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Fire has been shown to stimulate seed germination in a number of fire-prone ecosystems, mainly in Mediterranean type shrublands and, though not exclusively, in hardseeded species. Stimulation by heat, or by chemical constituents of charred wood and smoke, have been identified as…
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Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire Occurrence, Fuels
Region(s): International
Keywords: adaptation, Andropogon lateralis, Asteraceae, Brazil, Cyperaceae, ecosystem dynamics, Elionurus, Eryngium, fire adaptations (plants), fire frequency, fire intensity, fire management, forbs, germination, grasses, grasslands, heat, heat effects, herbaceous vegetation, Mediterranean habitats, Poaceae, range management, seed dormancy, seed germination, seeds, shrublands, smoke effects, South America, temperature, wood, germination, grasslands, heat shock, southern Brazil
To trully allow fires to play their natural role in wilderness ecosystems, it is sometimes necessary to have large fires of long duration. Large fires are ecologically significant events that drive many other ecosystem processes. However, these fires pose significant management…
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Year: 1995
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fuels, Safety
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: Abies concolor, Abies magnifica, charcoal, coniferous forests, cutting, dendrochronology, ecosystem dynamics, fire frequency, fire management, fire scar analysis, fire size, forest management, lightning caused fires, Montana, national parks, Pinus albicaulis, Pinus contorta, Pinus jeffreyi, Pinus ponderosa, prescribed fires (chance ignition), prescribed fires (escaped), Sequoiadendron giganteum , Sierra Nevada, vegetation surveys, wilderness areas, wildfires, Wyoming, Yosemite National Park
From the text ... 'A major problem that land management agencies must overcome is that air quality agency staff usually do not have an understanding for the needs and uses of prescribed fire. While air quality agency staff have excellent understanding of control equipment for…
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Year: 1995
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels, 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, fire suppression, fuel loading, land management, particulates, pollution, smoke management, species diversity (plants)
From the Summary ... 'Prescribed natural fire programs adjacent to heavily populated areas are threatened by conflicting laws. Until relief is found through new legislation, wilderness fire managers must be constantly aware of smoke drift and its impact on adjacent areas. It…
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Year: 1995
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): California, Great Basin
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, ecosystem dynamics, fire hazard reduction, fire management, fire suppression, forest management, fuel management, land management, national forests, national parks, particulates, rate of spread, Sierra Nevada, smoke effects, smoke management, Yosemite National Park
We know that the natural fire regimes of park and wilderness ecosystems are extremely variable. Past management practices (primarily fire exclusion), other resource constraints (endangered species, air quality), location and shape of preserves, and new natural fire policy…
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Year: 1995
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Prescribed Fire, Restoration and Rehabilitation
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: Abies lasiocarpa, air quality, chaparral, coniferous forests, ecosystem dynamics, fire exclusion, fire intensity, fire management, fire regimes, fire suppression, flame length, forest management, fuel breaks, fuel loading, fuel management, Pinus albicaulis, Pinus ponderosa, prescribed fires (chance ignition), wilderness fire management, wildfires
From the text (p.10) ... 'Two significant changes have been made in the summer burning regulations issued by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) that may affect many landowners across the state.Four counties have been added to the list of counties included…
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Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Hazard and Risk
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, Alabama, burning permits, fire hazard reduction, fire management, litter, particulates, season of fire
From the text ... 'The use of prescribed fire as a land management tool has deep and ancient roots in south Carolina's heritage, but conducting prescribed burns is becoming increasingly challenging because of a variety of factors, according to the chairman of the South Carolina…
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Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Intelligence, Outreach, Prescribed Fire, Social Science, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: agriculture, birds, carnivorous plants, cavity nesting birds, Colinus virginianus, coniferous forests, Dionaea, education, fire dependent species, fire injuries (plants), fire intensity, fire management, fire resistant plants, fire suppression, forest management, fuel loading, game birds, Gopherus polyphemus, grasslands, hardwood forests, hunting, land management, longleaf pine, Picoides borealis, Pinus palustris, post fire recovery, public information, range management, roots, Sarracenia, season of fire, Smokey Bear program, South Carolina, Turkey, wild turkey, wildfires, wildlife, wildlife habitat management
From the Executive Summary ... 'Over 2,000 wildfires burned 500,000 acres of Florida real estate, most of it between May and mid July, 1998. Although virtually every county was impacted, the fires were concentrated in the northeast quadrant defined by boundaries extending north…
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Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Mapping, Models, Outreach, Prescribed Fire, Social Science, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, Aphelocoma coerulescens, catastrophic fires, Deeringothamnus rugelii, droughts, education, fire damage (property), Florida, fragmentation, fuel accumulation, fuel management, fungi, Georgia, GIS, habitat suitability, health factors, herbicides, human caused fires, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, Leptographium, lightning, lightning caused fires, mortality, national forests, overstory, partial cutting, pine forests, plant diseases, plantations, public information, storms, suppression, threatened and endangered species (animals), threatened and endangered species (plants), wildfires, wildlife refuges, BEHAVE, PREDICTORS OF EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR, HOME PROTECTION STRATEGIES, anthropogenic factors
From the text (p.5) ... 'On the many sites on the DeSoto National Forest with significant timber damage, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) will not resume controlled burning programs, already inadequate, particularly with respect to the paucity of growing season burning, until the…
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Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: ecosystem dynamics, fire dependent species, fire injuries (plants), forest management, fungi, Gopherus polyphemus, growing season burn, insects, military lands, Mississippi, national forests, Pinus palustris, reptiles, salvage, smoke management, storms, trees, US Forest Service, wildlife habitat management, wood, RELOCATION
From the text (p.332) ... 'Within the landscape, detailed mapping of sensitive species and remnant fragments is being used to define appropriate silvicultural and burning techniques. For remnant forest fragments with residual savanna species, silvicultural efforts include (1)…
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Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Mapping, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Aristida beyrichiana, burning intervals, coastal plain, community ecology, forbs, fuel moisture, GIS, Gopherus polyphemus, grasses, habitat types, hardwoods, herbicides, land use, landscape ecology, longleaf pine, native species (plants), old fields, overstory, Pinus palustris, plant communities, population ecology, savannas, shrubs, smoke management, South Carolina, thinning, REINTRODUCTIONS OF NATIVE SPECIES
From the text ... 'Longleaf pine trees and wiregrass, which thrive with burning, have been planted in the 150-foot wide medians since 2003. Prescribed fires, forest experts say, help maintain scenic vistas and healthy pine forests. The prescribed burn is the first on a highway…
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Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Intelligence, Outreach, Prescribed Fire, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Social Science, Economics
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: aesthetics, air quality, Aristida beyrichiana, artificial regeneration, education, fire management, Florida, forest management, general interest, grasses, grasslands, herbicides, hunting, landscape ecology, longleaf pine, mowing, north Florida, pine forests, Pinus palustris, plantations, pollution, public information, Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, trees, wildfires, wildlife, FL DOT - Florida Department of Transportation, HIGHWAY MEDIANS
Fire behavior video from the 2006 Warm Fire recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports and…
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Year: 2006
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southwest
Keywords: Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, Coconino County, moderate wind, moderate rate of spread, flanking fire, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, low severity fire, uncontained widlfire, unmanaged fuels, 2006 Warm Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2006 Warm Fire recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports and…
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Year: 2006
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southwest
Keywords: Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, Coconino County, moderate wind, moderate rate of spread, flanking fire, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, low severity fire, uncontained widlfire, unmanaged fuels, 2006 Warm Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2006 Warm Fire recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports and…
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Year: 2006
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southwest
Keywords: Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, Coconino County, moderate wind, moderate rate of spread, flanking fire, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, low severity fire, uncontained widlfire, unmanaged fuels, 2006 Warm Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2006 Warm Fire recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports and…
Person:
Year: 2006
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southwest
Keywords: Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, Coconino County, moderate wind, high rate of spread, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, uncontained widlfire, unmanaged fuels, 2006 Warm Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2006 Warm Fire recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports and…
Person:
Year: 2006
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southwest
Keywords: Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, Coconino County, moderate wind, high rate of spread, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, uncontained widlfire, unmanaged fuels, 2006 Warm Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2006 Warm Fire recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports and…
Person:
Year: 2006
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southwest
Keywords: Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, Coconino County, moderate wind, high rate of spread, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, uncontained widlfire, unmanaged fuels, 2006 Warm Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2006 Warm Fire recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports and…
Person:
Year: 2006
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southwest
Keywords: Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, Coconino County, light wind, moderate rate of spread, surface fire, torching, moderate severity fire, low severity fire, uncontained widlfire, unmanaged fuels, 2006 Warm Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2006 Warm Fire recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports and…
Person:
Year: 2006
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southwest
Keywords: Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, Coconino County, light wind, moderate rate of spread, surface fire, torching, moderate severity fire, low severity fire, uncontained widlfire, unmanaged fuels, 2006 Warm Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2006 Warm Fire recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports and…
Person:
Year: 2006
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southwest
Keywords: Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, Coconino County, light wind, moderate rate of spread, surface fire, torching, moderate severity fire, low severity fire, uncontained widlfire, unmanaged fuels, 2006 Warm Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2006 Warm Fire recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports and…
Person:
Year: 2006
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southwest
Keywords: Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, Coconino County, light wind, high rate of spread, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, moderate severity fire, uncontained widlfire, unmanaged fuels, 2006 Warm Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2006 Warm Fire recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports and…
Person:
Year: 2006
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southwest
Keywords: Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, Coconino County, light wind, high rate of spread, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, moderate severity fire, uncontained widlfire, unmanaged fuels, 2006 Warm Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2006 Warm Fire recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports and…
Person:
Year: 2006
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southwest
Keywords: Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, Coconino County, light wind, high rate of spread, surface fire, torching, high severity fire, moderate severity fire, uncontained widlfire, unmanaged fuels, 2006 Warm Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2006 Warm Fire recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports and…
Person:
Year: 2006
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southwest
Keywords: Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, Coconino County, light wind, low rate of spread, surface fire, low severity fire, low severity fire, uncontained widlfire, unmanaged fuels, 2006 Warm Fire
Fire behavior video from the 2006 Warm Fire recorded by the Fire Behavior Assessment Team (FBAT) in coordination with collection of fuels, vegetation, fire behavior, and fire effects data. The FBAT website (see below) provides links to reports on each fire ("Reports and…
Person:
Year: 2006
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Southwest
Keywords: Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, Coconino County, light wind, low rate of spread, surface fire, low severity fire, low severity fire, uncontained widlfire, unmanaged fuels, 2006 Warm Fire