May 9, 2018: BehavePlus updates and changes

Date: Wednesday, May 9, 2018 12pm MDT (11am AZ) Presenters: Faith Ann Heinsch, S&K Global Solutions, RMRS Missoula Fire Lab In the webinar, Faith Ann… briefly described major changes from version 5 to version 6 showed sample Runs demonstrating these changes provided suggestions for calculating surface fire behavior using BehavePlus v6 described how changes in BehavePlus affect …

Post-fire Logistics Factsheet

Post-fire Logistics Factsheet Fact Sheet on Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) logistics in the Southwestern US Published date unknown, some time between 2018-2021.

Fire Notes Summary

Fire Notes Summary Working together: Fire managers and archaeologists November 27-29, 2018 Summary of Group Discussions

Mastication Fuel Treatments

Mastication Fuel Treatments Written by Josh McDaniel, January 2013 Over the past decade, fuel treatments using mechanical mastication have become increasingly common. Mastication provides a means to treat fuels that are otherwise difficult to treat with prescribed fire. However, a number of questions have arisen regarding the effectiveness and impact of the treatments. We spoke …

Building Ecosystem Resilience & Adaptive Capacity: Aspen Ecology and Management in the Southwest

In a nutshell: Dr. Connor Crouch presents on three threats facing quaking aspen in the Southwest – climate, pests and disease, and livestock browse – and three management objectives and strategies that can be implemented to improve aspen resilience and adaptive capacity, leaving attendees with actionable suggestions for resource management. Recorded on: Wednesday, January 22, …

October 21, 2015: Local Ecological Knowledge and Fire Management: What Does the Public Understand?

Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 1pm MDT (12pm AZ) Presenters: John Diaz, North Carolina State University As fire management agencies seek to implement more flexible fire management strategies, local understanding and support for these strategies become increasingly important. One issue associated with implementing more flexible fire management strategies is educating local populations about fire management and identifying …