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[From the Summary] The development and field testing of fuel-consumption algorithms to predict woody-fuel and duff consumption by combustion stage for prescribed fires in western Washington and Oregon is nearing completion. The total woody-fuel consumption nomograph requires one…
Person:
Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fuels, Models, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: fuel consumption, algorithms, woody fuel consumption, duff consumption, Oregon, Washington, fuel moisture, flaming consumption, combustion stage

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Person:
Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: air quality, Canada, pollution, remote sensing, wildfires

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Person:
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Effects, Logistics, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: fire equipment, firebreaks, Illinois, manuals, Melilotus albus, prairies, season of fire, seed germination, weed control

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Person:
Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Asio flammeus, birds, Buteo albicaudatus, Caracara cheriway, Cathartes aura, Circus cyaneus, Elanus caeruleus, Falco sparverius, fire intensity, grasslands, predation, raptors, Texas, wetlands, wildlife food habits, wildlife refuges

Observation shows that three types of horizontal vortices may form during intense wildland fires. Two of these vortices are longitudinal relative to the ambient wind and the third is transverse. One of the longitudinal types, a vortex pair, occurs with extreme heat and low to…
Person:
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fuels, Prescribed Fire, Safety
Region(s): California, Eastern, Great Basin, Southwest, International
Keywords: Arizona, catastrophic fires, coniferous forests, convection, crown fires, Europe, field experimental fires, fire intensity, fire management, fire suppression, firebrands, flame length, France, fuel types, heat, heat effects, heavy fuels, ignition, laboratory fires, Michigan, Minnesota, mountains, national forests, Nevada, Pinus edulis, rate of spread, slash, smoke behavior, statistical analysis, temperature, vortices, wilderness areas, wildfires, wind, Wisconsin

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Person:
Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: Abies concolor, Calocedrus decurrens, Colletotrichum trifolii, conifers, Erysiphe graminis, Fomes annosus, fungi, Fusarium, Fusarium solani, Hordeum, laboratory fires, plant diseases, plant growth, Pythium, Pythium ultimum, Rhizoctonia solani, roots, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, seedlings, smoke effects, statistical analysis, toxicity, Triticum sativum

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Person:
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air temperature, Georgia, humidity, particulates, smoke management, wildfires, wind

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Person:
Year: 1968
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: air quality, experimental areas, pollution, site treatments, slash, smoke management, Washington

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Person:
Year: 1968
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, site treatments, slash, smoke behavior, smoke management, topography

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Person:
Year: 1968
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: air quality, site treatments, slash, smoke management

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Person:
Year: 1968
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: air quality, fuel moisture, smoke management

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Person:
Year: 1968
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: air quality, broadcast burning, carbon dioxide, CO - carbon monoxide, conifers, experimental areas, fire intensity, gases, hydrocarbons, particulates, Pseudotsuga menziesii, site treatments, slash, wind

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Person:
Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: fire management, firing techniques, site treatments, smoke management

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Person:
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Prescribed Fire, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air quality, Florida, public information, smoke management

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Person:
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: air quality, Oregon, particulates, slash

Seeds of three species of dwarf mistletoe, Arceuthobium americanum Nutt. Ex Engelm., A. cyanocarpum Coulter & Nelson, and A. vaginatum subsp. cryptopodum (Engelm.) Hawksw. & Wiens, were exposed to smoke from burning forest fuels. Premeasured amounts of coniferous needles…
Person:
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, Arceuthobium, coniferous forests, conifers, duff, fuel moisture, heat effects, needles, parasitic plants, plant growth, seed germination, smoke effects, statistical analysis, temperature, woody fuels

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Person:
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aviation, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire History, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Logistics, Prescribed Fire, Weather, Hazard and Risk
Region(s): International
Keywords: aborigines, aerial ignition, Australia, bark, combustion, droughts, eucalyptus, European settlement, fire control, fire hazard reduction, fire intensity, fire management, fire resistant plants, fuel accumulation, fuel appraisal, heat, presettlement fires, wildfires, wind

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Person:
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Northern Rockies
Keywords: ash, biomass, chemical elements, combustion, coniferous forests, duff, fine fuels, fire danger rating, fire injuries (plants), flammability, heat effects, Larix occidentalis, lightning caused fires, litter, mineral soils, moisture, Montana, mortality, overstory, peat fires, Picea engelmannii, Pinus banksiana, Pseudotsuga menziesii, rate of spread, sampling, smoke management, soil moisture

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Person:
Year: 1968
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fuels, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): International
Keywords: agriculture, Australia, chemistry, cropland fires, ecosystem dynamics, litter, microclimate, organic matter, population density, precipitation, Queensland, Saccharum officinarum, seasonal activities, size classes, smoke effects, statistical analysis, weather observations, wind

The subtitle ... 'The American dream of a home in the woods is going up in smoke for more and more people. Here's how to keep it from happening to you.' Published by American Forests. Abstract reproduced by permission.
Person:
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: fire damage (property), fire size, fire suppression, mortality, wildfires, wood

An airborne infrared line scanner sensitive to the 3- to 5-micron spectral region mapped 38 forest fires during the 1963, 1964, and 1966 fire seasons. The imagery obtained provideed information about the fire perimeter, relative intensity of burning areas, and spot fire location…
Person:
Year: 1968
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Mapping
Region(s): California
Keywords: fire intensity, fire management, fire suppression, firebreaks, fuel types, mopping up, photography, rate of spread, spot fires, topography, wildfires

The purpose of this paper is to discuss why and how the remote sensing photographic approach can be used in the detection and assessment of vegetation damage. The necessary attributes of the interpreter are mentioned, along with the need to clearly define and outline the…
Person:
Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Intelligence, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: age classes, air quality, arthropods, bark, Canada, coniferous forests, conifers, crowns, diseases, foliage, forest management, hardwood forests, hardwoods, insects, photography, remote sensing, statistical analysis, wind

From the text: 'Since the program began actual field operations in October, 1981, almost a million acres have been brought under vegetation management plans. About 160,000 acres have been burned to date, despite two of the wettest winters and springs in 90 years (1981/82 and…
Person:
Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aquatic, Aviation, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Logistics, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Safety
Region(s): California, Great Basin
Keywords: aerial ignition, air quality, brush, environmental impact analysis, fire equipment, fire hazard reduction, fire intensity, fire management, fire suppression, forage, ignition, private lands, runoff, soil erosion, vegetation surveys, wildfires, wildlife refuges

Prescribed fire is accepted as an integral part of managing various ecosystems. Natural fire has played a dominant role in these everchanging ecosystems and is essential to the maintenance of some. Increasing demands on our forests, scenic and natural areas, wildlife areas, and…
Person:
Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aviation, Climate, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Logistics, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Eastern
Keywords: aerial ignition, air quality, backing fires, Chamaedaphne calyculata, duff, ecosystem dynamics, fire danger rating, fire dependent species, fire management, fire suppression, forest management, fuel loading, fuel moisture, headfires, ignition, litter, Minnesota, pH, Picea mariana, scorch, soil nutrients, statistical analysis, watersheds, wildfires, wildlife, wildlife habitat management

From the Summary: 'The Montana Department of State Lands recognizes that helitorch operations on state and private lands is a cost efficient and effective practice for improving the productivity and carrying capacity of Montana's rangeland. Helitorch operations must be properly…
Person:
Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aviation, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Logistics, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Northern Rockies
Keywords: aerial ignition, air quality, brush, carrying capacity, fire management, grasslands, grazing, ignition, Montana, private lands, range management, rangelands, succession