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Even if you don’t live in an area prone to wildfires, your health may be threatened by smoke from fires raging in other parts of the country. New NRDC analysis shows that about two-thirds of the United States—nearly 212 million people—lived in counties affected by smoke…
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Year: 2013
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Hazard and Risk, Planning
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, climate change, health impacts, PM2.5, community response
The DEASCO3 project will produce analytical results and a dynamic and accessible technical tool which enables Federal Land Managers (FLM) to participate more fully in ozone air quality planning efforts. We will turn complex technical analyses of a series of well-chosen historic…
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Year: 2013
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Planning
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, ozone
This video is the third in a series describing fire in the Great Plains. The series features ranchers in the region and local experts discussing prescribed fire. This video focuses on challenges land owners face when using prescribed fire. Ranchers talk about how they overcome…
Person: Moore
Year: 2013
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Safety, Weather
Region(s): Northern Rockies, Rocky Mountain, Southwest
Keywords: burn plans, public perception, smoke management, prairie management
Prescribed fire is one tool used for treating fuels and achieving natural resources objectives in dry mixed conifer forests. However, the use of fire is never straightforward and always contains elements of uncertainty and complexity. The process is far more complex than using…
Person: Battaglia, Jain, Graham
Year: 2013
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Planning, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): California, Great Basin, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain
Keywords: fire damage, LANDFIRE, mastication, burn plans, dry mixed-conifer forest, forest change, near miss, fuel loads, fuels treatments, NRFSN - Northern Rockies Fire Science Network
Roger Ottmar has a long and distinguished career studying forest fuel consumption and emissions. He presented this talk at the RX410 Smoke Management Techniques class March 25-29, 2013, Fairbanks, Alaska. This 30 minute module (RX410 Unit 8B) covers smoke production,…
Person: Ottmar
Year: 2013
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fuels, Models, Planning
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: fuel loading, photo series, emission estimates, emission factor, fuel consumption, pollutants, dispersion models, fuel bed