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This landowner smoke management guidebook was created through a collaboration between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), North Carolina State University, Southern Fire Exchange, Southern Regional Extension Forestry (SREF), and the University of Georgia Warnell School of…
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Year: 2020
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Weather
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: smoke management, air quality, public health, PM - particulate matter, smoke dispersion, fuel load, O3 - ozone, liability, mitigation

Maintaining appropriate fire return intervals for fully functioning ecosystems can be difficult for a variety of reasons. Laws and regulations can place limitations on both the timing and extent of prescribed burning. In this webinar, Dr. Wonkka will present an overview of the…
Person: Wonkka
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Social Science
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: right to burn, landowner perceptions, liability, negligence, fire management, air quality

This webinar will provide an introduction to the fundamental concepts and tools for understanding the who, what, why and how for managing prescribed fire smoke in the Southeast. Speakers from regional air quality regulation programs will discuss topics including: smoke…
Person: Davis, Gillam, Lesane, Boylan, Strait, Fawcett
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air quality, smoke management, fire management, PM - particulate matter, air pollutants, PM2.5, health effects, O3 - ozone, CO - carbon monoxide, AQI - Air Quality Index, BSMP - Basic Smoke Management Practices

This webinar is part of NAFSE's Prescribed Fire Science Workshop Webinar Series and provides a broad overview of the process of writing a burn plan before implementing a prescribed fire (or prescribed burn; RxB). It was broadcast on August 13, 2020. This webinar was co-presented…
Person: Bailey, O'Brien
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Safety
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: burn plans, prescribed fire burn plan, land management, fire plan, fire management, smoke management, burn boss

This video is a compilation of experienced prescribed fire council leaders talking about some of the benefits that they have seen in their states and across the country. The overall theme across all the messages is unity and collaboration for a common goal. Each council has…
Person: Varner, Stivers, Dooley, Quinn-Davidson, Rau, Prusak
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: prescribed fire councils, partnerships, community, Training Exchange Model (TREX), collaboration, liability, burn boss, fire management