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International Association of Wildland Fire 1st Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference Fuels Management – How to Measure Success Photo by Bill Gabbert Portland, Oregon USA March 27-30, 2006 http://www.iawfonline.org 1st Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference 2 Fuels Management-How to Measure Success, March 27-30, 2006, Portland, Oregon 1st Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference 3 International Association of Wildland Fire 1st Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference Fuels Management – How to Measure Success March 27-30 Portland, Oregon Table of Contents Welcome from President of IAWF..................................................................................... 4 2006 Ember Award............................................................................................................. 8 Continuing Forestry Education......................................................................................... 10 Conference Sponsors ........................................................................................................ 11 Major Commercial Sponsor.............................................................................................. 15 Exhibitors and Commercial Vendors................................................................................ 16 Conference Committee Members ..................................................................................... 22 Program............................................................................................................................. 26 Workshop Summary ......................................................................................................... 33 Invited Speakers................................................................................................................ 38 Panel Discussion Summary............................................................................................... 46 Abstracts (Oral and Poster)............................................................................................... 52 Meeting Room Map ........................................................................................................ 146 Notes ............................................................................................................................... 147 Fuels Management-How to Measure Success, March 27-30, 2006, Portland, Oregon 1st Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference 4 International Association of Wildland Fire PO Box 261 Hot Springs, SD 57747-0261 605-890-2348 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.iawfonline.org Welcome from President of IAWF Welcome to the 1st Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference. If you were not already a member of the International Association of Wildland Fire, you are receiving a one year membership by registering for this conference. As an active IAWF member you can help to improve communication between firefighting organizations, enhance firefighter and public safety, increase our understanding of wildland fire science, and improve our ability to manage fire. Your membership in the IAWF provides you with a connection to other wildland fire professionals from across the world. IAWF membership is truly international and includes scientists, firefighters, managers, contractors, and policy makers from the fields of wildland fire ecology, suppression, planning, contracting, fire use, research, and prescribed fire. As an association, we are unique in that we represent all areas of wildland fire management. Here are some of the member benefits you will enjoy: WILDFIRE Magazine – Wildfire, an official publication of the IAWF, is published bi-monthly in partnership with Prism Business Media. We have editors sending news from all corners of the world, and topical editors covering all the important issues in wildland fire. We encourage you to submit articles, photographs, and letters to the editor for inclusion in the magazine. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE –The other official publication of the IAWF is dedicated to the advancement of basic and applied research covering wildland fire and is available as an additional membership option. A discounted rate of $115 for a 1-year subscription is offered to IAWF individual and student members. www.iawfonline.org – your website with all the information you need. The site has recently been upgraded with an improved wildland fire event calendar, an IAWF Bulletin Board, and a Members Only area. Now you can participate in polls, update your address information, check your membership status, and renew your membership online. Visit the site and join FireNet, our e-mail ListServ keeping you informed of what is happening with wildland fire, and your place to find answers to your questions! Recruit a new member –Tell your colleagues about the benefits you enjoy as an IAWF Member. Have them fill out the application on the back of the membership brochure or ask them to visit us at www.iawfonline.org to join online. Upcoming Conferences: 9th Wildland Fire Safety Summit, April 25-28, 2006, Pasadena, California The IAWF has produced Wildland Fire Safety Summits since 1997. The 2006 Summit, will be held in the heart of one of the busiest wildland fire environments in the world and promises to meet the high standards firefighters have come to expect from the IAWF. The program will include reviews of the recent large fires in Southern California, aviation safety, firefighter liability, fire weather, firefighter health and fitness, and other topics. The conference is being held near site of the Loop Fire of 1966 in which 12 members of the El Cariso Hot Shots were entrapped and died. Register for an optional Staff Ride to visit the site, walk in their footsteps, and hear a first hand account from someone who was there in 1966. More information is at www.iawfonline.org Fuels Management-How to Measure Success, March 27-30, 2006, Portland, Oregon 1st Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference 5 2st Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference: Fire Behavior Fundamentals and Applications. Planning is underway for the 2nd in a series of Fire Behavior and Fuels Conferences to be held at Destin, FL, March 26-30, 2007. Get updates at our web site: http://www.iawfonline.org Ember Award The IAWF is introducing a new award at this conference. It is title The Ember Award for Excellence in Wildland Fire Science. The purpose of the Ember Award is to acknowledge sustained achievement in wildland fire science. The name “ember” was chosen to reflect the fact that research and science often move slowly, and their benefits or impacts may not be apparent for years or more. This Award is given to a currently living, or recently deceased individual from any country or nation for: • Sustained contributions to wildland fire science with the goal of increasing fire fighter and public safety or forest vitality; • Working closely with the fire fighter and management communities and the public to ensure research relevant to their needs; • Effectively and appropriately communicating wildland fire science to the people who need it. The recipient of the Ember award this year is Dr. Frank Albini. Dr Albini, recently passed away, but his contributions to the field of wildland fire science continue to form the foundation for past, current and ongoing research programs that have direct application to wildland fire management. We have included a copy of the obituary dedicated to Dr. Albini that was published in the International Journal of Wildland fire. On behalf of the Board of Directors of the IAWF, thank you for your support of our association. Sincerely, Dick Mangan, President, Board of Directors Fuels Management-How to Measure Success, March 27-30, 2006, Portland, Oregon 1st Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference 6 Board of Directors International Association of Wildland Fire 2006 Dick Mangan, President Richard T. Gale, Vice President Howard Dupuis, Treasurer Paul Woodard, Secretary Mark Kaib Gavriil Xanthopoulos Chuck Bushey Tony Blanks Shad R. Sitz Keith Harrap Marc Titus Patricia Andrews Don William Saari Jim Tidwell Domingos Xavier Viegas For questions, contact: Bill Gabbert Executive Director International Association of Wildland Fire P. O. Box 261 Hot Springs, SD 57747 Phone: (605) 890-2348 Fax: (206) 600-5113 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.iawfonline.org Fuels Management-How to Measure Success, March 27-30, 2006, Portland, Oregon 1st Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference 7 Intentionally left blank Fuels Management-How to Measure Success, March 27-30, 2006, Portland, Oregon 1st Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference 8 2006 Ember Award Frank Albini 1936 – 2005 Dr. Frank Albini has been selected as the recipient of the 2006 Ember Award. The purpose of the Ember Award is to acknowledge sustained achievement in wildland fire science. The name “ember” was chosen to reflect the fact that research and science often move slowly, and their benefits or impacts may not be apparent for years or more. Frank Albini, fire behavior research scientist from 1973 to 1985, died of cancer at the age of 69 on December 3, 2005. He was born in Madera, California where he graduated from high school. He attended the California Institute of Technology and earned a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering in 1958, and a year later an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He was awarded a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Philosophy from Cal Tech in 1962. The wildland fire community is fortunate that Frank felt the call to do fire behavior research. He was drawn to Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory not only by the interesting subject matter and the opportunity
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