The fire managers we surveyed rely heavily on internal agency information sources (colleagues, technical experts, and resource advisors) and are more likely to face barriers in their ability to access and use relevant information (lack of time, funding, and personnel) than problems with the ...
International Journal of Wildland Fire publishes papers on the principles of fire as a process, on its ecological impact at the stand level and the landscape level, modelling fire and its effects, or presenting information on how to ef... AD Syphard,JE Keeley - 《International Journal of Wild...
Response to Wildland Fire All fire suppression action conducted by one Party on lands of another Party shall be consistent with the Jurisdictional Agency’s fire management policy, preplanned objectives for the area in which the fire occurs, and the terms of this Agreement. A Special Management ...
Fire-induced Cr(VI) production in soils and ash may represent a major pathway for human exposure to a severe toxin. Here, we examine the combination of soil properties and fire severity governing Cr(VI) formation within fire-impacted landscapes and the persistence of the toxin in surficial soi...
We acquired all literature in which the title or abstract explicitly mentioned or referenced: wildland firefight- ers, firefighter health, safety, well-being, recruitment, and/or retention. Papers were acquired directly from search engine sources or using the Missouri University of Science and ...
fire occurrences within one grid cell to one. We defined a grid cell with fire presence as an area affected by wildfire. We used the MODIS Active Fire dataset because it provides the longest consistent spatially explicit global time series information of fire. However, MODIS active fire data ...
This also includes limiting contact with community members nearby wildfire incidents or traveling when fire personnel must work and interact with the public (e.g. public information meetings, fueling vehicles, picking up supplies, etc.). Working as a crew or module requires close contact (riding ...
“branches” of 1) relationships and interactions among residents and their environment; 2) local knowledge and experience with wildland fire; 3) relations with local administrations and governance bodies; and 4) structural and demographic information. Understanding local social contexts can help fire-...
(WUI), where wildland vegetation and urban areas meet.4,5 For wildland firefighters working in the WUI, not only are they exposed to wildfire smoke but they may also experience smoke exposure from urban fire sources without the personal protective equipment or decontamination procedures used by ...
According to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho, over 6.9 million acres burned during the 2002 fire season across the U.S. The best information available to the Multi-Agency Geographic Area Coordination Committees for prioritizing requests for firefighting resources has been...