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Goals, obstacles and effective strategies of wildfire mitigation programs in the wildland-urban interface
Reams, Haines, Renner, Wascom, Kingre
The dramatic expansion into the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) places property, natural assets, and human life at risk from wildfire destruction. The U.S. National Fire Plan encourages communities to implement laws and outreach programs for pre-fire…
Year: 2005
Type: Document

Fuelbreaks for wildland fire management: a moat or a drawbridge for ecosystem fire restoration?
Ingalsbee
Construction of fuelbreaks as a presuppression fuels treatment strategy in national forests has always been controversial (Omi 1996). Criticisms have been raised over the objectives, prescriptions, locations, methods, costs, impacts, and…
Year: 2005
Type: Document

Safety's new horizon [interview]
Williams
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Year: 2004
Type: Document

The International Crown Fire Modeling Experiment: background, genesis, overview, and summary [abstract]
Alexander, Stocks
The 22nd Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference featured a special session on selected aspects of the wildland fire research carried out during the International Crown Fire Modelling Experiment (ICFME), co-chaired by M.E. Alexander of the Canadian…
Year: 2004
Type: Document

Living with fire isn't so simple
Bosworth
From the text ... 'A policy of allowing all fires to burn would be just as flawed as the old policy of putting them all out. ...Our policy is to use fire where we can and suppress fire where we must.'
Year: 2004
Type: Document

Exploring information needs for wildland fire and fuels management
Miller, Landres
We report the results of a questionnaire and workshop that sought to gain a better and deeper understanding of the contemporary information needs of wildland fire and fuels managers. Results from the questionnaire indicated that the decision to…
Year: 2004
Type: Document

A new era in fire management [keynote address]
Thomas
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Year: 2003
Type: Document

Wildfire policy in transition: where there's smoke, there's... mirrors
Hubbard
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Year: 2003
Type: Document

Lessons from nature: will we learn? [Chapter 12]
Arno, Allison-Bunnell
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Year: 2002
Type: Document

Invasion of Oklahoma rangelands and forests by eastern redcedar and ashe juniper
Bidwell, Engle, Moseley, Masters
From the Introduction ... "A 1985 survey by the Soil Conservation Service indicated that eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) and ashe juniper (I. ashei) had invaded almost 1.5 million acres in Oklahoma by 1950 and 3.5 million acres by 1985 (…
Year: 2002
Type: Document