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The Southwest Fire Science Consortium is partnering with FRAMES to help fire managers access important fire science information related to the Southwest's top ten fire management issues.


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This website gives you access to the rich tools and resources available for the text 'Fire on Earth: An Introduction' by Andrew C. Scott, David M.J.S. Bowman, William J. Bond, Stephen J. Pyne and Martin E. Alexander. It includes: powerpoints of all…
Year: 2014
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Pinyon-juniper woodlands have always been part of the fabric of western landscapes. However, human land use, reduced fire occurrence, and climatic conditions have contributed to widespread changes. Historically, woodlands were restricted primarily…
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Wildland fire incident management activities create an ideal environment for the transmission of infectious diseases: high-density living and working conditions, lack of access to and use of soap and sanitizers, and a transient workforce. These and…
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Wildfires over the last couple decades have increased in size and intensity and the fire season has lengthened, resulting in increased wildfire suppression costs and greater risk to human health and safety. The large, severe fires have also had…
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The US Forest Service Research Data Archive preserves and publishes short and long-term research data collected from studies funded by: Forest Service Research and Development (FS R&D); Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP); Aldo Leopold Wilderness…
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The Great Plains Fire Science Exchange (GPE) is one of fifteen regional consortia supported by the Joint Fire Science Program and is part of a national fire science knowledge exchange network. The GPE exists to assist land managers and the fire…
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The Southwest Fire Portal provides information about fire science and technology relevant to the southwestern contiguous United States. Our goal is to provide 'one-stop shopping' for resource managers, decision makers, scientists, students, and…
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Historical data are increasingly seen as critical information for contemporary management of National Forests, National Parks, and other public lands. Fire history research provides opportunities for understanding the natural range of variability in…
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The Fire Research Institute (FRI) is a not-for-profit library holding over 120,000 books, journal articles, videos, training manuals, dissertations, news reports, and other material on wildland fire. Users can access the library database and are…
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Wildland fires are a force of nature that can be nearly as impossible to prevent, and as difficult to control, as hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. Wildland fire can be a friend and a foe. In the right place at the right time, wildland fire can…
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