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While many wildfires cause little damage to the land and pose few threats to fish, wildlife and people downstream, some fires create situations that require special efforts to prevent further problems after the fire. Loss of vegetation exposes soil…
This chapter is within a book by Walker and Steffen that presents a collection of essays by leading authorities who address the current state of knowledge. The chapters bring together the early results of an international scientific research…
Front line firefighters have another tool that provides a way to be heard and get unsafe situations resolved. SAFENET is a form, and process, that has been in demand by firefighters themselves. It's a method for reporting and resolving safety…
The purpose of this group is to promote cultural change in the workforce and emphasize the importance of leadership concepts in the wildland fire service by providing educational and leadership development opportunities. The website provides several…
FlamMap software creates raster maps of potential fire behavior characteristics (ROS, flame length, crown fire activity, etc.) and environmental conditions (dead fuel moistures, mid-flame wind speeds, and solar irradiance) over an entire FARSITE…
Ecological restoration projects that include reforestation require that land managers select appropriate source of seeds for long-term persistence. In California, the standard approach for making this choice is based on seed zone and elevational…
Firefighter and public safety is the highest priority of fire management activities. The National Park Service incorporates risk management principles into all aspects of our wildland fire program, from planning documents to operational tactics.
Recreation: Social Aspects of Fire: Fire events often have a large impact on recreation and tourism. Local and visiting populations are affected by the impacts, which include short and long-term biophysical effects, indirect effects of fire…
Smokepedia is a continuously updated glossary that defines smoke and air quality terms in the world of wildland fire. The terms and information contained herein come from a variety of sources, including the National Wildfire Coordination Group,…
Put Fire to Work is a prescribed fire outreach toolkit for partners and practitionersin Washington and the Pacific Northwest. We invite you to explore, engage and collaborate, and play an active role in bringing good fire back home.
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Mixed coniferous forests are widespread at middle elevations in the Northern Rocky Mountains, yet relatively little is known about their long-term vegetation and fire history. Pollen and charcoal records from Twin Lakes, in the Mission Range of…
National Wildfire Coordinating Group RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR)
The intent of RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR) is to focus line-going personnel on operations and decision-making issues related to fireline safety in order to recognize and mitigate risk, maintain safe and effective…
In the spring of 2017 the Advanced Fire Environment Learning Unit asked Mark Finney to provide some thoughts regarding different topics related to fire behavior modeling. There are pitfalls analysts can run into when running the models, Mark has…
The Fourth Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference was held in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, February 18-22, 2013. The theme for this conference was At The Crossroads: Looking Toward the Future in a Changing Environment. Joint sponsorship of the…
Smoke from wildfires in the United States is adversely affecting air quality and potentially putting more people at health risk from smoke exposure. EPA, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and other federal, state and community agencies and…
The Fire Leadership Toolbox links to the professional reading program, online courses for leadership skills, a staff ride guide and library, a tactical decision games workbook and library, examples of sand tables, standard operating procedures…
FFI (FEAT/FIREMON Integrated) is a monitoring software tool designed to assist managers with collection, storage and analysis of ecological information. It was constructed through a complementary integration of the Fire Ecology Assessment Tool (FEAT…
Our research is focused on understanding the dynamics of fire regimes at relatively broad scales, and our extension work involves applying this information to ecosystem management. Students and staff in the lab work and publish on a wide variety of…
Mission: Communicate the science and effects of climate change to the public and decision-makers.
Who We Are: An independent organization of leading scientists and journalists researching and reporting the facts about our changing climate and its…