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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
This study investigated particle size distributions from the burning of several grass species, under controlled laboratory conditions, and also in the field, conducted during the dry season in the Northern Territory, Australia. The laboratory study simulated conditions such as…
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Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior
Region(s): International
Keywords: Aristida, Australia, biomass, biomass burning, distribution, field experimental fires, fire intensity, fire management, grass fires, grasses, grasslands, laboratory fires, litter, national parks, Northern Territory of Australia, particulates, range management, savannas, season of fire, statistical analysis, biomass burning, particle size distribution, Northern Territory of Australia, airborne measurement, vertical profile
There is limited understanding of how fire-related cues such as heat shock and smoke can combine to affect the germination response of seeds from fire-prone vegetation because combinations of multiple levels of both cues have rarely been investigated. Germination response…
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Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Effects
Region(s): International
Keywords: aerosols, Australia, fire management, germination, heat, heat effects, New South Wales, regeneration, seed dormancy, seed germination, seeds, shrublands, smoke effects, smoke management, temperature, aerosol smoke, germination, heat shock, soil seed bank
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
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
The re-ignition potential of partially burnt wood-based embers was investigated theoretically by studying their extinction characteristics. An adaptation of Semenov's thermal explosion theory was used in conjunction with a linear stability analysis to determine the critical…
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Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Models, Safety
Region(s): International
Keywords: adaptation, Araucaria cunninghami, Australia, brush fires, char, combustion, Eucalyptus maculata, fire intensity, fire management, fire size, firebrands, heat, ignition, particulates, Pinus radiata, rate of spread, statistical analysis, temperature, wildfires, wind, wood, flame spread, mathematical modelling
The present paper reviews a long-term fire experiment in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, established in 1954 to support fire management. The paper's goals are: (1) to assess learning, with a focus on relevance for fire management; (2) to examine how findings influenced…
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Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire Occurrence, Monitoring and Inventory, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): International
Keywords: Africa, air quality, biomass, C - carbon, ecosystem dynamics, experimental areas, fire exclusion, fire frequency, fire management, fire regimes, forest management, herbaceous vegetation, insects, mammals, mortality, mosaic, mycorrhiza, national parks, N - nitrogen, physiology, precipitation, range management, savannas, season of fire, small mammals, soil nutrients, soils, South Africa, vegetation surveys, woody plants, elephants, fire season, Kruger National Park
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
Fire plays a critical role in breaking hard-seeded dormancy and establishing seedlings of several Acacia species in arid and semi-arid regions. Numerous studies have reported an increase in seedling densities of some Acacias after fire without identifying the exact cause.…
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Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology
Region(s): International
Keywords: Acacia spp., Australia, fire management, germination, heat, light, population density, post fire recovery, seed dormancy, seed germination, seedlings, seeds, smoke effects, smoke management, wildfires, post fire, seedling emergence, stimulation
Though observations on re-colonisation of post-fire sites in the Mediterranean Basin are plentiful, there still is an ongoing debate on the interrelation of fire regimes and species traits related to fire adaptation. Most of the studies found are restricted to particular species…
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Year: 2007
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Occurrence, Fuels
Region(s): International
Keywords: adaptation, char, crown fires, disturbance, ecosystem dynamics, Europe, evolution, fire adaptations (plants), fire frequency, fire intensity, fire management, fire regimes, fire size, forest management, fuel types, land use, light, Mediterranean habitats, post fire recovery, regeneration, resprouting, season of fire, seed dispersal, seed dormancy, seed germination, seed production, smoke effects, soils, surface fires, adaptive trait, disturbance history, evolution, facultative resprouter, pyrophytic, resilience, resprouter, seeder
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…
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, 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