Forest Fires : A Reference Handbook

by Omi, Philip N.

• ISBN13: 9781851094387
• ISBN10: 1851094385
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-05-01
• Publisher: Abc-Clio Inc

Summary

From killer fires to ecosystem rehabilitation, an exhaustive survey exploring the ecological, social, and economic consequences of managing fires in U.S. wildland areas.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements,	xiii
Common Conversion Factors for Use in Interpreting Data,	xvii
1 Forest Fires: In Context,	1	(16)
U.S. Fire Activity,	3	(3)
Wildfires that Strike Home,	6	(1)
Killer Fires,	7	(1)
Park and Wilderness Fires,	8	(2)
Friendly Fires,	10	(2)
Other Classic Forest Fires,	12	(1)
Fires of the Future,	13	(4)
2 Problems, Controversies, Solutions,	17	(42)
Wildfires that Strike Home,	21	(5)
Killer Fires: Understanding the Fatalities,	26	(3)
Park and Wilderness Fires,	29	(7)
Friendly Fires,	36	(8)
Other Significant Fire Problems,	44	(4)
Summary: Problems and Issues,	48	(3)
Urban Interface Issues,	48	(1)
Fatality Fires Issues,	48	(1)
Park and Wilderness Fire Management Issues,	49	(1)
Prescribed Fire and Thinning Issues,	49	(1)
Other Issues,	49	(2)
Solutions,	51	(8)
3 Chronology,	59	(18)
Firing of the Forest by Native Americans,	60	(2)
U.S. Wildland Fires and Their Impacts,	62	(2)
Frontier Settlement Fires,	64	(1)
Early Years of Forest and Fire Management,	65	(2)
Institutionalization of Fire Exclusion,	67	(1)
Forest and Fire Policy Reflections,	68	(1)
Environmentalism Takes Off,	69	(2)
Increasing Safety Concerns,	71	(6)
4 People and Events,	77	(24)
Significant Individual Contributors,	77	(10)
Dr. James K. Agee (b. 1945),	77	(1)
Frank. A. Albini (b. 1936),	78	(1)
Martin E. Alexander (b. 1952),	78	(1)
Patricia L. Andrews (b. 1948),	78	(1)
Jack S. Barrows (1911-1989),	79	(1)
Professor Harold H. Biswell (aka Harry the Torch) (1905-1992),	79	(1)
James K. Brown (b. 1942),	80	(1)
George M. Byram (1909-1996),	80	(1)
Craig C. Chandler (b. 1926),	80	(1)
A. Malcolm Gill (b. 1940),	81	(1)
Harry Thomas Gisborne (1893-1949),	81	(1)
Paul Gleason (1946-2003),	82	(1)
Johann Goldhammer (b. 1949),	82	(1)
Edwin Vaclay Komarek, Sr. (1909-1995),	82	(1)
Norman Maclean (1902-1990),	83	(1)
Edward Pulaski (1868-1931),	83	(1)
Stephen J. Pyne (b. 1949),	84	(1)
Richard C. Rothermel (b. 1929),	84	(1)
Mark J. Schroeder (b. 1915),	85	(1)
Ferdinand Augustus Silcox (1882-1939),	85	(1)
Herbert Stoddard (1889-1970),	86	(1)
Charles E. Van Wagner (b. 1924),	86	(1)
Domingos Xavier Viegas (b. 1950),	86	(1)
Historic Events,	87	(10)
Frontier Settlement Era (Table 4-1),	87	(2)
Early Years of Forest and Fire Management (Table 4-2),	89	(2)
Institutionalization of Fire Exclusion (Table 4-3),	91	(1)
Policy Reflections (Table 4-4),	92	(1)
Environmentalism Takes Off (Table 4-5),	93	(2)
Fatalities and Houses Take Center Stage (Table 4-6),	95	(2)
Historical Events Summary,	97	(4)
5 Facts and Data,	101	(142)
Fire Activity ,	101	(13)
Forest Combustion,	114	(5)
Combustion Stages,	119	(4)
Fire Environment,	123	(10)
Fire Weather Observations,	133	(2)
Drought,	135	(2)
Wildfires and Drought,	137	(2)
Fire Danger and the Public,	139	(1)
Fuels and Fire Behavior,	140	(14)
Fuel Profiles,	141	(4)
Standard Fuel Measurements,	145	(1)
Fire Behavior Prediction,	146	(3)
Extreme Fire Behavior,	149	(5)
Historical Fire Regimes,	154	(8)
Fire Effects,	162	(14)
Fire Adaptations and Dependence,	168	(1)
Fire Severity,	168	(3)
Fuel Consumption,	171	(1)
Emissions and Air Quality,	172	(2)
Postfire Effects on Soils/Hydrology,	174	(2)
Fire Protection and Management,	176	(24)
Systematic Fire Management,	179	(1)
Fire Prevention,	180	(2)
Urban Interface Management,	182	(1)
Detection,	183	(3)
Dispatch,	186	(1)
Preparedness,	187	(1)
Fuels Management,	188	(6)
Fuel Treatment Effectiveness,	194	(5)
Commercial Logging and Wildfires,	199	(1)
Wildland Fire Use,	200	(2)
Fire Suppression,	202	(12)
Initial Attack,	204	(1)
Extended Attack, Project Fires, and Megafires,	205	(2)
Firefighting Tools,	207	(7)
Communications,	214	(1)
Safety,	215	(2)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),	217	(1)
Fire Rehabilitation,	218	(1)
Fire Salvage,	219	(1)
Fire Restoration,	220	(2)
Fire Costs,	222	(4)
Optimizing Fire Management Expenditures,	226	(2)
Employment Opportunities in Fire Science,	228	(4)
Firefighter,	229	(1)
Fire Manager or Planner,	230	(1)
Fire Researcher,	231	(1)
Summary,	232	(11)
6 Directory of Agencies and Organizations,	243	(48)
Fire Policy and Administration,	244	(9)
USDI Agencies: National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Indian Affairs,	248	(5)
State and Local Jurisdictions,	253	(5)
State Forestry Agencies,	253	(5)
Nongovernmental Organizations,	258	(8)
Forest Fire Research and Technology Centers,	266	(1)
Experiment Stations and Research Programs,	266	(4)
Technology and Development Centers,	270	(1)
Education and Training,	271	(4)
Community College Programs,	275	(2)
Training/Education Opportunities,	277	(4)
Global Agencies,	281	(4)
Agencies and Organizations around the World,	285	(6)
Australia,	285	(2)
Canada,	287	(2)
Europe,	289	(2)
7 Print and Nonprint Resources,	291	(28)
Print Resources,	291	(2)
Books,	292	(1)
Peer Reviewed Journals,	293	(1)
Technical Reports and Research Papers,	294	(1)
Fire Effects: The "Rainbow" Series,	295	(3)
Fire Effects on Fauna,	296	(1)
Fire Effects on Flora,	296	(1)
Fire Effects on Air,	296	(1)
Other: Fire Effects on Aquatic Ecosystems,	296	(1)
Popular Magazines (Not Peer-Reviewed),	297	(1)
Other Selected References,	298	(4)
Fire and Public Safety,	298	(1)
Fire Behavior,	298	(1)
Fire Ecology,	299	(1)
Fire Games,	299	(1)
Fire in the Tropics,	300	(1)
Fire Weather,	300	(1)
Fuels Treatment,	300	(1)
History of Fire on Earth,	301	(1)
Landscape Scale Studies Involving Consideration of Fire,	301	(1)
Congressionally Commissioned Fire Studies,	301	(1)
Nonprint Resources,	302	(9)
Software,	311	(8)
Glossary,	319	(8)
Index,	327	(20)
About the Author,	347