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"Awake, smoky, and hot": providing an evidence-base for managing the risks associated with occupational stressors encountered by wildland firefighters
To curtail the spread of wildfire, firefighters are often required to work long hours in hot, smoky conditions with little rest between consecutive shifts. In isolation, heat, smoke, and sleep disruption can have a detrimental impact on cognitive…
Author(s): Brad Aisbett, Alexander Wolkow, Madeline Sprajcer, S.A. Ferguson
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Wildland Fire Management Decision Making
Wildland fire management in the United States has historically been a challenging and complex program governed by a multitude of factors including situational status, objectives, operational capability, science and technology, and changes and…
Author(s): Tom Zimmerman
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Using escaped prescribed fire reviews to improve or oganizational learning - Final Report to the Joint Fire Science Program
The US wildland fire community has been interested in cultivating organizational learning to improve safety and overall performance for a number of years. A key focus has been on understanding the difference between culpability (to be guilty) and…
Author(s): Anne E. Black, James M. Saveland, David Thomas, Jennifer Ziegler
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Cramer Staff Ride: Preliminary study
The Cramer fire began as a fairly typical mid-slope ignition on the south-facing slope of the steep Salmon River Canyon during an extended drought that saw live fuel moistures in late July falling below the benchmark record of 2000. On July 22, the…
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Wait: the art and science of delay
What do these scenarios have in common: a professional tennis player returning a serve, a woman evaluating a first date across the table, a naval officer assessing a threat to his ship, and a comedian about to reveal a punch line? In this…
Author(s): Frank Partnoy
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The Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory: a 50-year dedication to understanding wildlands and fire
In 1960, the USDA Forest Service established the Northern Forest Fire Laboratory (now the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory) to find scientific solutions for better managing the nation's wildland resources and to research ways to improve forest fire…
Author(s): Diane M. Smith
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The science and opportunity of wildfire risk assessment (Chapter 6)
Wildfire management within the United States continues to increase in complexity, as the converging drivers of (1) increased development into fire-prone areas, (2) accumulated fuels from historic management practices, and (3) climate change…
Author(s): Matthew P. Thompson, Alan A. Ager, Mark A. Finney, David E. Calkin, Nicole M. Vaillant
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Wildfire triage: targeting mitigation based on social, economic, and ecological values
Evaluating the risks of wildfire relative to the valuable resources found in any managed landscape requires an interdisciplinary approach. Researchers at the Rocky Mountain Research Station and Western Wildland Threat Assessment Center developed…
Author(s): Karl Malcolm, Matthew P. Thompson, David E. Calkin, Mark A. Finney, Alan A. Ager
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Recent advances in applying decision science to managing managing national forests
Management of federal public forests to meet sustainability goals and multiple use regulations is an immense challenge. To succeed, we suggest use of formal decision science procedures and tools in the context of structured decision making (SDM).…
Author(s): Bruce G. Marcot, Matthew P. Thompson, Michael C. Runge, Frank R. Thompson, Steven G. McNulty, David Cleaves, Monica S. Tomosy, Larry A. Fisher, Andrew Bliss
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