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Introduction to the 2017 Prescribed Fire Complexity Rating System Guide and Worksheets
This webinar covers significant changes made to the 2017 Prescribed Fire Complexity Rating System Guide (PMS 424).
Year: 2018
Type: Media

Using Drone Imagery to Analyze Prescribed Burns
Treadwell
Dr. Morgan Treadwell, with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, teaches ranchers about using prescribed burning, then uses drones to review burn footage and dissect the burn piece by piece.
Year: 2018
Type: Media

Prescribed Fire Tracking with SIPFIS: Prescribed Fire and Air Quality Tracking for the South
Odman, Garcia Menendez
SIPFIS is the acronym for Southern Integrated Prescribed Fire Information System. SIPFIS merges prescribed fire and air quality data into a common analysis framework to create a unified prescribed fire and air quality database for the southern U.S.…
Year: 2018
Type: Media

Fire and Archaeology: working together to protect cultural resources during wildfire and prescribed fire
Land managers are challenged to protect cultural resources within the context of reintroducing fire on the landscape. Positive relationships and partnerships are essential to effective management.
Year: 2018
Type: Media

We Bring Fire with Us: the Role of People in Changing Modern U.S. Fire Regimes
Balch
There are three ingredients needed for fire: fuel to burn, hot & dry conditions, and an ignition source. People are changing all three. The area burned has increased over just the past several decades, in western U.S. forests by 1500%. Last year…
Year: 2018
Type: Media

Introduction to Wildland Fuel Management
This video is an introduction on how to manage wildland fuels. The objectives of this video are to: 1) Define wildland fuel management; 2) Explain how fuels are modified; 3) Describe some common desired outcomes; 4) Introduce fuel management in the…
Year: 2018
Type: Media

Don't Fear the Fire - Using Prescribed Fire to Build Resilience to Drought and Beetle Attack
Coyle
Some forest managers have had concerns that prescribed burning after drought will stress mature pines, and increase their susceptibility to beetle attack. However, this concern resulted in many missed opportunities for applying fire after a recent…
Year: 2018
Type: Media

Lessons Learned from Learn-n-Burn Events: Moving Landowners from Interest to Action
Fawcett, Clontz
'Learn and Burn' workshops are an excellent way for private landowners and others to gain hands-on burning experience and knowledge from expert mentors. This webinar will provide some lessons learned from coordinating these events, and tips to…
Year: 2018
Type: Media

The Current Landscape of Air Quality Sensors - Networks, Performance, and Communication Strategies
Benedict, Williams
The National Wildfire Coordinating Group’s Smoke Committee with assistance from The Nature Conservancy, held a webinar focused on the emerging world of low-cost air quality sensors. Air quality sensors are a rapidly expanding segment of the air…
Year: 2018
Type: Media

Prescribed Fire: Smoke Management and Regulatory Challenges - Part 2
Zupko, Lahm, Melvin, Uhl
This webinar addresses additional issues and questions that arose during the original webinar, “Prescribed Fire: Smoke Management and Regulatory Challenges." Moderator: Mike Zupko, Executive Director, Wildland Fire Leadership Council. Panelists:…
Year: 2018
Type: Media