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Mega-fires are expected to increase in the Western United States. The state of the science suggests that the best mitigation to prevent destructive forest fires is to reintroduce ecologically beneficial fire, but this can only be accomplished with public support. The objective…
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Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Outreach, Social Science
Region(s): California
Keywords: fire management policy, nuisance complaints, public acceptance, smoke management, Sierra Nevada, air pollution, health impacts
Air Resource Advisors provide a vast array of tools and products to predict and communicate smoke impacts during wildfires. Having a resource solely dedicated to smoke management and effective messaging improves both internal and external communication.
Person: Lahm
Year: 2018
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, smoke management
This fact sheet summarizes smoke research relevant to the southeastern U.S. funded by the Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) as presented in the publication, 'A compendium of brief summaries of smoke science research in support of the Joint Fire Science Program Smoke Science Plan…
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Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Models, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air quality, fuel consumption, smoke plume height, superfog, smoke dispersion
We are conducting a three-year study with funding from the Joint Fire Science Program to understand policy barriers to applying prescribed fire on US Forest Service and BLM lands across the 11 western states. Our goals are to investigate current barriers and identify…
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Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Planning, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): California, Great Basin, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southwest
Keywords: fire policy, air quality, burn window
From the Alaska Climate Change Adaption Series.
Wildfires are a natural part of the boreal ecosystem. Wildfires help maintain vegetation diversity, providing suitable habitats for wildlife, but wildfires can also present a threat to human values. Alaska has seen the frequency of…
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Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Climate, Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology
Region(s): Alaska
Keywords: Alaska wildfires, climate, boreal forest, carbon emissions, tundra ecosystem