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Wildfires and global change
Pausas, Keeley
No single factor produces wildfires; rather, they occur when fire thresholds (ignitions, fuels, and drought) are crossed. Anomalous weather events may lower these thresholds and thereby enhance the likelihood and spread of wildfires. Climate change…
Year: 2021
Type: Document

Fire modeling and social science analysis of fire managers’ use of fire weather data across the US - Final Report to the Joint Fire Science Program
Toman, Wilson, Jolly, Olsen
Fire weather tools, such as the National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS) and the Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS), have been developed to support wildland fire management decisions. However, little is known about how these tools are…
Year: 2021
Type: Document

Modeling the impact of COVID-19 on wildfire management - Final Report to the Joint Fire Science Program
Bayham, Belval, Thompson
Motivation. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11, 2020 just as the southwestern region begins to see increased fire activity. The project PIs had been collaborating on other wildfire projects but also had…
Year: 2021
Type: Document

Asthma exacerbation due to climate change-induced wildfire smoke in the Western US
Stowell, Yang, Fu, Scovronick, Strickland, Liu
Climate change and human activities have drastically altered the natural wildfire balance in the Western US and increased population health risks due to exposure to pollutants from fire smoke. Using dynamically downscaled climate model projections,…
Year: 2021
Type: Document

Patterns of anthropogenic fire within the midwestern tallgrass prairie 1673-1905: evidence from written accounts
McClain, Ruffner, Ebinger, Spyreas
We conducted literature searches of records from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin to create a source bibliography of wildland fire descriptions occurring between 1673 and 1905. A total of 795 landscape…
Year: 2021
Type: Document

The importance of antecedent vegetation and drought conditions as global drivers of burnt area
Kuhn-Régnier, Voulgarakis, Nowack, Forkel, Prentice, Harrison
The seasonal and longer-term dynamics of fuel accumulation affect fire seasonality and the occurrence of extreme wildfires. Failure to account for their influence may help to explain why state-of-the-art fire models do not simulate the length and…
Year: 2021
Type: Document

All Hands All Lands Pile Burn Squad 2020-2021
The All Hands All Lands burn team (AHAL) is a collaborative effort to accelerate the return of fire to the frequent-fire ecosystems in the Water Fund landscape. AHAL accomplishes this by providing support in all phases of prescribed burning, from…
Year: 2021
Type: Media

From Science to Operational Tools. Applications and Research for Wildland Fire
Ramírez
This seminar is part of the USFS Missoula Fire Lab Seminar Series. Technosyva is a company of 50 professionals based in San Diego and in Leon, Spain. Since 1997 we focused on developing technology and applications for the wildland fire community,…
Year: 2021
Type: Media

Fitness and Wellness for Performance in Wildland Firefighting
Sol
Hosted by International Association of Wildland Fire on July 14, 2021 Joe Sol shares their research on sustainment and maintenance throughout the fire season. Joe Sol is currently a Ph.D. student in interdisciplinary studies at the University of…
Year: 2021
Type: Media

Wildfire Futures: Potential Paths for Change
Steelman
The wildland fire challenge is vexing in part due to its complexity.  Involving a socio-ecological mix of people, weather, climate, landscapes and vegetation, among other factors, it will not be solved overnight.  Policy has been clear for…
Year: 2021
Type: Media