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Canada is expected to see an increase in fire risk under future climate projections. Large fires, such as that near Fort McMurray, Alberta in 2016, can be devastating to the communities affected. Understanding the role of human emissions in the occurrence of such extreme fire…
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Year: 2017
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Effects, Fire Ecology, Hazard and Risk, Models, Planning, Weather
Region(s): International
Keywords: wildfires, climate change, Alberta, Canada, event attribution, extremes, boreal forest, fire spread, CFFDRS - Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System
Ecological Restoration and Management of Longleaf Pine Forests is a timely synthesis of the current understanding of the natural dynamics and processes in longleaf pine ecosystems. This book beautifully illustrates how incorporation of basic ecosystem knowledge and an…
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Year: 2017
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fuels, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Restoration and Rehabilitation
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: longleaf pine, Pinus palustris, climate change, regeneration, biodiversity, forest management
A diversity of partners and interests, federal to private, came together to identify current challenges and research in the wildland fire and air quality impacts realm. Meeting management needs and the opportunity to learn from one another’s expert perspectives were primary…
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Year: 2017
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fuels, Models, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Social Science, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality impacts, smoke management, emissions inventory, fuel characterization
Prescribed fire (rx fire) is a safe way to apply a natural process, ensure ecosystem health and reduce wildfire risk. This webinar will provide an introduction to prescribed fire for air quality and air resource specialists as well as other non-fire professionals. Knowledge of…
Person: Long
Year: 2017
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fuels, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Safety, Weather
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: SFE - Southern Fire Exchange, fire regimes, fire suppression effects, fire-adapted ecosystems, animals, fire reduction, combustion, fire spread, ignition method, smoke management
PB-Piedmont Web, Super-Fog Potential, and Estimated Smoldering Potential – moving science to a usable tool.
Person: Fearon
Year: 2017
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Models, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Safety
Region(s): Southern, Southwest
Keywords: superfog, Superfog Potential Index, planned burning, Planned Burned Piedmont Web Tool, smoldering combustion, boundary layer
Obtaining and tracking key environmental variables. Reviewing operationally developed indexes (Turner Stability Index (TS), Atmospheric Dispersion Index (ADI), Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index (LVORI). Superfog Matrix Smart Tool for NWS Weather Forecasting Offices.
Person: Curcio
Year: 2017
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fuels, Models, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Safety, Weather
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: superfog, Superfog Potential Index, visibility, smoldering combustion, NFDRS - National Fire Danger Rating System, situational awareness, water content, surface temperature, relative humidity, moisture content, Turner Stability Index, LVORI - Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index, ESP - Estimated Smoldering Probability model, DI - Dispersion Index, MesoWest, National Weather Service
The Research and Development (R&D) Wildland Fire and Fuels program at the Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, continues to be an internationally renowned program for generating critical and essential data, knowledge, and applications for all…
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Year: 2017
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Models, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Restoration and Rehabilitation
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: wildland fire, wildfires, atmospheric chemistry, fuels management, fuel treatment, research and development
Many communities see the need to increase the use of beneficial fire, yet they struggle to find effective approaches that all stakeholders agree upon. We use mental modeling with Fuzzy Cognitive Maps to help stakeholders express their worldviews on fire use and share their…
Person: Jetter
Year: 2017
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Models, Planning, Social Science
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: Oregon, stakeholders' perceptions, fire management
Roger Ottmar, Research Forester with the USFS Pacific Northwest Fire & Environmental Research Applications Team, gave a talk on air quality, wildfire smoke components and smoke impacts on human health with an eye to how air quality regulations may impact prescribed burn…
Person: Ottmar
Year: 2017
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Safety, Social Science
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: firefighter health, air quality, public health, visibility, PM - particulate matter, pollutants, CO - carbon monoxide, ozone, water vapor, transportation safety, NAAQS - National Ambient Air Quality Standards, smoke management, smoke exposure
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently finalized updates to the 2007 Exceptional Event Rule. This webinar will explore those updates, why changes were made and examine ways in which they may affect fire in the Great Plains, including prescribed fire in areas like the…
Person: Watson
Year: 2017
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Mapping, Monitoring and Inventory, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Weather
Region(s): Eastern, Southern
Keywords: exceptional event, air quality, EER - Exceptional Event Rule, Flint Hills, smoke management, BSMP - Basic Smoke Management Practices, Kansas, Oklahoma, tallgrass prairie, invasive species, eastern redcedar, cattle, smoke management plan, fire return interval, burn interval
Uncertainties are pervasive in natural hazards, and it is crucial to develop robust and meaningful approaches to characterize and communicate uncertainties to inform modeling efforts. In this monograph we provide a broad, cross-disciplinary overview of issues relating to…
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Year: 2017
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Hazard and Risk, Mapping, Models, Planning
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: natural hazards, uncertainty, decision support
Prescribed fire is often implemented only during the dormant season (i.e. during a short portion of the entire seasonal burnwindow). The effects of growing season burns differ significantly from dormant season burns. Join us for a webinar presented by Jack McGowan-Stinski,…
Person: McGowan-Stinski
Year: 2017
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Weather
Region(s): Eastern
Keywords: jack pine barrens, oak-pine forest, season of burn, growing season burning, oak-pine barrens, wildlife, burn window, smoke management