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[From the Summary] The development and field testing of fuel-consumption algorithms to predict woody-fuel and duff consumption by combustion stage for prescribed fires in western Washington and Oregon is nearing completion. The total woody-fuel consumption nomograph requires one…
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Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fuels, Models, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: fuel consumption, algorithms, woody fuel consumption, duff consumption, Oregon, Washington, fuel moisture, flaming consumption, combustion stage
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Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: air quality, Canada, pollution, remote sensing, wildfires
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Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Asio flammeus, birds, Buteo albicaudatus, Caracara cheriway, Cathartes aura, Circus cyaneus, Elanus caeruleus, Falco sparverius, fire intensity, grasslands, predation, raptors, Texas, wetlands, wildlife food habits, wildlife refuges
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Person:
Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: Abies concolor, Calocedrus decurrens, Colletotrichum trifolii, conifers, Erysiphe graminis, Fomes annosus, fungi, Fusarium, Fusarium solani, Hordeum, laboratory fires, plant diseases, plant growth, Pythium, Pythium ultimum, Rhizoctonia solani, roots, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, seedlings, smoke effects, statistical analysis, toxicity, Triticum sativum
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Year: 1978
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, CO - carbon monoxide, gases, leaves, particulates
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Person:
Year: 1978
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: air quality, coniferous forests, gases, grasses, ozone, particulates, site treatments, slash, SO2 - sulfur dioxide, Washington
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Person:
Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: fire management, firing techniques, site treatments, smoke management
From the Conclusion: 'This analysis has presented a methodology for calculating values-at-risk, arguing that a market approach to assessing value is the most objective approach. Some resources are classified as 'intangible,' thus precluding a market-derived evaluation. These…
Person:
Year: 1978
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Prevention
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Alabama, fire protection, forage, forest management, grazing, histories, hunting, logging, multiple resource management, rangelands, recreation, water, watersheds, wildlife
The purpose of this paper is to discuss why and how the remote sensing photographic approach can be used in the detection and assessment of vegetation damage. The necessary attributes of the interpreter are mentioned, along with the need to clearly define and outline the…
Person:
Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Intelligence, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: age classes, air quality, arthropods, bark, Canada, coniferous forests, conifers, crowns, diseases, foliage, forest management, hardwood forests, hardwoods, insects, photography, remote sensing, statistical analysis, wind
From the text: 'Since the program began actual field operations in October, 1981, almost a million acres have been brought under vegetation management plans. About 160,000 acres have been burned to date, despite two of the wettest winters and springs in 90 years (1981/82 and…
Person:
Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aquatic, Aviation, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Logistics, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Safety
Region(s): California, Great Basin
Keywords: aerial ignition, air quality, brush, environmental impact analysis, fire equipment, fire hazard reduction, fire intensity, fire management, fire suppression, forage, ignition, private lands, runoff, soil erosion, vegetation surveys, wildfires, wildlife refuges
Prescribed fire is accepted as an integral part of managing various ecosystems. Natural fire has played a dominant role in these everchanging ecosystems and is essential to the maintenance of some. Increasing demands on our forests, scenic and natural areas, wildlife areas, and…
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Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aviation, Climate, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Logistics, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Eastern
Keywords: aerial ignition, air quality, backing fires, Chamaedaphne calyculata, duff, ecosystem dynamics, fire danger rating, fire dependent species, fire management, fire suppression, forest management, fuel loading, fuel moisture, headfires, ignition, litter, Minnesota, pH, Picea mariana, scorch, soil nutrients, statistical analysis, watersheds, wildfires, wildlife, wildlife habitat management
From the Summary: 'The Montana Department of State Lands recognizes that helitorch operations on state and private lands is a cost efficient and effective practice for improving the productivity and carrying capacity of Montana's rangeland. Helitorch operations must be properly…
Person:
Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aviation, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Logistics, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Northern Rockies
Keywords: aerial ignition, air quality, brush, carrying capacity, fire management, grasslands, grazing, ignition, Montana, private lands, range management, rangelands, succession
From the Conclusions ... 'The coordination of the helitorch operations, such as support services, unit ignition procedures, and timing, is of a critical nature. It is imperative that a smooth flow of effort be immediately established and maintained throughout a burn. Oversights…
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Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aviation, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Logistics, Prescribed Fire, Safety
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: aerial ignition, fire control, fire hazard reduction, fire management, fire size, firing techniques, fuel management, fuel types, ignition, rate of spread, smoke management
The magnitude of prescribed fire use has greatly increased in the past 10 years. With this expanded use of fire came a need for aerial ignition devices and techniques. This paper reports the preliminary findings of a nationwide survey of active aerial ignition prfactitioners.…
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Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aviation, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Logistics, Prescribed Fire, Safety
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: aerial ignition, fire management, firing techniques, fuel management, ignition, smoke management, statistical analysis
Three years of air quality data (1974—1976) were evaluated, with emphasis on total suspended particulates, in relation to the associated specific meteorological conditions, and to the observed smoke reports for the south Florida region. Characteristic weather situations were…
Person:
Year: 1978
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aquatic, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Mapping, Weather
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air quality, everglades, Florida, particulates, smoke management, south Florida, statistical analysis, urban habitats, weather observations, wind
This report discusses the potential usefulness of thermal infrared sensors onboard NOAA polar-orbiting satelites for detecting fires. In particular, the 3.8-micron channel is sensitive to high temperature sources such as fires. This paper will demonstrate how the 3.8-micron…
Person:
Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Climate, Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: agriculture, Arizona, coastal forests, coastal plain, computer programs, experimental fires, fire danger rating, fire management, fire size, hardwood forests, heat, Idaho, lightning, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Piedmont, pine forests, remote sensing, season of fire, slash, smoke behavior, smoke effects, smoke management, statistical analysis, temperature, Texas, tundra, Utah, Washington
From the text 'Fire has had an important place in the development of Southern forests. It has been particularly important in the perpetuation of the pine forests of the Coastal Plain, as well as many other pine areas. Nevertheless, the destructive effects of fire are better…
Person:
Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Effects, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Prescribed Fire, Weather, Hazard and Risk
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: agriculture, backfires, brush, coastal plain, crown scorch, fire frequency, fire hazard reduction, fire management, firebreaks, firing techniques, flank fires, Fomes annosus, forest management, fuel management, Georgia, germination, hardwood forests, hardwoods, headfires, humidity, lightning, litter, logging, openings, pine forests, pine, Pinus, plant diseases, rate of spread, regeneration, Scirrhia acicola, season of fire, site treatments, smoke effects, smoke management, species diversity (plants), temperature, thinning, trees, understory vegetation, vegetation surveys, wildfires, wildlife habitat management, wind, wood
Properties of bushfire smoke: the reduction in visibility resulting from prescribed fires in forests
Particulate concentrations in the smoke from a large prescribed fire in an Australian forest have been measured. Little agglomeration of the particles took place while the smoke was blown downwind. Using this information a simple model allows calculation of the minimum…
Person:
Year: 1978
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Models, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): International
Keywords: Australia, eucalyptus, fire management, fire size, forest management, jarrah, particulates, rural communities, smoke effects, statistical analysis, western Australia, wildfires, wind
From the text...'Although forest burning is prescribed widely across the United States, it is most commonly practiced in the Northwestern and the Southern United States. In 1978, approximately 37 million metric tons of forest fuels on all forest ownerships were burned by…
Person:
Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Effects, Fuels, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, Andropogon, backing fires, chemical compounds, duff, experimental fires, fire intensity, fire management, forest management, fuel loading, fuel moisture, fuel types, headfires, humidity, laboratory fires, leaves, litter, moisture, needles, particulates, pine hardwood forests, Pinus elliottii, pollution, Sabal palmetto, sampling, Serenoa repens, slash, soils, statistical analysis, temperature, understory vegetation, wind
Most western state laws pertaining to prescribed burning do not specifically deal with range rehabilitation. Prescribed burns require a burning permit issued by the State Forester, or his equivalent, prior to ignition during closed fire seasons. Air quality standards have been…
Person:
Year: 1978
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Hazard and Risk, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: air quality, air temperature, arid regions, burning permits, CO - carbon monoxide, Colorado, combustion, fire control, fire hazard reduction, fire management, fire suppression, hydrocarbons, ignition, liability, logging, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, particulates, pollution, post-fire recovery, season of fire, site treatments, slash, smoke management, statistical analysis, SO2 - sulfur dioxide, Utah, Washington, water, water quality, wind
It is now well established that fire plays an important part as a periodic disturbing influence on many of the forest types of North America. The species composition of such forests has undergone selection as a result of the regularity of fires during their history so that the…
Person:
Year: 1978
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: Betula, biomass, Calluna, charcoal, coniferous forests, deciduous forests, Europe, fire adaptations (plants), fire frequency, fire management, forest types, heathlands, lakes, nutrient cycling, phosphorus, Pinus, pollen, K - potassium, sedimentation, smoke effects, succession, wildfires
'AFA has taken a policy stand that supports immediate reductions of fossil-fuel emissions that contribute to acid rain, in concert with continuing research to clarify causes, effects, and costs of controlling the phenomenon. This month, we present part three in a six-part series…
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Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Economics, Fire Ecology
Region(s): Eastern, International
Keywords: Abies spp., air quality, Canada, charcoal, clearcutting, Europe, forest management, gases, Germany, hardwood forests, leaching, logging, microorganisms, mineral soils, mortality, New England, New Hampshire, nutrients, ozone, Picea, Pinus, plant growth, plantations, pollution, precipitation, regeneration, soils, SO2 - sulfur dioxide, Washington, woody fuels
'The world's largest forest fire, which burned from September 1982 until july1983 in eastern Kalimantan, the Indonesian sector of Borneo, almost certainly caused the extinction of several species of plants and animals. It will probably result in a long-term decline in food…
Person:
Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Economics, Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): International
Keywords: Asia, Borneo, fire injuries (animals), fire injuries (plants), floods, mortality, peat, precipitation, surface fires, wildfires
'...The trend toward more production through intensification of forest management has been developing for at least the last 50 years, along a number of fronts and through a variety of disciplines. I will review the effects of fire protection, even-aged plantation management,…
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Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aviation, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fire Prevention, Logistics, Outreach, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: aerial ignition, biomass, diseases, education, fire management, fire protection, Fomes annosus, forest management, general interest, genetics, logging, pine forests, Pinus palustris, Pinus taeda, plantations, population density, roots, site treatments, smoke behavior, smoke effects, smoke management, soils, wildfires, wood
In a year of catastrophic wildland fires across the country, Alaska once again had the dubious honor of being host to the nation's largest wildland fire.
Person:
Year: 1978
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Mapping, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, Great Basin, Northwest
Keywords: catastrophic fires, fire case histories, fire management, fire suppression, lightning caused fires, rate of spread, smoke effects, wilderness areas, wildfires