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From the text ... 'One area where great strides can be made is in the climatology of fire weather and its application to fire planning. Recent advances have been made in application of climatology to agriculture, and many of the same principles can be applied to forest fire…
Person:
Year: 1971
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire History, Hazard and Risk, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, education, fire control, fire danger rating, firing techniques, forest management, gases, histories, lightning caused fires, pollution, US Forest Service

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Person:
Year: 1971
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Social Science, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Great Basin, Northwest
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, Cascades Range, coniferous forests, elevation, fire hazard reduction, fire intensity, firing techniques, forest management, fuel management, fuel moisture, logging, mountains, Oregon, pine forests, rural communities, season of fire, slash, smoke effects, smoke management, topography, Washington, wind

In preparing for this symposium, discussion inevitably turned to the many facets of wildfire in the subarctic which should be considered - material, philosophical, economic. Is fire detrimental to the environment? 'Are the practices which you employ in controlling wildfires (…
Person:
Year: 1971
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Logistics, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Safety
Region(s): Alaska, International
Keywords: boreal forest, Canada, ecology, natural resources, wildlife, smoke effects, rehabilitation, revegetation, taiga, Yukon, air quality, burning permits, Calamagrostis, community ecology, ecosystem dynamics, fire control, Eriophorum vaginatum, fire management, fire management planning, fire suppression, firefighting personnel, flowering, grasses, herbaceous vegetation, land use, litter, Native Americans, particulates, plant communities, plant growth, pollution, roots, seedlings, soil moisture, tundra, waterfowl, wildlife habitat management, wildfires, woody plants