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We examine 512 Australian newspaper articles published over a five-year period (2016–2021) that report on air pollution due to bushfire smoke and resulting human health impacts. We analyze to what extent these articles provide information on the possible range of negative health…
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Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Safety, Social Science
Region(s): International
Keywords: Australia, climate change, newspaper coverage, bushfire, wildfire, human health, air pollution
The challenges of the 2020 Fire Year have validated the Cohesive Strategy and proven its foundational value for additional success and achievement across boundaries and landscapes in the West. The following pages offer a snapshot of 2020 activities and successes in the Western…
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Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Aquatic, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Social Science, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (Cohesive Strategy), wildfire, wildland fire
This report presents key findings, conclusions, and recommendations from a longitudinal research study on wildfire preparedness and evacuation planning in a pandemic (CONVERGE 2020).
The research aim was to understand the social, ecological, and public health dimensions of…
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Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Hazard and Risk, Planning, Safety, Social Science, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): California, Rocky Mountain
Keywords: wildfire, preparedness, evacuation, COVID-19, pandemics, risk perception
The health impacts of wildfire smoke are an important and growing global issue, as extreme wildfire events are expected to increase in frequency and intensity throughout this century due to climate climate. Research into individual protective health decision-making can elucidate…
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Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Safety, Social Science
Region(s): California
Keywords: wildfires, threat perceptions, coping self-efficacy, social norms, social support, protective behavior, psychology
Smoke from wildland fire presents a serious and growing concern. Mirroring global trends in recent decades, many areas of the US are experiencing increasing wildfire size, severity, and frequency. The health hazard of smoke from wildland fire has been well-documented (see…
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Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire, Social Science
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: public perceptions, wildfire, managed fire, public tolerance of smoke, literature review, public health, manager perceptions, NWFSC - Northwest Fire Science Consortium
Prescribed fire is an essential tool for wildfire risk mitigation and ecosystem restoration in the Southeastern United States. It is also one of the region's largest sources of emissions. The public health impacts of prescribed fire smoke, however, remain uncertain. Here, we use…
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Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire, Safety, Social Science
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Georgia, human health, air quality, social vulnerability, fine particulate matter, mortality, morbidity, health impacts
Greg Dillon of the USDA Forest Service's Fire Modeling Institute (FMI) gives an overview of the work FMI does in wildland fire.
Webinar hosted by National Weather Service IMET.
Person: Dillon
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire Occurrence, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Social Science, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
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On 26 April 1986, the explosion and subsequent open-air graphite fire at Reactor No. 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant contaminated the soil, water and atmosphere alike with radioactive material. The 30-km2 Chernobyl Exclusion Zone remains one of the most contaminated areas…
Person: Eriksen
Year: 2021
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Monitoring and Inventory, Safety, Social Science
Region(s): International
Keywords: Chernobyl, radioactivity, air pollution, wildfires, atmosphere, radiation, exposure, human health, nuclear effects
This work presents the results of a virtual reality (VR) experiment aiming at investigating how individual driving behaviour is affected by the presence of wildfire smoke. The experiment included a driving simulation task to study the chosen driving speed at different smoke…
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Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Models, Safety, Social Science
Region(s): International
Keywords: driving speed, driving behavior, wildfires, smoke density, evacuation traffic modelling, Sweden
First Nation reserves in Canada are at high risk from wildfires, with many evacuated every year. There is a need to understand how First Nations are affected by wildfire evacuations to identify ways to reduce negative impacts. The First Nations Wildfire Evacuation Partnership…
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Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Occurrence, Safety, Social Science
Region(s): International
Keywords: Canada, evacuation, wildfires, human factors, Indigenous, isolated communities, First Nations, health impacts
From the text...'Advanced smoke management programs evaluate individual and multiple burns; coordinate all prescribed fire activities in an area; consider cross-boundary (landscape) impacts; and weigh decisions about fires against possible health, visibility, and nuisance…
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Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fuels, Intelligence, Outreach, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Safety, Social Science, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: aesthetics, air quality, burning permits, education, fuel management, health factors, liability, national parks, natural resource legislation, public information, smoke management, wilderness areas, wilderness fire management, wildfires
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will implement new regulations for the management of atmospheric particulate matter 2.5 Fm and less in diameter (PM2.5), tropospheric ozone, and regional haze in the next few years. These three air quality issues relate…
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Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Effects, Intelligence, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Social Science, Safety
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, combustion, education, fire management, gases, health factors, human caused fires, ozone, particulates, pollution, public information, remote sensing, site treatments, smoke management, thinning, wilderness fire management, wildfires, wind
From the text... 'What may be even more surprising is that Georgia has bragging rights when it comes to old-growth longleaf pine forest. Of the old growth remaining in the forest*s historic nine-state range, almost 30 percent is in Georgia. Researchers estimate that when…
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Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Intelligence, Outreach, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Social Science, Economics
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, Alabama, amphibians, Aristida beyrichiana, coastal plain, conservation, deciduous forests, eastern Texas, ecosystem dynamics, education, fire dependent species, fire management, fire suppression, Florida, forest management, game birds, Georgia, grasses, grasslands, ground cover, herbaceous vegetation, histories, Jones Ecological Research Center, land use, logging, Longleaf Alliance, longleaf pine, Louisiana, Michigan, military lands, national forests, natural resource legislation, Neel, L., North Carolina, north Florida, old growth forests, pine forests, Pinus palustris, plantations, private lands, public information, reptiles, sandhills, savannas, South Carolina, south Georgia, species diversity (animals), species diversity (plants), Tall Timbers Research Station, Texas, urban habitats, Virginia, Wade Tract, wildlife
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Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Logistics, Planning, Regulations and Legislation, Safety, Social Science, Economics, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Great Basin
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, community ecology, ecosystem dynamics, fire adaptations (animals), fire adaptations (plants), fire dependent species, fire exclusion, fire hazard reduction, fire management, fire suppression, firefighting personnel, forest management, fuel accumulation, fuel management, health factors, land management, land use, Los Alamos, military lands, multiple resource management, National Fire Plan, national forests, national parks, natural resource legislation, plant communities, Washington, wilderness fire management
Forestry, conservation, wildfire risk reduction, and agricultural uses of planned or prescribed fires as a tool for meeting the needs of wildland managers are increasingly in collision at the air pollution control and climate change cross-roads. The inevitable conflict resulting…
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Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Prescribed Fire, Social Science, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: air pollution, clouds, Canada, Ontario, aerosols, air quality, biomass, catastrophic fires, climatology, conservation, fire case histories, fire management, fire weather, firing techniques, land management, particulates, pollution, precipitation, size classes, smoke behavior, smoke effects, smoke management, statistical analysis, wilderness fire management, wildfires
The success of a fire use program is in large part dependent on a solid foundation set in clear and concise planning. The planning process results in specific goals and measurable objectives for fire application, provides a means of setting priorities, and establishes a…
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Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire History, Fuels, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Safety, Social Science, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: fire use, air quality, backing fire, burning permits, education, fire equipment, fire management, firebreak, firefighting personnel, forest management, fuel management, headfires, ignition, land use, mopping up, liability, multiple resource management, public information, season of fire, smoke behavior, smoke effects, smoke management, wilderness areas, wilderness fire management