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Fourth Fire Behavior and Fuels CONFERENCE AT THE CROSSROADS: Looking Toward the Future in a Changing Environment Raleigh, North Carolina, USA February 18 -22, 2013 FourthFire Behavior and Fuels CONFERENCE Presented by: International Association of WILDLAND FIRE In conjunction with : Sponsors: Partners: Montana Prescribed Fire Services, Inc. PAGE 2 FourthFire Behavior and Fuels CONFERENCE The conference organizers gratefully acknowledge the support of the following organizations and individuals who have contributed to this event: Presented by International Association of Wildland Fire International Association for Fire Safety Science In conjunction with National Research Tomsk State University Worchester Polytechnic Institute Sponsors Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) US Forest Service FireIce, A GelTech Solution Phos-Chek (ICL Performance Products LP) National Science Foundation (NSF) Esri Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) Partners Duke University Montana Prescribed Fire Services, Inc. Mystery Ranch Massif Northwest Territories Forest Management National Park Service New Mexico Highlands University North Carolina Forest Service North Carolina State University NWCG Fire Behavior Committee Rite in the Rain The University of Montana, School of Extended and Lifelong Learning Southern Fire Exchange The Nature Conservancy U.S Air Force Village of Glendale, Ohio Fire Department Wildland Fire Management RD&A Wildland Fire Technologies, Inc. PAGE 3 Tableof Contents About the IAWF .................................................... 5 About the IAFSS ................................................... 6 Welcome Letter from IAWF President ................ 8 Steering Committee Members ............................ 9 Program Committee Members ........................... 9 Southeast Sub-committee Members .................. 9 IAWF Board of Directors .................................... 10 Featured Speakers .............................................. 12 Map of Raleigh Convention Center .................. 20 Program Schedule .............................................. 23 Special Events Banquet ........................................................... 31 Fire Art Exhibit and Competition .................. 32 Fire Science Quiz Bowl ................................... 33 Field Trip .............................................................. 34 General Information ........................................... 36 Sponsors and Exhibitors .................................... 39 Workshops .......................................................... 43 Oral Presentation Abstracts ............................... 48 Poster Presentation Abstracts ........................... 89 Special Session Abstracts ................................ 124 PAGE 4 About the IAWF International Association of Wildland Fire £{£nÊ7>à LÕÀÊUÊÃÃÕ>]ÊÌ>>]Ê1-ÊUÊ䣮Ê{äÈ®ÊxΣnÓÈ{ Toll Free from US & Canada: (888) 440-IAWF (4293) The International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF) is a non-profit, professional association representing members of the global wildland fire community. The purpose of the association is to facilitate communication and provide leadership for the wildland fire community. IAWF Mission Statement The International Association of Wildland Fire’s (IAWF) mission is to foster leadership and communication for the wildland fire community. The IAWF is uniquely positioned as an independent organization whose membership includes experts in all aspects of wildland fire management. IAWF’s independence and breadth of global membership expertise allows it to offer a neutral forum for the consideration of important and at times controversial, wildland fire issues. Our unique membership base and organizational structure allow the IAWF to creatively apply a full range of wildland fire knowledge to accomplishing its stated mission. Vision Statement To be an acknowledged resource, from the local to global scale, of scientific and technical knowledge, education, networking and professional development that is depended on by members and partners in the international wildland fire community. If you were not an IAWF member you will be receiving a one-year membership with the International Association of Wildland Fire by having registered for this conference. WILDFIRE Magazine – All members receive WILDFIRE magazine, official publication of the IAWF, published bi-monthly by Penton Media. Our authors submit fire articles from all corners of the world and our topical editors cover a broad array of important issues in wildland fire. We encourage you to submit articles and photographs for inclusion in the magazine. Visit our magazines’ Editorial Advisory Board page on our website for more information such as Writer’s Guidelines. International Journal of Wildland Fire – Our official fire science journal, published on our behalf by CSIRO, is dedicated to the advancement of basic and applied research covering wildland fire. IAWF members receive free online access to the eight issues of this leading scientific journal online, as a members benefit. For those members who want to receive the hard copy version of the journal, they may receive it at the IAWF discounted rate of US $220, which includes your IAWF membership and a 1-year subscription to WILDFIRE. Checkout www.iawfonline.org or www.wildfireworld.org – your websites with all the information you need. One of the most visited pages on our website is the Wildland Fire Events Calendar – please pass along event information so it can be posted. You can participate in polls, update your address information, check your membership status and renew your membership all-online. Visit the site and join FireNet, our e-mail ListServ keeping you informed of what is happening with wildland fire around the world. It is also your place to ask and find answers to your questions! PAGE 5 About the IAFSS International Association for Fire Safety Science Interscience Communications Ltd West Yard House, Guildford Grove, London SE10 8JT, UK. Tel: + 44 0208 692 5050 Fax: +44 0208 692 5155 Email: [email protected] http://www.iafss.org/ IAFSS was founded with the primary objective of encouraging research into the science of preventing and mitigating the adverse effects of fires and of providing a forum for presenting the results of such research. The International Association for Fire Safety Science perceives its role to lie in the scientific bases for achieving progress in unsolved fire problems. It will seek cooperation with other organizations, be they concerned with application or with the sciences that are fundamental to our interests in fire. It will seek to promote high standards, to encourage and stimulate scientists to address fire problems, to provide the necessary scientific foundations and means to facilitate applications aimed at reducing life and property loss. Since its inaugural meeting, the IAFSS has grown to more than four hundred members. Current members come from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Holland, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom and United States of America. The Association is legally established as a charitable organization in England and Wales If you were not an IAFSS member you will be receiving a one-year membership with the International Association for Fire Safety Science by having registered for this conference, a $40 value. BENEFITS OF IAFSS MEMBERSHIP IAFSS Symposia attendance at special member rates Discounted Annual Subscription Fees to Fire Safety Journal, the official Journal of IAFSS Free Access to Springer’s Fire Technology Newsletters Membership list with contact details A vote in association affairs Discounted Symposium Proceedings PAGE 6 PAGE 7 Welcome Letter from the IAWF President Dear Participants, Today’s world is complicated. Issues, problems, crises and events from all over the globe swirl around us in a constant stream, whether in the media, on our computers, or via our smartphones. Magnitudes of information are constantly at our fingertips and in every venue of our lives. In the midst of all of this, our global problem with wildfire continues to escalate. As members of the wildland fire community, we must be vigilant and not let this issue slip into the world’s background chatter. The wildfire problem is not retreating. We must make every effort to strive for balance in today’s complex world by continuing our tradition of providing extraordinary training opportunities. Our 4th Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference maintains this unique tradition. Over the next five days, you can expect to expand unique collaborative connections and gain unlimited insights for developing and testing new knowledge. This year’s theme, At the Crossroads: Looking Toward the Future in a Changing Environment, continues to build on our three prior conferences by highlighting knowledge gaps as well as opportunities for innovation and development. Some of the highlights of this year’s conference include: A Fire Science Quiz Bowl on Monday evening. The goal is to provide a spirited competition between students from different schools and allow both the participants and the audience to gain a better knowledge of wildland fire science’s finer points. On Wednesday evening, the banquet will take place with a multi-course dinner and lively entertainment. Additionally, we have extended an open invitation to artists to display their works throughout the week, in the Fire Art Exhibit