Resources for predicting and mitigating smoke impacts of wildland fires PDF. Working Paper 40, August 2018, by Caleb Stotts, Pete Lahm, and Claudia Standish
Factsheet also available here. Fact Sheet, August 2018, by Caleb Stotts, Pete Lahm, and Claudia Standish
Fire managers use prescribed fire and some wildfires to meet resource management objectives, like restoring and maintaining ecological processes, watershed function, and wildlife habitat, as well as to reduce fuels and mitigate the risk of severe wildfires. However, public concerns about smoke impacts are often a limiting factor for accomplishing fuels reduction and ecological restoration goals. It is vital that agency land managers mitigate smoke impacts from wildland fire for the health and safety of the public. The Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program (WFAQRP) has smoke impact assessment and forecast tools to assist… Click links above to read more.
