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During a wildland fire event, firefighters often receive significant exposure to smoke consisting of particulate matter (PM) and gaseous emissions. Major respiratory and cardiovascular health concerns are related to inhalation of smoke and respiratory protection (RP), such as…
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Year: 2023
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Prevention, Safety
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: respirator, bandana, surgical mask, N95 masks, wildland fuel, Douglas-fir, smoldering, firefighter health

The SCIENCEx webinar series brings together scientists and land management experts from across U.S. Forest Service research stations and beyond to explore the latest science and best practices for addressing large natural resource challenges across the country. These webinars…
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Year: 2023
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Aquatic, Climate, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Social Science, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
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[from the text] For millennia, Indigenous communities managed forests in the American West with fire to produce a range of environmental and cultural benefits. This long history of cultural burning combined with frequent lightning produced fire-adapted forests, woodlands, and…
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Year: 2023
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Administration, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Social Science
Region(s): California, Great Basin, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest
Keywords: forest resilience, community protection, environmental conservation, risk reduction, private lands, public benefits, liability, forest health, permitting, air quality

[First paragraph] Firefighters are embarking on an ambitious experiment to stamp out blazes deep in the Alaskan wilderness as a way to avert carbon emissions in what experts say is a seismic shift in thinking in modern wildfire management that has traditionally focused only on…
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Year: 2023
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fire Prevention, Hazard and Risk
Region(s): Alaska
Keywords: climate change mitigation, carbon release, Yukon Flats, BLM - Bureau of Land Management, Alaska wildfires

Wildfire poses a significant threat and is considered a severe natural disaster, which endangers forest resources, wildlife, and human livelihoods. In recent times, there has been an increase in the number of wildfire incidents, and both human involvement with nature and the…
Person:
Year: 2023
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Models
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: forest fire, smoke detection, wildfire smoke, deep learning, remote sensing, decoupled head, UAV - unmanned aerial vehicles, YOLOv7

[Executive Summary] The Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) presents this Addendum Update, to spotlight wildland fire critical emphasis areas and challenges that were not identified or addressed in depth in the 2014 National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (…
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Year: 2023
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, Unknown, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: wildfire, wildland fire, National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (Cohesive Strategy)

Five meshes (1/8 to 1 inch) of 16-gauge steel wire fences, 3 feet high, were tested as possible ground fire barriers in 4 fuel types. The 1/8-inch mesh stopped only 1 test fire but retarded others; 1/4-inch mesh retarded some. The results suggest that further trials may be…
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Year: 1965
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): California
Keywords: fire spread, ground fires, radiant heat, gas flow, annual plant, Arctostaphylos viscida, backfire, Chamaebatia foliolosa, field experimental fires, fire danger rating, fire suppression, firebreak, firing techniques, forest management, fuel types, gases, grasses, heat, ignition, national forests, needles, pine, rate of spread, wilderness areas, wilderness fire management