Abstract: Prescribed fire can result in significant benefits to ecosystems and society. Examples include improved wildlife …
Epidemic model shows how COVID-19 could spread through firefighting camps
With a busy fire season already upon us, researchers at Colorado State University (CSU) looked into the potential for a massive …
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Wildfire Response Performance Measurement: Current and Future Directions
Abstract: The Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, defines success in the wildland fire response environment as “safely …
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Hazardous Fuels Reduction Using Flame Cap Biochar Kilns
Fact sheet for making small-batch biochar yourself from Utah State University. This tool can be used reduce hazardous fuel loading …
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Reducing Wildfire Risk in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Policy, Trends, and Solutions
Increasing home development in wildfire-prone areas, coupled with climate change, are exacerbating wildfire risks to many …
Land use planning can reduce wildfire risk to homes and communities
Wildfire risk to people and homes is increasing. While climate change and decades of fuel buildup have exacerbated wildfires, …
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Wildfire Risk to Communities interactive tool
The new Wildfire Risk to Communities website—developed by the USDA Forest Service in partnership with Headwaters Economics and …
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Seeing red: New tools for mapping and understanding fire severity
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:Large, severe fires are ecologically and socially important because they have lasting …
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