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Perceptions of wildland fire smoke: literature review and synthesis

Smoke from wildland fire presents a serious and growing concern. Mirroring global trends in recent decades, many areas of the US are experiencing increasing wildfire size, severity, and frequency. The health hazard of smoke from wildland fire has been well-documented (see…
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Year: 2021
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Communications, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire, Social Science
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: public perceptions, wildfire, managed fire, public tolerance of smoke, literature review, public health, manager perceptions, NWFSC - Northwest Fire Science Consortium

Examining the Influence of Communication Programs and Partnerships on Perceptions of Smoke Management

This project examines how communication programs and fire and fuels-related community partnerships influence public perceptions of smoke management across multiple regions. Using a case study design, we will compare communities where smoke (from wildfire or…
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Year: 2014
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Social Science
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: preparedness, public perceptions, community participation

Public Perceptions of Smoke and Agency Communication: A Longitudinal Analysis

This study will examine citizens' knowledge of and perceptions about smoke management and associated communication strategies before and after exposure to a smoke event and/or communication event that addresses smoke. This study is an expansion of a larger multi…
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Year: 2014
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Social Science
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: public opinion, survey, public perceptions

Current Research on Public Perceptions of Smoke from Wildland and Prescribed Fire to Inform Communication and Outreach

This webinar will cover two large, multi-region studies of public perceptions of smoke from wildland and prescribed fire funded by the JFSP. A mail/internet survey conducted by the University of Idaho investigated perceptions of urban and rural…
Person: Toman, Olsen, Hall, Blades
Year: 2012
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Outreach, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Social Science
Region(s): California, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Southern
Keywords: public perception, smoke impacts, smoke management, public involvement processes, community involvement, community-based partnerships, interagency collaboration, public survey

Public perceptions of smoke and agency communication: a longitudinal analysis - Final Report to the Joint Fire Science Program

Wildfires have increased in number and severity in recent years, while the number of people living in communities at risk of fire has also dramatically increased. A result of this is that more people are being exposed to smoke from both wildfires and prescribed fires that are…
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Year: 2014
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Social Science
Region(s): California, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Southern
Keywords: public perception, survey

Where There's Smoke... There's Social Science! Public Perceptions of Smoke & Communication from Multiple Regions

The importance of smoke has been well-observed by managers through frequent concerns expressed over smoke. Public perceptions of fuel reduction techniques, with a particular emphasis on using prescribed fire as a management tool, have been under study for almost…
Person: Frederick
Year: 2017
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire, Social Science
Region(s): California, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Southern
Keywords: SWFSC - Southwest Fire Science Consortium, smoke management, public, perceptions, public perceptions, forest management, public survey, air quality, public acceptance, fire management

Wildland Fire Smoke Messaging and Perception

The NWCG Smoke Committee (SmoC) hosted this webinar on June 28, 2011. Four presentations and a discussion period examined public perception and messaging about smoke and fire. The webinar was a key initial step in developing needed messaging about wildland fire…
Person: McCaffrey, McCarthy, Hall, Olsen
Year: 2011
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Outreach, Social Science
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: public opinion, wildland fire, public perception, smoke impacts, smoke management, smoke messaging

Characterizing public tolerance of smoke from wildland fires in communities across the United States

Little is known about public tolerance of smoke from wildland fires. By combining data from two household surveys, we sought to determine whether tolerance of smoke from wildland fires varies with its origin or managerial rationale, to describe…
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Year: 2016
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Prevention, Outreach, Prescribed Fire, Safety, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: forest management, public health, tolerance, public acceptance, wildfires, survey, fire suppression, lightning caused fires, Oregon, South Carolina, Montana, Idaho, Texas, Louisiana, air quality, health factors, slash, thinning, fire management, smoke management, smoke effects

Communicating about smoke from wildland fire: challenges and opportunities for managers

Wildland fire and associated management efforts are dominant topics in natural resource fields. Smoke from fires can be a nuisance and pose serious health risks and aggravate pre-existing health conditions. When it results in reduced visibility near roadways, smoke can also pose…
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Year: 2014
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Social Science
Region(s): California, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Southern
Keywords: public acceptance, tolerance, public perceptions, wildfires, air quality, public information, fire management, smoke management, Montana, Oregon, South Carolina

Risk perception and communication unplugged: twenty years of process

Over the past twenty years, risk communication researchers and practitioners have learned some lessons, often at considerable personal price. For the most part, the mistakes that they have made have been natural, even intelligent ones. As a result, the same pitfalls may tempt…
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Year: 1995
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Hazard and Risk
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: environment, risk communication, risk management, risk perception

Public and Agency Perceptions of Smoke from Wild and Prescribed Fire

A presentation recorded at the Restoring the West Conference 2015: Restoration and Fire in the Interior West.
Person: Olsen
Year: 2015
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Social Science
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: public perceptions, PM2.5, air quality

Examining the influence and effectiveness of communication programs and community partnerships on public perceptions of smoke management: a multi-region analysis - Final Report to the Joint Fire Science Program

Wildland fires have increased in extent and severity in recent years. At the same time, the number of people living in harm's way has increased dramatically. This has not only resulted in more people and private property potentially at risk from future fire events, but also an…
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Year: 2014
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Hazard and Risk, Social Science
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: smoke management, public perceptions, social acceptability

Using focus groups to involve citizens in resource management - investigating perceptions of smoke as a barrier to prescribed forest burning

Participants in a series of focus groups discussed how their tolerance for smoke varied by the source of the smoke and found their opinions changing as they talked with other participants. Even those opposed to smoke from agricultural burning eventually found…
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Year: 2006
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Prescribed Fire, Social Science, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Northern Rockies, Northwest
Keywords: defensible space, education, social acceptance, wildfire management, focus groups, fuels treatments

Knowing your audience: a typology of smoke sense participants to inform wildfire smoke health risk communication

Central to public health risk communication is understanding the perspectives and shared values among individuals who need the information. Using the responses from a Smoke Sense citizen science project, we examined perspectives on the issue of wildfire smoke as a health risk in…
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Year: 2020
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Safety, Social Science
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: wildfires, Smoke Sense, citizen science, risk communication, mobile applications, health risk, air quality, community engagement, human health

“When people see me, they know me; they trust what I say”: characterizing the role of trusted sources for smoke risk communication in the Okanogan River Airshed Emphasis Area

Introduction As wildfire smoke events increase in intensity and frequency in the Pacific Northwest, there is a growing need for effective communication on the health risks of smoke exposure. Delivery through a trusted source or intermediary has been shown to improve reception of…
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Year: 2022
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Safety, Social Science
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: risk communication, public health, wildland fire, wildfire, trusted sources, trust, environmental hazards, thematic analysis, rural health, tribal health, Washington, Okanagan

Contemporary fire regimes of northern Australia, 1997-2001: change since Aboriginal occupancy, challenges for sustainable management

Considerable research has been undertaken over the past two decades to apply remote sensing to the study of fire regimes across the savannas of northern Australia. This work has focused on two spatial scales of imagery resolution: coarse-resolution NOAA-AVHRR imagery for savanna…
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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, Intelligence, Mapping, Monitoring and Inventory, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): International
Keywords: fire regimes, remote sensing, Landsat, NOAA-AVHRR, Australia, aborigines, air quality, fire frequency, fire management, fire size, mosaic, Northern Territory of Australia, precipitation, prehistoric fires, Queensland, savannas, season of fire, statistical analysis, wildfires