Fire behavior is a function of available fuel, site topography and weather. People who practice prescribed burning take all these elements into account to achieve the objectives of the burn.
John Rizza, Christopher Adlam, Carrie Berger |
Feb 2022 |
Extension Catalog publicationPeer reviewed (Orange level)
Understand the critical role of prescribed fire in preventing catastrophic wildfires in the Pacific Northwest. Learn about fire behavior, management strategies and the benefits of controlled burns.
Compares the impacts that prescribed fires and wildfires have on air quality. One in a series of fire FAQs that are based on questions Forest & Natural Resource Extension agents and specialists have received from the people they serve.
Carrie Berger, Stephen Fitzgerald, Dan Leavell, Janice Peterson |
Jun 2022 |
Extension Catalog publicationPeer reviewed (Orange level)
This is the first module for EM 9172, the Fire Science Core Curriculum. This curriculum is designed to teach the basics of fire to non-fire-professional community members, including instructors and landowners, such ...
Dan Leavell, Carrie Berger, Stephen Fitzgerald, Robert (Bob) Parker |
Aug 2021 |
Extension Catalog publicationPeer reviewed (Orange level)
Describes mechanical ways to reduce hazardous fuels on woodland properties, including Slashbuster-type machines, grinders, and masticators. Outlines considerations in using mechanical methods: move-in cost and parcel size, site impacts, and maintenance.
Tells various ways to use and dispose of woody material left after a thinning or harvest on forest land. Uses include sawlogs, posts and poles, firewood, and biomass fuel. Describes slash-disposal options: cut and...