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Ten Years After the Biscuit Fire: Evaluating Vegetation Succession and Post- Fire Management Effects
Project Title: Ten years after the Biscuit Fire: Evaluating vegetation succession and post- fire management effects Final Report: JFSP 11-1-1-4 Date of Final Report: 29 June 2015 Principle Investigator: Dr. Daniel C. Donato Washington State Department of Natural Resources 1111 Washington St SE, Box 47014 Olympia, WA 98504-7014 and University of Washington School of Environmental & Forest Sciences Seattle, WA 98195 360-902-1753 [email protected] Co-Principle Investigators: Dr. John L. Campbell Oregon State University Department of Forest Ecosystems & Society 321 Richardson Hall Corvallis, OR 97331 [email protected] Dr. Joseph B. Fontaine Murdoch University School of Veterinary and Life Sciences 90 South St. Perth, WA 6150, Australia [email protected] This research was supported in part by the Joint Fire Sciences Program. For further information go to www.firescience.gov Abstract Increases in the area of high-severity wildfire in the western U.S. have prompted widespread management concerns about post-fire forest succession and fuels. Key questions include the degree to which, and over what time frame: a) forests will regenerate back toward mature forest cover, and b) fire hazard increases due to the falling and decay of fire-killed trees, with and without post-fire (or ‘salvage’) logging. While a number of recent studies have begun to address these questions using chronosequences and model projections, we had the unique opportunity to track regeneration and fuel dynamics over a decade of post-fire succession by re-visiting our network of sample plots distributed in the 2002 Biscuit Fire in southwest Oregon. -
Fire Management.Indd
Fire today ManagementVolume 65 • No. 2 • Spring 2005 LLARGEARGE FFIRESIRES OFOF 2002—P2002—PARTART 22 United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Erratum In Fire Management Today volume 64(4), the article "A New Tool for Mopup and Other Fire Management Tasks" by Bill Gray shows incorrect telephone and fax numbers on page 47. The correct numbers are 210-614-4080 (tel.) and 210-614-0347 (fax). Fire Management Today is published by the Forest Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. The Secretary of Agriculture has determined that the publication of this periodical is necessary in the transaction of the pub- lic business required by law of this Department. Fire Management Today is for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, at: Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: 202-512-1800 Fax: 202-512-2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001 Fire Management Today is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/fmt/index.html Mike Johanns, Secretary Melissa Frey U.S. Department of Agriculture General Manager Dale Bosworth, Chief Robert H. “Hutch” Brown, Ph.D. Forest Service Managing Editor Tom Harbour, Director Madelyn Dillon Fire and Aviation Management Editor Delvin R. Bunton Issue Coordinator The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communica- tion of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720- 2600 (voice and TDD). -
2009 Annual Report of the Mississippi State Fire Academy
Mississippi State Fire Academy Advisory Board President of the Mississippi Fire Chiefs Association Chief Kelly Elliott President of the Mississippi Fire Fighters Association Chief Jeff Hale State Fire Marshal’s Office Chief Deputy Ricky Davis President of the Mississippi Association of Supervisors Mr. Bill Newsom President of the Mississippi Municipal Association Mayor Knox W. Ross, Jr. Manager of the State Rating Bureau Mr. Joe Shumaker 2 Index Advisory Board....................................................................................................................................2 Index....................................................................................................................................................3 Executive Summary.............................................................................................................................4 From Executive Director Reggie Bell.................................................................................................5 Introduction..........................................................................................................................................6 Organizational Chart............................................................................................................................7 State Fire Academy of Mississippi Financial Statement......................................................................8 Grant Information..................................................................................................................................9 -
Risk Management Committee Safety Gram 2018
SAFETY GRAM 2018 Fatalities, Entrapments and Accident Summary for 2018 (http://www.nwcg.gov/committees/risk-management-committee/resources) The following data indicates the fatalities, entrapments, burnovers and fire shelter deployments during calendar year 2018. The information was collected by the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center and verified by the NWCG Risk Management Committee. Fatalities Incident Name Agency/Entity Number # Date Type of Jurisdiction Activity of Personnel of Shelters Fatalities Injuries/Treatment Accident Location Involved People Deployed 1/26 Puerto Rico Pack Test Work Capacity Test Local Government Medical 1 1 Cardiac Arrest Fatality Arduous San Juan Puerto Rico 2/28 Water Tender Accident Initial Attack Local Government Vehicle 3 1 2 injured, 1 fatality Fatality VFD New London TX 3/10 Grass Fire Fatality UNK Local Government UNK 1 1 Incident date: 3/10 Ellinger VFD (Suspected Medical) Deceased: 3/23 TX 3/12 Hazard Tree Mitigation Chainsaw Federal Medical 1 1 Fell unconscious, Fatality Operations USFS transported to Olympic NF hospital. Deceased WA 3/15 Grass Fire Fatality Initial Attack Local Government Medical 1 1 Fell ill and collapsed UNK Heart Attack on 3/16. OH Deceased: 3/16 1 Incident Name Agency/Entity Number # Date Type of Jurisdiction Activity of Personnel of Shelters Fatalities Injuries/Treatment Accident Location Involved People Deployed 4/12 Shaw Fire Initial Attack Local Government Entrapment 2 1 1 fatality; 1 FF with Cheyenne 2nd degree burns. OK 4/18 Rocky Mount Fatality Initial Attack Local Government Medical 1 1 Neck and back pain VA VFD on 4/18. Deceased: 4/19 4/21 Training Hike Fatality Fitness Training State Medical 1 1 Collapsed, treated on CA Dept. -
2012 Annual Fire Report
Northwest Annual Fire Report 2012 Northwest Interagency Coordination Center Predictive Services Unit - Intelligence Section Available on www.nwccweb.us Published April 22, 2013 SUMMARY INFORMATION | NWCC Mission Table of Contents SUMMARY INFORMATION .......................................................................................... 2 NWCC Mission....................................................................................................................2 NWCC Annual Fire Report ...................................................................................................3 Table 1: Agency Identifier Legend ......................................................................................................... 3 2012 Northwest Fire Season Summary ................................................................................4 Chart 1: NW 2012 Reported Acres Burned vs. 10-Year Average ....................................................... 4 Chart 2: 2012 NW Preparedness Levels ............................................................................................ 4 FIRE MAPS & STATISTICS ............................................................................................. 5 Table 2: NW 2012 Large Fires List ........................................................................................5 Table 3: NW 2012 Fires List: Confine/Monitor/Point Zone Protection ..................................6 NW 2012 Large Fire Location Maps .....................................................................................7 -
Post-Fire Logging Summary of Key Studies and Findings
POST-FIRE LOGGING SUMMARY OF KEY STUDIES AND FINDINGS Prepared by Dominick A. DellaSala, Ph.D. Forest Ecologist and Director World Wildlife Fund February 2006 @K. Schaffer EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Recent congressional hearings and interest in the science of post-fire logging have prompted this summary on the current level of scientific knowledge regarding post- disturbance regeneration and management. In general traditional forestry has viewed fire as bad and dead trees as a waste. These views have skewed public policies about post-fire logging. However, current scientific understanding recognizes that disturbance and dead trees are in fact critical to forest health. Of the approximately thirty scientific papers on post-fire logging and additional government reports published to date, not a single one indicates that logging provides benefits to ecosystems regenerating post-disturbance. In general, post-fire logging impedes regeneration when it compacts soils, removes “biological legacies” (e.g., large dead standing and downed trees), introduces or spreads invasive species, causes soil erosion when logs are dragged across steep slopes, and delivers sediment to streams from logging roads. Further, a large body of science on disturbance ecology (e.g., recent books on Mt. St Helens and studies in the Yellowstone Ecosystem and elsewhere) indicate that when natural disturbance events are preceded and/or followed by land management activities they often impair the recovery of forest ecosystems. Notably, post-fire logging in 2005 represented a substantial amount of the 1 timber volume sold on Forest Service lands nation-wide (~40% of total volume sold) as well as the Pacific Northwest (~50%) (USFS Washington Office, timber volume spread sheets - Timber Management Staff). -
Synthesis of Knowledge on the Effects of Fire and Fire Surrogates on Wildlife in U.S
Archival copy. For current version, see: https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/sr1096 Synthesis of Knowledge on the Effects Synthesis of Knowledge on the Effects of Fire and Fire Surrogates on Wildlife in U.S. Dry Forests (SR 1096)—Oregon State University State 1096)—Oregon (SR Forests Dry U.S. in Wildlife on Surrogates Fire and Fire of Effects the on Knowledge of Synthesis of Fire and Fire Surrogates on Wildlife in U.S. Dry Forests Patricia L. Kennedy and Joseph B. Fontaine Special Report 1096 Archival copy. For current version, see: https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/sr1096 Synthesis of Knowledge on the Effects of Fire and Fire Surrogates on Wildlife in U.S. Dry Forests Patricia L. Kennedy Professor Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Oregon State University Union, Oregon Joseph B. Fontaine Postdoctoral Researcher School of Environmental Science Murdoch University Perth, Australia Previously: Postdoctoral Researcher Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Oregon State University Union, Oregon Special Report 1096 September 2009 Archival copy. For current version, see: https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/sr1096 Synthesis of Knowledge on the Effects of Fire and Fire Surrogates on Wildlife in U.S. Dry Forests Special Report 1096 September 2009 Extension and Experiment Station Communications Oregon State University 422 Kerr Administration Building Corvallis, OR 97331 http://extension.oregonstate.edu/ © 2009 by Oregon State University. This publication may be photocopied or reprinted in its entirety for noncommercial purposes. This publication was produced and distributed in furtherance of the Acts of Congress of May 8 and June 30, 1914. -
Situation Reports
Report ID #: 2018-0726-0224 Weekly Wildfire Brief Provide Feedback on this Report Notice: The information in this report is subject to change and may have evolved since the compiling of this report. BLUE Text = Newly added information and information that has changed since the last wildfire brief. GRAY Text = Infomration where nothing new has been posted since the last wildfire brief, unable to reverify the information as still being current. Inside this Brief: Summary Pg 1 - 2 Current Air Quality Map Pg 6 Weather Information Pg 3 Wildfire Snapshot Pages Pg 7 - 25 Red Flag Watches & Warnings Pg 4 Additional Resources Pg 26 Significant Fire Potential Maps Pg 5 (Previous Brief Published 7/19/18) Wildfire Summary - July 26, 2018 For reference: 1 sq mile = 640 acres ; 1 football field = approx 1.32 acres Acres % Structures Structures Burned Contained Evacuations Page Fire Threatened Destroyed [Change] [Change] Butte County Stoney Fire 100% 962 None None None 7 (FINAL) [+2%] Contra Costa County Marsh Fire * 247 75% YES 13 4 8 Del Norte & Siskiyou Counties Natchez Fire * 2,738 Not listed None None listed None listed 9 Inyo County 2,883 70% Georges Fire None None None 10 [-5] [+28%] Lassen County Roxie Fire * 167 70% None None None 11 Madera County 4,267 Lions Fire 92% None None listed None 12 [+203] Mariposa County 44,223 27% Ferguson Fire [+22,682] [+20%] YES 5,236 1 13-15 Modoc County Eagle Fire 2,100 95% None listed None listed None listed 16 (FINAL) [+0] [+5%] Continued on Next Page -- 1 -- Wildfire Summary (continued) For reference: 1 -
I Am Chief Scientist and President at Geos Institute, a Climate-Based Non- Lara J
SCIENCE ADVISORY January 14, 2020 BOARD Scott Hoffman Black Chair: Senator Jeff Golden Xerces Society Senate Interim Committee on Wildfire Prevention and Recovery January 14, 2020 hearing and public testimony Robert E. Gresswell, Ph.D. US Geological Survey Dear Chairman Golden and members of the Interim Committee: Healy Hamilton, Ph.D. NatureServe I am Chief Scientist and President at Geos Institute, a climate-based non- Lara J. Hansen, Ph.D. profit organization, in Ashland Oregon (www.geosinstitute.org). I am EcoAdapt submitting this testimony for the public record as substantive backup to Thomas Hardy, Ph.D. my 5-minute slide show (with graphics and charts) presented at the open Texas State University public session during the hearing. Mark Harmon, Ph.D. Oregon State University I am an Oregon resident of 22 years, a post-doctoral fellow and Adjunct Richard Hutto, Ph.D. Professor (previously) of Oregon State and Southern Oregon University of Montana universities, and a global biodiversity scientist. I have published over Steve Jessup, Ph.D. 200 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and several books Southern Oregon University covering forest ecology and management, conservation biology and climate change, wildfire ecology and management, and endangered Wayne Minshall, Ph.D. Idaho State University species conservation. My two recent books most germane to this hearing – “Disturbance Ecology and Biological Diversity” (CRC Press 2019, Reed Noss, Ph.D. University of Central Florida coeditor) and “The Ecological Importance of Mixed-Severity Fires: Nature’s Phoenix (Elsevier 2015, coeditor) – represent much of the latest Dennis Odion, Ph.D. University of California, science on wildfire that you may not have heard from other witnesses or Santa Barbara presenters on this issue. -
2020 July August September Statewide Fires Situation
State Operations Center Situation Status Report 2020 July/August/September Statewide Fires September 20, 2020 – 1800 hours Report No. 33 Incident Summary The State Operations Center is activated to support and monitor ongoing wildfire activity occurring in multiple areas throughout the state. Confidentiality Notice This document is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited without the express written consent of the Cal OES Executive Office. Situation Report 2020 July/August/September Statewide Fires Report Date: 9/20/2020 Report Time: 1800 Weather Summary – National Weather Service (NWS) Increasing southwest winds gusting up to 30 mph across the Southern California Mountains and much of the Sierra Range Monday through Wednesday. o Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions are likely each day, especially across Southern California. A few showers could bring light rain to Del Norte and Humboldt Counties on Wednesday. Weather Watches and Warnings Northern California: o NSTR Southern California: o NSTR Northern California Valley Foothills/Mountains Temps: Lows: 55-65°F, Highs: 85-90ºF Temps: Lows 35-50°F, Highs: 65-75ºF Humidity: Night: 75-85%, Day: 20-30% Humidity: Night: 35-45%, Day: 15-25% Winds: Light and variable tonight, shifting south Winds: Terrain-driven 5-10 mph tonight, shifting to southeast 5-15 mph Monday. southwest 10-15 mph with gusts to 25 mph over the Sierra Monday. Winds along the coastal ranges mainly west to northwest 10-15 mph. Precipitation: Dry Precipitation: Dry Southern California Coast Inland Temps: Lows: 60-65°F, Highs: 75-85ºF Temps: Lows 65-75°F, Highs: 90-105ºF Humidity: Night: 90-100%, Day: 60-70% Mtns: Lows 50-60°F, Highs: 75-80ºF Winds: Light and variable tonight, becoming Humidity: Night: 20-40%, Day: 10-25% west to southwest 5-10 mph Monday. -
WUI Program...1
Page 1 Ferguson Fire - Brush Engine 1 Crew INSIDE THIS QUARTER: WUI Program................... 1 Calls & Response Stats.... 2 Mutual Aid Assignments. 2 This year’s WUI program was a success with a total clearance of 235 Prevention Unit Stats...... 3 acres. The crew performed fuels reduction around the residences, tribal buildings, and road system on the reservation. Defensible space Traffic Accidents.............. 4 was maintained up to 100 feet around the homes and tribal buildings. Fireline Medic.................. 4 The program runs each year from June through September with a Training & Testing........... 5 crew between 7 to 10 individuals, including a crew boss and assistant Misc.................................. 6 crew boss. The Bureau of Indian Affairs funded Email the Battalion Chief’s this year’s WUI program by way of [email protected] mkennedy@pechanga -nsn.gov grant at a total of $109,252.00. [email protected] Or Call Pechanga Fire Department at (951)770-6001 Page 2 Pechanga Fire Department Quarterly Report Pechanga Fire Department personnel actively participated in this year’s wildland fires, CALLS both operational and administratively. The following is a breakdown of fire personnel that participated in mutual aid assignments this quarter. EMS Calls 273 Fires 10 . FC Chris Burch: Dispatched to the Klamathon Fire in Siskiyou County on July 5th, and Public Assistance 2 the Carr Fire in Shasta County on July 25th as Planning Section Chief, working closely Good Intent 27 with the Incident Commander to plan and organize the tactics, strategy and False Alarms 3 resources needed to suppress the fire. Hazardous Condition 1 . -
Office of Governor Kate Brown
23 Oregon’s economy continues to do well. Businesses are growing, unemployment is low, and wages are increasing. However, not all Oregonians are enjoying this prosperity equally. We need to be diligent champions of diversity, equity, and inclusion in our work, in our communities, and in our regions. The foundation of the Regional Solutions program recognizes that Oregon is comprised of many different economies and tailors the state’s support to create thriving communities across the state. Regional Solutions staff live and work in the communities they serve, making sure state agencies work together efficiently and collaborate with local partners. The staff work with a grassroots approach powered by the ability to cross-cut agencies to assist businesses, local governments, and partners to get things done. They work on the nuts and bolts of economic development: streamlining permits, advising on land use, and building partnerships between the private, public, and philanthropic sectors. We see the results when businesses grow and things get built: transportation networks, water systems, broadband, homes, innovation centers, and more. That leads to not just more jobs, but better jobs across the state. This is how we support sustained growth rooted in our local communities and their plans to support economic vitality. With the impressive bench strength of the Regional Solutions staff, I give special assignments that move the needle for initiatives of state wide significance. In 2018, Regional Solutions took on workforce housing. Today, we are partnering in communities across the state on five housing pilots that will inform solutions that innovatively address this important issue.