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From the text ... 'On July 6, 1994, 14 firefighters died in a wildfire on Storm King Mountain in western Colorado. Their deaths made the South Canyon Fire a landmark event in the annals of wildland firefighting, next to such major firefighting tragedies as the Big Blowup of 1910…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Safety, Weather
Region(s): Rocky Mountain
Keywords: blowups, catastrophic fires, Colorado, crown fires, droughts, fire case histories, fire control, fire injuries (humans), fire management, fire suppression, forest management, fuel accumulation, fuel loading, fuel management, fuel moisture, hardwood forests, health factors, herbaceous vegetation, pine forests, pine hardwood forests, Pinus edulis, Pinus ponderosa, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Quercus gambelii, rate of spread, smoke behavior, smoke management, spot fires, topography, vegetation surveys, Washington, wildfires
From the text ... 'The Haines Index is the first attempt to construct a formal fire-weather index based upon features of the lower atmosphere.Does it work?... This index uses the environmental lapse rate (temperature difference) within a layer of air coupled with its moisture…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire History, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Models, Planning, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: catastrophic fires, Colorado, crown fires, fire case histories, fire intensity, fire management, fire size, fuel models, fuel moisture, fuel types, humidity, Idaho, lightning caused fires, moisture, Montana, national forests, Oregon, rate of spread, rural communities, smoke behavior, spot fires, statistical analysis, temperature, topography, Washington, water, wilderness fire management, wildfires, wind
Five regional Fire Consortia for Advanced Modeling of Meteorology and Smoke (FCAMMS) have been established under the framework of the U.S. National Fire Plan (NFP) to conduct research on fire weather, fire danger, fire behavior, and smoke transport/diffusion and to develop new…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Climate, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Logistics, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Safety, Weather
Region(s): Eastern
Keywords: aerosols, air quality, computer programs, ecosystem dynamics, education, FIA, fire danger rating, fire equipment, fire management, firefighting personnel, fuel appraisal, fuel loading, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, National Fire Plan, natural areas management, smoke behavior, smoke effects, statistical analysis, US Forest Service, wilderness fire management, wildfires
The Southern High-Resolution Modeling Consortium (SHRMC) is one of five regional Fire Consortia for Advanced Modeling of Meteorology and Smoke (FCAMMS) consortia established as part of the National Fire Plan. FCAMMS involves research and development activities collaborating…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Models, Weather
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air quality, computer programs, cover, education, fire control, fire danger rating, fire management, firefighting personnel, humidity, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, land management, National Fire Plan, Ohio, Piedmont, remote sensing, smoke behavior, smoke effects, smoke management, statistical analysis, temperature, Texas, US Forest Service, weather observations, wilderness fire management, wildfires, wind
The California and Nevada Smoke and Air Committee (CANSAC) is a consortium of fire weather and air quality decision-makers, managers, meteorologists and scientists in partnership to provide operational meteorological support for wildland fire and smoke impacts, and advance the…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Models, Weather
Region(s): California, Great Basin
Keywords: air quality, computer programs, deserts, ecosystem dynamics, education, fire control, fire management, histories, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, National Fire Plan, Nevada, smoke effects, smoke management, statistical analysis, topography, US Forest Service, wildfires
The Northwest Regional Modeling Consortium (NWRMC) has been supporting the real-time predictions of mesoscale weather since 1993. The consortium includes local, state, and federal agencies with interests in air quality, smoke management, fire weather, water resources, hazard…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aquatic, Climate, Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Weather
Region(s): Great Basin, Northern Rockies
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, catastrophic fires, computer programs, fire danger rating, fire management, hydrology, Idaho, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, Montana, ozone, physics, remote sensing, runoff, season of fire, smoke behavior, smoke management, statistical analysis, storms, water, weather observations, wildfires
The Rocky Mountain Center (RMC) is a new entity, that provides 24/7 meteorological analysis and forecasting for the Interior West of USA. RMC is one of five regional mesoscale modeling centers sponsored by the US Forest Service under the Fire Consortia for Advanced Modeling of…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Models, Planning, Weather
Region(s): Rocky Mountain
Keywords: education, fire danger rating, fire management, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, smoke behavior, smoke management, US Forest Service, weather observations
Local scale meteorology, vegetation fuel type, fuel arrangement and distribution, complex firing ignition patterns, fire intensity and it's effect on fire behavior, fire effects, and smoke plume loft and dispersion is critical to prescribed fire management and Go No/Go decision…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Aviation, Climate, Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): California, Great Basin, Northwest
Keywords: aerial ignition, air quality, chaparral, coastal vegetation, computer programs, dead fuels, distribution, fine fuels, fire danger rating, fire intensity, fire management, flammability, fuel arrangement, fuel moisture, fuel types, heat, ignition, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, live fuels, military lands, moisture, prescribed fires (chance ignition), rate of spread, remote sensing, smoke behavior, smoke effects, smoke management, statistical analysis, weather observations, wind
Smoke from wildland fires releases dramatic amounts of PM, CO, SO2, NOx, VOC and other chemical species. Meanwhile, high level of O3 can build up as a result of the emissions. These air pollutants can cause serious consequence to regional and local air quality by reducing…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fire History, Fuels, Models, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Eastern, Northwest, Southern
Keywords: air quality, chemical elements, computer programs, ecosystem dynamics, environmental impact analysis, fire intensity, fire management, fuel loading, geography, health factors, histories, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, land management, moisture, pollution, precipitation, remote sensing, season of fire, smoke behavior, smoke effects, smoke management, soil moisture, statistical analysis, temperature, wilderness fire management, wildfires
The Florida Fire Management Information System (FMIS) is a tightly integrated set of applications that handle the data input, processing and reporting needs of work undertaken by the Florida Division of Forestry (DOF), including: 1) open burning authorizations; 2) responding to…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Mapping, Models, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: computer networks, computer programs, fire danger rating, fire management, firefighting personnel, Florida, GIS, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, remote sensing, roads, smoke behavior, smoke effects, smoke management, statistical analysis, suppression, weather observations, wilderness areas, wilderness fire management, wildfires
Fire spread, the outcome of complex interactions between fire, fuels, terrain, and weather, is difficult to model mathematically. Alternatively, it is possible to recast the problem as a set of simple rules. These rules can be framed as simple computer programs to model the…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Models, Weather
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: combustion, computer programs, fire growth, fire management, firebreaks, flank fires, headfires, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, Piedmont, rate of spread, smoke behavior, statistical analysis, topography
In the late summer of 2002 a fire occurred in the foothills of northern Colorado, northwest of Lyons. A mobile DOW radar was deployed near this fire and measured air motions in and near the fire. This was a test of the feasibility of using mobile radars to characterize the fire…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Mapping, Models, Weather
Region(s): Rocky Mountain
Keywords: Colorado, computer programs, ecosystem dynamics, fire case histories, fire management, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, mountains, remote sensing, statistical analysis, wilderness areas, wilderness fire management, wildfires, wind
The 2000 fire season brought to the forefront the issue of severe wildland fires in the United States. To address the need for new research and for the development of predictive tools for managing wildland fires, Congress allocated funding under the National Fire Plan (NFP) to…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire History, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Models, Regulations and Legislation, Safety, Social Science, Weather
Region(s): Eastern
Keywords: catastrophic fires, computer programs, droughts, evolution, fire case histories, fire damage (property), fire equipment, fire growth, fire intensity, fire management, firefighting personnel, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, National Fire Plan, New Jersey, rate of spread, season of fire, smoke effects, state parks, statistical analysis, topography, wilderness fire management, wildfires, wind
This study focuses on evaluating two stability indices commonly used in fire weather with regard to their predictive ability for the potential for large wildfires. The Haines Index is a common component in fire weather forecasts and provides an indication of the potential for…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire History, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Models, Weather
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: catastrophic fires, computer programs, droughts, fire case histories, fire danger rating, fire management, Florida, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, season of fire, smoke behavior, smoke management, statistical analysis, wilderness fire management, wildfires
The 2000 fire season brought to the forefront the issue of severe wildland fires in the United States. To address the need for new research and for the development of predictive tools for managing wildland fires, Congress allocated funding under the National Fire Plan (NFP) to…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire History, Hazard and Risk, Logistics, Models, Outreach, Regulations and Legislation, Safety, Weather
Region(s): Eastern
Keywords: catastrophic fires, education, energy, evolution, fire danger rating, fire growth, fire intensity, fire management, firefighting personnel, forest management, Great Lakes, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, lakes, Michigan, National Fire Plan, season of fire, smoke behavior, statistical analysis, weather observations, wilderness areas, wilderness fire management, wildfires
Reliable forecasting of regional weather and wind flow patterns is critical for effective fighting of wildland fires and operational management of prescribed burns. Accurate forecast of future wind fields, relative humidity, and stability are essential for predicting fire…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Mapping, Models, Prescribed Fire, Safety, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: biogeography, computer programs, ecosystem dynamics, fire danger rating, fire injuries (humans), fire management, fire suppression, GIS, health factors, heat, histories, humidity, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, smoke behavior, statistical analysis, temperature, water, weather observations, wilderness areas, wilderness fire management, wildfires, wind
The Florida Park Service (FPS) manages 490,000 upland acres scattered throughout 158 units. The FPS began burning in 1970 and has placed a strong emphasis on burning during the lightning season. Fire is viewed as a basic ecological necessity for all fire-type communities managed…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Logistics, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Safety, Social Science, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: aesthetics, air quality, Ammodramus savannarum floridanus, cover type conversion, Dendroctonus frontalis, droughts, fire dependent species, fire equipment, fire frequency, fire hazard reduction, fire management, firefighting personnel, Florida, fuel accumulation, fuel loading, Gopherus polyphemus, hardwoods, herbicides, introduced species, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, lightning, logging, multiple resource management, natural areas management, pine forests, plant diseases, pollution, recreation, Sarracenia, Sciurus niger, site treatments, slash, smoke effects, smoke management, state parks, threatened and endangered species (animals), threatened and endangered species (plants), urban habitats, wilderness areas, wilderness fire management, wildfires, wildlife habitat management
Spotfires have and always will be a problem that burn bosses and fire crews will have too contend with on prescribed burns. Spotfires can cause mental and physical stress on burn bosses and crews if they occur or not. If a spotfire does occur it can then cause personal injury or…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Safety, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air temperature, crown fires, fire management, fire whirls, firebrands, firefighting personnel, forest management, fuel management, hardwood forests, humidity, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, Juniperus, Juniperus virginiana, leaves, liability, Oklahoma, pine hardwood forests, spot fires, temperature, trees, Virginiana, wind
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Intelligence, Logistics, Models, Outreach, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Safety, Social Science, Weather
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: agriculture, backfires, conservation, education, fire management, firebreaks, firefighting personnel, firing techniques, forest management, headfires, ignition, land use, liability, livestock, logging, mopping up, Oklahoma, public information, smoke behavior, smoke management, wilderness fire management, wildfires
Spatial depictions of fire regimes are indispensable to fire management because they portray important characteristics of wildland fire, such as severity, intensity, and pattern, across a landscape that serves as important reference for future treatment activities. However,…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Northern Rockies, International
Keywords: aborigines, Australia, catastrophic fires, computer programs, distribution, ecosystem dynamics, Eucalyptus spp., fire frequency, fire intensity, fire management, fire regimes, fire size, fuel accumulation, fuel types, GIS - geographic information system, ignition, landscape ecology, Montana, Native Americans, presettlement fires, rate of spread, remote sensing, season of fire, Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Areas, statistical analysis, succession, surface fires, surface fuels, wildfires, FIRESCAPE, landscape modeling, LANDSUM - LANDscape SUccession Model
From the text ... 'We conclude that HRV did form during an intense Montana wildland fire on a mountain face that was observed by the junior author. This article describes the phenomenon.'
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire History, Fuels, Intelligence, Logistics, Models, Weather
Region(s): Northern Rockies
Keywords: crown fires, fire case histories, fire control, fire equipment, fire intensity, fire management, fire whirls, flame length, fuel models, grass fuels, Montana, Pinus contorta, Pseudotsuga menziesii, rate of spread, spot fires, topography, US Forest Service, vortices, Washington, wildfires, wind
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire History, Fire Prevention, Intelligence, Logistics, Safety, Weather
Region(s): Eastern
Keywords: crown fires, fire case histories, fire intensity, fire management, fire suppression, firefighting personnel, flame length, laboratory fires, pine forests, Pinus banksiana, plantations, rate of spread, slash, smoke behavior, smoke management, spot fires, vortices, Washington, wildfires, wind, Wisconsin
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aviation, Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire History, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Mapping, Models, Prescribed Fire, Safety, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: aerial ignition, catastrophic fires, coniferous forests, convection, crown fires, crowns, droughts, fire case histories, fire equipment, fire intensity, fire management, fire size, fire suppression, firefighting personnel, flame length, fuel management, fuel models, fuel moisture, health factors, Idaho, national forests, Pinus contorta, rate of spread, statistical analysis, surface fuels, topography, Washington, wildfires, wind
From the text ... 'It was a Black Friday for more than 50 families whose homes were destroyed.'
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire History, Fire Prevention, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Outreach, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Safety, Social Science, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: burning permits, catastrophic fires, coastal forests, education, fire case histories, fire control, fire damage (property), fire intensity, fire management, fire size, fire suppression, firefighting personnel, lightning caused fires, North Carolina, Piedmont, pine forests, precipitation, public information, rate of spread, South Carolina, swamps, Washington, wildfires, wind
The application of fire in the southern United States continues to increase in complexity due to urban sprawl, air quality issues and regulatory constraints. Many sites suffer from unnaturally high fuel accumulations due to decades of fire exclusion. The loss of habitat to…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Aviation, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Fire Ecology, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: aerial ignition, air quality, burning intervals, catastrophic fires, conservation, cover type conversion, education, energy, fire adaptations (plants), fire damage (property), fire equipment, fire exclusion, fire frequency, fire hazard reduction, fire intensity, fire regimes, fire suppression, flatwoods, Florida, fuel accumulation, fuel loading, habitat conversion, hardwood hammocks, ignition, liability, low intensity burns, marshlands, mowing, natural areas management, north Florida, pine forests, Pinus clausa, Pinus elliottii, Pinus palustris, plant communities, public information, roads, sandhills, scrub, site treatments, smoke management, succession, swamps, Taxodium distichum, urban habitats, watershed management, wilderness fire management, wildfires, wind