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Forest fire smoke detection based on deep learning approaches and unmanned aerial vehicle images
Kim, Muminov
Wildfire poses a significant threat and is considered a severe natural disaster, which endangers forest resources, wildlife, and human livelihoods. In recent times, there has been an increase in the number of wildfire incidents, and both human…
Year: 2023
Type: Document

Missing the mark: Effectiveness and funding in community wildfire risk reduction
Dale, Barrett
[Executive Summary] Wildfire risk has many dimensions – for example, fires can impact ecosystems and wildlife, and smoke increases greenhouse gas emissions. However, this research report is narrowly focused on the effectiveness of specific…
Year: 2023
Type: Document

Bringing it All Together – A Panel Discussion on Fuel Break Perspectives
Maestas, Boeck, Crist
Jeremy Maestas, Wildlife Biologist and National Sagebrush Ecosystem Specialist with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; Justin Boeck, Fire Management Specialist with the Bureau of Land Management National Interagency Fire Center (BLM…
Year: 2021
Type: Media

Integration of Fire Ecology and the Bioeconomy into Wildfire Management
Faivre, Amoako, Bird, Conedera
Sparking FireSmart Policies in the EU: The Importance of an Integrated Fire Management Approach - Nicolas Faivre, Policy Officer, DG Research and Innovation (RTD), European Commission, Belgium The presentation will introduce the recent EU policy…
Year: 2020
Type: Media

Council of western state foresters biochar market analysis - final report
Biochar is an emerging new industry that is dependent on consistent supplies of biomass feedstocks. Woody debris is an ideal biochar feedstock that can be used even in existing biomass boilers and furnaces to produce biochar. Most of the recent…
Year: 2019
Type: Document

Old school and high tech: a comparison of methods to quantify Ashe Juniper biomass as fuel or forage
Tolleson, Rhodes, Malambo, Angerer, Redden, Treadwell, Popescu
Ashe juniper invasion is a widespread issue on Texas and Oklahoma rangelands. Increased densities of Ashe juniper trees increase the risk of wildfire and decrease herbaceous forage production. Browsing animals, such as goats, are one tool that can…
Year: 2019
Type: Document

Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) based wildfire risk assessment
Kaur, Sood
Wildfires are extremely destructive disasters that cause significant loss of lives, forest cover and wildlife. This is due to their uncontrolled, erratic, rapid spread and behaviour. The incidence of wildfires is expected to increase worldwide…
Year: 2019
Type: Document

Prescribed Fire: Smoke Management and Regulatory Challenges
Lahm, Melvin, Uhl
The Western Governors’ Association hosted the webinar, Prescribed Fire: Smoke Management and Regulatory Challenges on Dec. 19, 2017 as part of the series for the National Forest and Rangeland Management Initiative. Prescribed fire is a…
Year: 2017
Type: Media

Prescribed burning: spotfires and escapes
Weir, Coffey, Russell, Baldwin, Twidwell, Cram, Bauman, Fawcett
Fire is an important ecological process that maintains prairies, shrublands and forests. Prescribed fire provides and helps maintain quality habitat for native wildlife, improves grazing for livestock, suppresses invasive woody plant growth and…
Year: 2017
Type: Document

Wildland fire risk reduction: multiple factors affect federal-nonfederal collaboration, but action could be taken to better measure progress
Officials GAO interviewed from the five federal agencies responsible for wildland fire management-the Forest Service with in the Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, and…
Year: 2017
Type: Document