The findings of this case study suggest that substantial cost savings will result from expanded use of wildland fire..Dale LAplet GWilmer BJournal of ForestryDale, L., Aplet, G., Wilwar, B. (2005) Wildland fire use and cost containment: A Colorado Case Study. Journal of Forestry 103: ...
Themes related to traditional wildland fire values of performance, exposure, suppression, occupational health, and safety emerged as the most frequently used words. Culture, monitoring, comparison, training, methods, communication, and practices were much less frequently used in titles...
to WUI fires and to ensure that measurement science keeps pace with needed improvements in materials, fire-resistant design, mitigation response, and building and fire codes, NIST sponsored the Workshop on Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Research Needs on August 15–16, 2012, in Boulder, Colorado....
July 8, 2021 / 4:40 PM MDT / CBS Colorado EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) -- Wildland firefighters stepped in to rescue a 30-year-old woman who was struck in the back by a "microwave"-sized rock while climbing Saturday near the Lime Creek Trail. A crew from the Sylvan Lake Fire ...
During the 2020 fire season, one COVID-19 outbreak among fire personnel was identified and reported by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment at the Cameron Peak Fire in Larimer County where 45 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported as of November 2020 (CDPHE, 2020)...
Trace Gas Biogeochemistry in Response to Wildland Fire and Forest Management in Ponderosa Pine Ecosystems of ColoradoEcologyBiogeochemistrySoil sciences Trace gas biogeochemistry in response to wildfire and forest management in ponderosa pine ecosystems of Colorado COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY Gathany...
FIGHTING BACK LAST MONTH'S SNAKING FIRE, WHICH CHARRED MORE THAN 2,500 ACRES OF COLORADO WILDLAND, AND THE BLACK MOUNTAIN FIRE THAT STARTED SUNDAY, ARE SOBERING WARNINGS OF THE POTENTIAL DEVASTATION IN SUCH A DRY SEASON. THE GOOD NEWS WAS THAT HOMES SURVIVED. THE KEY, FIRE OFFICIALS SAY, ...
Wildland fire use and cost containment: a Colorado Case Study. Journal of Forestry 103(6):314-318.L. Dale, G. Apiet, and B. Wilmer, "Wildland fire use and cost containment: a Colorado case study," Journal of Forestry, vol. 103, no. 6, pp. 314-318, 2005....
This designation is based on the town's built historical resources, which are altogether excellent examples of the communities that sprang up around Colorado's precious metal mining industries in the mid-nineteenth century. In 2010, the town was nearly destroyed by the Fourmile Canyon Fire. This...
Results indicate that Colorado residents living near public lands are aware that fire is a natural process in their area and are in favor of using prescribed burning for fire risk reduction. They also are willing-to-pay an annual tax for prescribed fire undertaken on the public lands near ...