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| fire science degree montana: Fire Ecology and Management of the Major Ecosystems of Southern Utah , 2007 This document provides managers with a literature synthesis of the historical conditions, current conditions, fire regime condition classes (FRCC), and recommended treatments for the major ecosystems in southern Utah. Sections are by ecosystems and include: 1) coniferous forests (ponderosa pine, mixed conifer, and Engelmann spruce-subalpine fir), 2) aspen, 3) pinyon-juniper, 4) big and black sagebrush, and 5) desert shrubs (creosotebush, blackbrush, and interior chaparral). Southern Utah is at the ecological crossroads for much of the western United States. It contains steep environmental gradients and a broad range of fuels and fire regimes associated with vegetation types representative of the Rocky Mountains, the Great Basin, Northern Arizona and New Mexico, and the Mohave Desert. The Southern Utah Demonstration Area consists of contiguous state and federal lands within the administrative boundaries of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Fishlake and Dixie National Forests, National Park Sevice, and State of Utah, roughly encompassing the southern 15 percent of Utah (3.24 million ha). The vegetation types described are similar in species composition, stand structure, and ecologic function, including fire regime to vegetation types found on hundreds of millions of hectares in the 11 western states. |
| fire science degree montana: Models for Fire-driven Heat and Moisture Transport in Soils , 1996 |
| fire science degree montana: Development of Input Data Layers for the FARSITE Fire Growth Model for the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Complex, USA Robert E. Keane, 1998 Fuel and vegetation spatial data layers required by the spatially explicit fire growth model FARSITE were developed for all langs in and around the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area in Idaho and Montana. Satellite imagery and terrain modeling were used to create the three base vegetation spatial data layers of potential vegetation, cover type, and structural stage. Fire behavior fuel models and crown characteristics were assigned to combinations of base layer categories on these maps by local fire managers, ecologists, and existing data. FARSITE fuels maps are used to simulate growth of prescribed natural fires in the wilderness area, aiding managers in the planning and allocation of resources. An extensive accuracy assessment of all maps indicated fuels layers are about 60 percent accurate. This methodology was designed to be replicated for other areas. |
| fire science degree montana: Fire Behavior Associated with the 1994 South Canyon Fire on Storm King Mountain, Colorado , 1998 In the aftermath of the deaths of 14 firefighters during the South Canyon Fire in July 1994, fire scientists assessed what occurred and suggested guidelines that may help firefighters avert such a tragedy in the future. This report describes the fuel, weather, and topographical factors that caused the transition from a relatively slow-spreading, low-intensity surface fire to a high-intensity, fast-spreading fire burning through the entire fuel complex, surface to crown. The analysis includes a detailed chronology of fire and firefighter movements, changes in the environmental factors affecting the fire behavior, and crew travel rates and fire spread rates. Eight discussion points apply directly to firefighter safety. |
| fire science degree montana: Research Paper RMRS , 1998 |
| fire science degree montana: Bitterroot National Forest (N.F.), Trapper Bunkhouse Land Stewardship Project , 2008 |
| fire science degree montana: Development of Coarse-scale Spatial Data for Wildland Fire and Fuel Management , 2002 |
| fire science degree montana: The Fire and Fuels Extension to the Forest Vegetation Simulator Elizabeth D. Reinhardt, 2003 The Fire and Fuels Extension (FFE) to the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) simulates fuel dynamics and potential fire behavior over time, in the context of stand development and management. Existing models of fire behavior and fire effects were added to FVS to form this extension. New submodels representing snag and fuel dynamics were created to complete the linkages. This report contains four chapters. Chapter 1 states the purpose and chronicles some applications of the model. Chapter 2 details the model's content, documents links to the supporting science, and provides annotated examples of the outputs. Chapter 3 is a user's guide that presents options and examples of command usage. Chapter 4 describes how the model was customized for use in different regions. Fuel managers and silviculturists charged with managing fire-prone forests can use the FFEFVS and this document to better understand and display the consequences of alternative management actions. |
| fire science degree montana: Using Lightning Location in the Wildland Fire Assessment System , 1997 |
| fire science degree montana: Young Men and Fire Norman MacLean, 2017-05-01 National Book Critics Circle Award Winner: “The terrifying story of the worst disaster in the history of the US Forest Service’s elite Smokejumpers.” —Kirkus Reviews A devastating and lyrical work of nonfiction, Young Men and Fire describes the events of August 5, 1949, when a crew of fifteen of the US Forest Service’s elite airborne firefighters, the Smokejumpers, stepped into the sky above a remote forest fire in the Montana wilderness. Two hours after their jump, all but three of the men were dead or mortally burned. Haunted by these deaths for forty years, Norman Maclean puts together the scattered pieces of the Mann Gulch tragedy in this extraordinary book. Alongside Maclean’s now-canonical A River Runs Through It and Other Stories, Young Men and Fire is recognized today as a classic of the American West. This edition of Maclean’s later triumph—the last book he would write—includes a powerful new foreword by Timothy Egan, author of The Big Burn and The Worst Hard Time. As moving and profound as when it was first published, Young Men and Fire honors the literary legacy of a man who gave voice to an essential corner of the American soul. “A moving account of humanity, nature, and the perseverance of the human spirit.” —Library Journal “Haunting.” —The Wall Street Journal “Engrossing.” —Publishers Weekly |
| fire science degree montana: Great Basin Station Bland Z. Richardson, H. F. Haupt, James Kerr Brown, Nedavia Bethlahmy, Philip Cornwell Johnson, Richard O. Meeuwig, Wendell M. Keck, Wyman C. Schmidt, 1971 |
| fire science degree montana: Evaluation of Optical Instruments for Real-time Continuous Monitoring of Smoke Particulates , 2000 |
| fire science degree montana: Simulating Coarse-scale Vegetation Dynamics Using the Columbia River Basin Succession Model--CRBSUM Robert E. Keane, 1996 |
| fire science degree montana: FIRES Patricia L. Andrews, Larry S. Bradshaw, 1997 A computer program, FIRES: Fire Information Retrieval and Evaluation System, provides methods for evaluating the performance of fire danger rating indexes. The relationship between fire danger indexes and historical fire occurrence and size is examined through logistic regression and percentiles. Historical seasonal trends of fire danger and fire occurrence can be plotted and compared. Methods for defining critical levels of fire danger are provided. The paper includes a review of NFDRS philosophy and application, a description of input and output, and a summary of fire danger rating programs and data bases and their relationship to FIRES. |
| fire science degree montana: Vegetation of the Glacier Lakes Ecosystem Experiments Site Claudia M. Regan, 1998 Vegetation at the Glacier Lakes Ecosystem Experiment Site, a 600 ha research site at 3200 to 3500 m elevation in the Snowy Range of southeastern Wyoming, was categorized and described from an intensive sampling of species abundances. A total of 304 vascular plant taxa were identified through collection and herbarium documentation. Plots with tree species were separated from those without tree species for ordination and classification analyses. Detrended correspondence analysis was used to order plots along major axes of composition variation, which are inferred moisture and topographic gradients. Cluster analysis was used to categorize plots based on composition similarity. The resulting groups were named according to species dominants. We identified and described in detail 4 meadow, 4 thicket or scrub, 3 krummholz, and 2 forest plant associations. |
| fire science degree montana: Helena National Forest (N.F.), Maudlow-Toston Post-fire Salvage Sale , 2001 |
| fire science degree montana: Bitterroot National Forest (N.F.), Burned Area Recovery, Ravalli County , 2001 |
| fire science degree montana: User's Guide to the Event Monitor Nicholas L. Crookston, 1990 |
| fire science degree montana: General Technical Report INT , 1990 |
| fire science degree montana: USDA Forest Service Research Paper INT. , 1978 |
| fire science degree montana: The Effect of Two Flame Retardants on Particulate and Residue Production , 1972 |
| fire science degree montana: Fremont-Winema National Forest (N.F.), Toolbox Fire Recovery Project , 2004 |
| fire science degree montana: The Use of Fire in Forest Restoration Society for Ecological Restoration. Conference, 1996 |
| fire science degree montana: Fire Effects Planning Framework Anne E. Black, 2005 |
| fire science degree montana: General Technical Report RMRS , 1998 |
| fire science degree montana: Fire Effects Information System William C. Fischer, 1996 |
| fire science degree montana: Helena National Forest (N.F.), Cave Gulch Post-fire Salvage Sale, Broadwater, Lewis and Clark Counties , 2002 |
| fire science degree montana: Major Douglas-fir Habitat Types of Central Idaho Robert Wilbur Steele, 1995 |
| fire science degree montana: FARSITE, Fire Area Simulator--model Development and Evaluation Mark A. Finney, 1998 A computer simulation model, FARSITE, includes existing fire behavior models for surface, crown, spotting, point-source fire acceleration, and fuel moisture. The model's components and assumptions are documented. Simulations were run for simple conditions that illustrate the effect of individual fire behavior models on two-dimensional fire growth. |
| fire science degree montana: The Photoload Sampling Technique Robert E. Keane, 2007 Fire managers need better estimates of fuel loading so they can more accurately predict the potential fire behavior and effects of alternative fuel and ecosystem restoration treatments. This report presents a new fuel sampling method, called the photoload sampling technique, to quickly and accurately estimate loadings for six common surface fuel components (1 hr, 10 hr, 100 hr, and 1000 hr downed dead woody, shrub, and herbaceous fuels). This technique involves visually comparing fuel conditions in the field with photoload sequences to estimate fuel loadings. Photoload sequences are a series of downward-looking and close-up oblique photographs depicting a sequence of graduated fuel loadings of synthetic fuelbeds for each of the six fuel components. This report contains a set of photoload sequences that describe the range of fuel component loadings for common forest conditions in the northern Rocky Mountains of Montana, USA to estimate fuel loading in the field. A companion publication (RMRS-RP-61CD) details the methods used to create the photoload sequences and presents a comprehensive evaluation of the technique. |
| fire science degree montana: General Technical Report INT. , |
| fire science degree montana: Timber Sale Planning and Analysis System Ervin G. Schuster, 1995 |
| fire science degree montana: Mt.Hood National Forest (N.F.), Bull Run Blowdown , 1988 |
| fire science degree montana: Cascading Effects of Fire Exclusion in Rocky Mountain Ecosystems Robert E. Keane, 2002 The health of many Rocky Mountain ecosystems is in decline because of the policy of excluding fire in the management of these ecosystems. Fire exclusion has actually made it more difficult to fight fires, and this poses greater risks to the people who fight fires and for those who live in and around Rocky Mountain forests and rangelands. This paper discusses the extent of fire exclusion in the Rocky Mountains, then details the diverse and cascading effects of suppressing fires in the Rocky Mountain landscape by spatial scale, characteristic, and vegetation type. Also discussed are the varied effects of fire exclusion on some important, keystone ecosystems and human concerns. |
| fire science degree montana: A Leadership Guide for Combination Fire Departments Fred C. Windisch, Fred C. Crosby, 2008 A must have for every combination fire department leader! Leading a combination fire department is one of the greatest challenges a fire chief can face. To successfully lead this type of organization, fire chiefs must recognize the unique difficulties inherent in combination systems, and overcome them by applying lessons learned from other chiefs who have faced similar challenges. Authored by a team of seasoned fire service leaders, and modeled after the Chief Fire Officer's Desk Reference, A Leadership Guide for Combination Fire Departments is a compilation of the best practices and lessons learned through experience. It is designed to provide chief- and officer-level personnel with the tools necessary to lead today's combination service department. |
| fire science degree montana: Weight and Density of Crowns of Rocky Mountain Conifers James K. Brown, 1978 Relationships between live and dead crown weight and d. b. h. (ranging from 0 to 40 inches), crown length, tree height, and crown ratio are presented for 11 conifer species in the Rocky Mountains. |
| fire science degree montana: Fire Growth Maps for the 1988 Greater Yellowstone Area Fires Richard C. Rothermel, 1994 |
| fire science degree montana: The National Fire-danger Rating System Jack D. Cohen, 1985 |
| fire science degree montana: Integrating Fire Management Analysis Into Land Management Planning Thomas John Mills, 1983 |
| fire science degree montana: Stereo Photo Guide for Estimating Canopy Fuel Characteristics in Conifer Stands Joe H. Scott, 2005 Stereo photographs, hemispherical photographs, and stand data are presented with associated biomass and canopy fuel characteristics for five Interior West conifer stands. Canopy bulk density, canopy base height, canopy biomass by component, available canopy fuel load, and vertical distribution of canopy fuel are presented for each plot at several stages of sampling, each corresponding to a level of simulated low thinning (100, 75, 50, and 25 percent of the initial basal area). This guide will help fuel managers estimate canopy fuel characteristics in similar forest conditions. |
Cause of fire at Amick Farms in Saluda County remains unknown - WLTX.com
Jan 27, 2025 · SALUDA COUNTY, S.C. — A fire that broke out Saturday night at Amick Farms in Saluda County has left employees out of work until further notice.
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Large fire at Amick Farms remains under investigation
Jan 27, 2025 · SALUDA COUNTY, SC (WOLO) — According to the Saluda County Emergency Management Division, a large fire broke out at Amick Farms on Saturday night, one of Saluda …
Fire crews battle brush fire in Lakeside | Monte Fire - CBS News 8
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A major fire at amick farms reported Saturday night - WGAC
Jan 26, 2025 · A major fire at Amick Farms broke out around 9:30 pm Saturday at the plant on U.S. 178/Batesburg Highway. Saluda County EMS said multiple units from several fire …
Cause of fire at Amick Farms in Saluda County remains unknown - WLTX.com
Jan 27, 2025 · SALUDA COUNTY, S.C. — A fire that broke out Saturday night at Amick Farms in Saluda County has left employees out of work until further notice.
New Mexico wildfires force evacuations for about 2,000 homes, …
5 hours ago · The Buck Fire is burning over 57,000 acres in Catron County and is 15% contained as of Tuesday night, according to New Mexico Fire Information. Lightning sparked the fire on …
Massive fire at Amick Farms; workers paid up to 40 hours
Jan 28, 2025 · SALUDA COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF) — A massive fire at Amick Farms in Saluda County kept crews busy for nearly 20 hours over the weekend. Officials say this was one of …
Fast-moving brush fire on Hawaii’s Maui island forces ... - PBS
13 hours ago · That fire was the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century. It destroyed thousands of properties and caused an estimated $5.5 billion in damage. University of Hawaii …
Watch Duty - Wildfire Maps & Alerts
Real-time information about wildfire and firefighting efforts nearby
Large fire at Amick Farms remains under investigation
Jan 27, 2025 · SALUDA COUNTY, SC (WOLO) — According to the Saluda County Emergency Management Division, a large fire broke out at Amick Farms on Saturday night, one of Saluda …
Fire crews battle brush fire in Lakeside | Monte Fire - CBS News 8
9 hours ago · SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters are battling a brush fire in Lakeside, in East San Diego County near El Monte Rd. on Tuesday, that is sending large plumes of smoke …
Brush fire in Hawaii forces evacuations, no structures burned
13 hours ago · The fire department sent engines, tankers and a helicopter to battle the blaze. Three bulldozers cut firebreaks in the lower part of the community, Desiree Graham, co-chair …
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A major fire at amick farms reported Saturday night - WGAC
Jan 26, 2025 · A major fire at Amick Farms broke out around 9:30 pm Saturday at the plant on U.S. 178/Batesburg Highway. Saluda County EMS said multiple units from several fire …
