington, wildfires

A combined theoretical and experimental study has been performed of the behaviour of firebrands in a turbulent, swirling natural convection plume. For the theoretical treatment, firebrands were idealized as spheres of constant density, the burning rate a constant for each type…
Person:
Year: 1969
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: firebrand, plume, laboratory experiments

Five meshes (1/8 to 1 inch) of 16-gauge steel wire fences, 3 feet high, were tested as possible ground fire barriers in 4 fuel types. The 1/8-inch mesh stopped only 1 test fire but retarded others; 1/4-inch mesh retarded some. The results suggest that further trials may be…
Person:
Year: 1965
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): California
Keywords: fire spread, ground fires, radiant heat, gas flow, annual plant, Arctostaphylos viscida, backfire, Chamaebatia foliolosa, field experimental fires, fire danger rating, fire suppression, firebreak, firing techniques, forest management, fuel types, gases, grasses, heat, ignition, national forests, needles, pine, rate of spread, wilderness areas, wilderness fire management

Asphalts and wax emulsions have been recommended as protective coatings to help obtain clean, safe burns in slash disposal work. Fuel value determinations in the laboratory indicate that such coatings add little to the fuel value of slash.
Person:
Year: 1965
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Unknown
Keywords: fuel moisture, Pinus ponderosa, ponderosa pine, laboratory experiments, asphalt, wax, rate of burn

The emissions from burning the residue following grass-seed harvest were determined by means of a combined laboratory-field study. Samples of the straw and stubble residue were burned in the laboratory burning tower at the University of California at Riverside. Complete analyses…
Person:
Year: 1969
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Topic(s): Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fuels, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): California, Northwest
Keywords: grass, grass fire, laboratory fires, Oregon, PM - particulate matter, laboratory experiments, Willamette Valley, particulate emissions, agriculture, air quality, C - carbon, CO2 - carbon dioxide, CO - carbon monoxide, chemical elements, Dactylis glomerata, experimental areas, Festuca, fire management, fire weather, fuel moisture, fuel types, ground cover, hydrocarbons, Lolium multiflorum, Lolium perenne, moisture, N - nitrogen, particulates, Poa spp., pollution, sampling, season of fire, seasonal activities, smoke effects, smoke management, statistical analysis, temperature, wind

From the Summary: 'I have discussed the reaction and behavior of animals to fire, smoke and the resulting burnt ground along four general lines: (1) Avoidance response to fire and smoke; (2) Animals attracted to fire and smoke; (3) Animals relationships to blackened areas caused…
Person:
Year: 1969
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: wildlife, Acrididae, adaptation, Africa, amphibians, arachnids, arthropods, Coleoptera, Crotalus adamanteus, Diptera, Dissosteira, field experimental fires, habits and behavior, human caused fires, Hyla, Hyla crucifera, insects, lightning, lightning caused fires, Melanoplus spp., Lepus, Lycosa rabida, Microsania, nongame birds, Odocoileus virginianus, post-fire recovery, radiation, reptiles, Sigmodon hispidus, Rhodesia, small mammals, South Africa, Sylvilagus floridanus , wildlife food habits, Sylvilagus palustris