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Evaluating communication strategies and local partnerships: methods for reducing fuels, sharing responsibility, and building trust - Final Report to the Joint Fire Science Program
The purpose of this project is to help identify and prioritize the elements of successful communication strategies so that agency personnel can adapt them to their own situation for meeting management objectives. Preferred outcomes include…
Author(s): Bruce A. Shindler
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Social science to improve fuels management: a synthesis of research on assessing social acceptability of fuels treatments
A series of syntheses were commissioned by the USDA Forest Service to aid in fuels mitigation project planning. This synthesis focuses on research for assessing the social acceptability of fuels treatments. The synthesis is structured around six…
Author(s): Terry C. Daniel, Michael Valdiserri, Carrie R. Daniel, Susan C. Barro, Pamela J. Jakes
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Social science to improve fuels management: a synthesis of research on aesthetics and fuels management
A series of syntheses were commissioned by the USDA Forest Service to aid in fuels mitigation project planning. This synthesis focuses on research addressing aesthetic considerations of fuels management. A general finding is that fuels management…
Author(s): Robert L. Ryan
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Acceptability of smoke from prescribed forest burning in the northern inland west: a focus group approach
Focus groups were used to gauge tolerance of smoke from broadcast prescribed forest burning in the wildland-urban interface of the northern Inland West. Focus group participants worked through issues surrounding prescribed burning as a management…
Author(s): Brad R. Weisshaupt, Matthew S. Carroll, Keith A. Blatner, William D. Robinson, Pamela J. Jakes
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Wildland fire in ecosystems: effects of fire on soils and water
This state-of-knowledge review about the effects of fire on soils and water can assist land and fire managers with information on the physical, chemical, and biological effects of fire needed to successfully conduct ecosystem management, and…
Author(s): Daniel G. Neary, Kevin C. Ryan, Leonard F. DeBano
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Shared mindfulness in cockpit crisis situations
Research reveals that human error contributes 60 to 80 percent of error in aviation accidents and disasters. Thus, despite innovations in technology and safety materials, individuals must be able to make speedy yet intelligent decisions and be able…
Author(s): Janice L. Krieger
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Federal Implementation Plans Under the Clean Air Act for Indian Reservations in Idaho, Oregon and Washington; Final Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action on these Federal Implementation Plans (FIPs) under the Clean Air Act (CAA) for Indian reservations in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. The FIPs put in place basic air quality regulations…
Author(s): U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Eighth international wildland firefighter safety summit: 10 years later
These files contain the proceedings and poster papers from the International Association of Wildland Fire's Wildland Fire Safety Summit™ held in Missoula, Montana April 26-28, 2005. These proceedings contain the papers as submitted by the authors.…
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Human aspects of fire and fuels management in the Northern Rockies
Humans are a part of forest and grassland ecosystems where we live, recreate, work, obtain timber products, and seek spiritual solace, among many other uses. Therefore, it's important to consider the human aspects of sustainable management of…
Author(s): Katie Knotek
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Social science to improve fuels management: a synthesis of research on collaboration
A series of syntheses were commissioned by the USDA Forest Service to aid in fuels mitigation project planning. This synthesis focuses on collaboration research, and offers knowledge and tools to improve collaboration in the planning and…
Author(s): Victoria Sturtevant, Margaret Ann Moote, Pamela J. Jakes, Anthony S. Cheng
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