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The legal aspects of prescribed forestry burning in the South fall within two major areas. These are: (1) statutory and regulatory constraints imposed by the states and local government, and (2) liability for property damage and personal injury resulting from escaping fire and…
Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air quality, liability, smoke management
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Person:
Year: 1980
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: cover, smoke management
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Person:
Year: 1980
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, smoke management
[no description entered]
Person:
Year: 1970
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Weather
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: air quality, broadcast burning, logging, Oregon, site treatments, slash, smoke management, wind
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Person:
Year: 1977
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Models, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Weather
Region(s): International
Keywords: air quality, Australia, carbon dioxide, chemistry, fire hazard reduction, fuel accumulation, fuel types, gases, hydrocarbons, light, ozone, pollution, sampling, season of fire, statistical analysis, swamps, western Australia, wildfires, wind
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Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aquatic, Emissions and Smoke, Intelligence, Outreach, Regulations and Legislation, Social Science
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: aesthetics, air quality, archaeological sites, conservation, education, forest management, lakes, land management, land use, livestock, multiple resource management, national forests, national parks, natural resource legislation, pollution, public information, recreation, riparian habitats, water, wilderness areas, wildlife
From the text ... 'Prescribed burning is an effective tool but, because of potential hazards, should be conducted only by well-trained, experienced personnel. Each burn is affected by a unique set of stand, fuel and weather conditions and, therefore, requires careful planning.…
Person:
Year: 1989
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Prevention, Hazard and Risk, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Weather
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: fire hazard reduction, fire management, firing techniques, forest management, forest types, Georgia, pine forests, plant diseases, season of fire, smoke management
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Person:
Year: 1989
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Planning, Regulations and Legislation, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Northern Rockies
Keywords: droughts, fire injuries (plants), fire management, fire suppression, ignition, liability, logging, Montana, national forests, national parks, smoke effects, wilderness areas, wildfires, wind
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Person:
Year: 1989
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Great Basin, Northwest
Keywords: air quality, education, environmental impact statements, fire management, forest management, logging, multiple resource management, national forests, Oregon, pollution, public information, slash, smoke management, Washington
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Person:
Year: 1988
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fuels, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Economics
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: burning permits, fire intensity, fire management, firing techniques, forest management, fuel accumulation, fuel moisture, liability, litter, live fuels, logging, pine forests, plant growth, site treatments, slash, smoke behavior, smoke management, wildlife management, wind
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Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Alabama, burning permits, Florida, Georgia, liability, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, smoke management, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia
From the Summary and Conclusions (p.148-149) ... 'In conclusion, there are some basic considerations that must be recognized in evaluating the air-quality aspects of prescribed burning. Most obvious is the fact that we actually know very little about the effects of forest fires…
Person:
Year: 1971
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air quality, combustion, fire management, gases, land management, particulates, smoke management, wildfires
The history of the Clean Air Act is reviewed from 1955 to 1980. The 1980 Visibility Regulation is cited as the first federal clean air policy which specifically addresses prescribed burning. Thirty-six states containing National Parks and Wilderness areas are now required to…
Person:
Year: 1981
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Hazard and Risk, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, histories, land management, logging, national parks, smoke management, wilderness areas, wildlife
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Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, fire management, smoke management, wilderness fire management
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Person:
Year: 1986
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: brush, burning intervals, Colinus virginianus, cover, Fraxinus, game birds, grasslands, Hilaria mutica, Juniperus, Juniperus pinchotii, mammals, Meleagris gallopavo, nongame birds, Odocoileus, Opuntia phaeacantha , prairies, Prosopis glandulosa, range management, shrublands, smoke management, Texas, wildlife habitat management, Zenaidura macroura
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Person:
Year: 1986
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air quality, burning permits, forest management, fuel accumulation, liability, smoke management, wildfires, wind
From the text ... 'A new definition of the wildland/ruban interface is needed, along with a commitment to protect and preserve all neighborhood and community at-risk values.'
Person:
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire History, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Outreach, Planning, Regulations and Legislation, Safety, Social Science, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Great Basin, Southwest
Keywords: aesthetics, Arizona, catastrophic fires, coniferous forests, education, erosion, fire case histories, fire damage (property), fire exclusion, fire hazard reduction, fire intensity, fire management, fire protection, fire regimes, fire suppression, fuel appraisal, fuel loading, fuel management, grazing, health factors, land management, liability, logging, National Fire Plan, plant communities, public information, recreation, rural communities, smoke behavior, threatened and endangered species (animals), threatened and endangered species (plants), urban habitats, Washington, watersheds
From the text ... 'Burning is seasonal, especially as it relates to quail management. You can't burn too late or you get into the brood rearing season for bobwhites. Burning too early and you might hurt population remnants from the winter season. Pairs form at the end of…
Person:
Year: 2008
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Colinus virginianus, fire control, fire damage (property), fire dependent species, fire injuries (plants), fire intensity, fire management, forest management, fuel accumulation, game birds, humidity, legumes, liability, North Carolina, pine forests, season of fire, wildlife habitat management, wind
From the text ... 'Fire in the habitst is probably the best cure for what ails your habitat. It is a process that was removed from habitat management decades ago and it is necessary to help you restore native bobwhites as part of your recovery plan.'
Person:
Year: 2008
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fuels, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Alabama, Colinus virginianus, fire dependent species, fire management, Florida, forest management, fuel accumulation, fuel moisture, game birds, land management, pine forests, post fire recovery, smoke management, South Carolina, Tall Timbers Research Station, threatened and endangered species (animals), threatened and endangered species (plants), wildlife habitat management, wind
Wildland fire is a natural force that has shaped most vegetation types of the world. However, its inappropriate management during the last century has led to more frequent and catastrophic fires. Wildland fires are also recognized as one of the sources of CO2 and other…
Person:
Year: 2011
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fire Occurrence, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): International
Keywords: biomass burning, human caused fires, lightning caused fires, wildfires, air quality, carbon dioxide, deforestation, gases, plant growth, Patagonia, Argentina, South America, fire management, forest management, CO2 emissions, Kyoto Protocol, emissions mitigation, biomass growth
Article discusses burning permits, prescribed fire, land management and smoke management in Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Alabama, burning permits, education, fire management, firebreaks, Florida, Georgia, land management, liability, roads, smoke management
From the text ... 'Ten years ago there was no known smoke problem in the south from prescribed burning except isolated pockets, or at least we were not aware of them. Today, the smoke problem from prescribed burning varies from being a major problem in some states to no problem…
Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Rocky Mountain, Southern
Keywords: air quality, Alabama, Arkansas, education, fire management, Florida, forest management, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, pollution, smoke management, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, wind
The state forestry agencies in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas experience the same problems in training, program delivery and smoke management. Enforcement and coordination with federal, state and private landowners becomes increasingly important as smoke management comes under…
Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Weather
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air quality, burning permits, fire management, liability, Louisiana, Mississippi, private lands, smoke management, Texas
Consulting foresters are described as a growing force representing the best potential for expanded use of prescribed fire on private nonindustrial forestlands. Recognition by consultants and others of the true costs of prescribed burning is advocated as well as State policies to…
Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Logistics, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Weather
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: burning permits, education, fire equipment, fire management, forest management, Georgia, herbicides, liability, smoke management
From the Conclusions ... 'Recent amendments to the Clean Air Act have given more explicit attention to prescribed fire as a controllable source of air pollution. In the development and implementation of State and local air pollution control programs, prescribed fire has also…
Person:
Year: 1995
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, fire management, national forests, national parks, pollution, smoke effects, smoke management, state forests, state parks, wilderness areas, wildfires