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The smoke management plan (SMP) sets in place best management practices to limit impacts on air quality and smoke sensitive areas before, during, and after burning. The guide is also designed to provide educational material and references for proper smoke management across the…
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Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Southern
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These guidelines are intended to assure adherence to air quality regulations and to manage smoke from forestry prescribed burning operations in such a way as to keep the smoke’s impact on the environment within acceptable limits.
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Year: 2014
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Southern
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This Smoke Management Program (SMP) establishes a basic framework of procedures and requirements for managing smoke from fires for resource benefits. The Department of Agriculture and Forestry administers the SMP, partnering with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality…
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Year: 2014
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Southern
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Wildland fire emissions cause adverse cardiopulmonary outcomes, yet controlled exposure studies to characterize health impacts of specific biomass sources have been complicated by the often latent effects of air pollution. The aim of this study was to determine if postprandial…
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Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Hazard and Risk
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air pollution, exposure, cardiovascular, metabolic rate, health, health impacts, peat fires
Background: The increasing size and frequency of wildland fires are leading to greater potential for cardiopulmonary disease and cancer in exposed populations; however, little is known about how the types of fuel and combustion phases affect these adverse outcomes. Objectives:…
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Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fuels
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: PM - particulate matter, flaming, smoldering, cancer, public health, lung diseases
Fires in croplands, plantations, and rangelands contribute significantly to fire emissions in the United States, yet are often overshadowed by wildland fires in efforts to develop inventories or estimate responses to climate change. Here we quantified decadal trends, interannual…
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Year: 2014
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fire Occurrence, Intelligence, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: cropland fires, fire regimes, wildfires, air quality, climate change, plantations, remote sensing, fire management, range management, croplands, rangelands, agriculture, air quality, carbon cycle, wildfire, aerosols
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…
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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, 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…
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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
Four conditions are necessary for fire to assume ecological importance: 1) an accumulation of organic matter, i.e. fuel either herbaceous or woody, sufficient enough to burn; 2) dry weather conditions to render the material combustible; 3) a landscape conducive to the spread of…
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Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fuels, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Weather
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air temperature, relative humidity, winds, fuel moisture, smoke management, fire frequency, fire season
Respiratory problems are common among wildland firefighters. However, there are few studies directly linking occupational exposures to respiratory effects in this population. Our objective was to characterize wildland fire fighting occupational exposures and assess their…
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Year: 2014
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Safety
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: lung diseases, exposure assessment, CO - carbon monoxide, levoglucosan, respiratory protection
Mitigating smoke impacts on human health and safety is one of the challenges that landowners and agencies face when conducting prescribed burns. Particulate matter (PM) in smoke, produced by the combustion of fuels during burning, can aggravate respiratory ailments and reduce…
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Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Models, Planning, Safety
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: smoke impacts, human health, PM - particulate matter, PM2.5, BlueSky
Serotiny is a mechanism for storing propagules on plants, so that seed dispersal can be maximised after the death of aerial parts of plants or to take advantage of conditions beneficial to establishment. In fire-prone vegetation, regeneration of new plants after fire is mostly…
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Year: 2014
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fire Occurrence
Region(s): International
Keywords: heat effects, smoke effects, wildfires, flowering, plant physiology, regeneration, seed dispersal, seed germination, serotiny, vegetation surveys, Conospermum, shrubs, western Australia, Australia, fire management, range management, shrublands, inflorescence-infructescence structure, Proteaceae, seed protection, seed storage