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WildfireSAFE: Real-Time Data to Improve Wildfire Management
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Rhishja Cota
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Oct 27, 2022
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filed under:
Wildland Fire,
Research
WildfireSAFE provides an intuitive platform to access fire weather, hazard and behavior information from the Wildland Fire Assessment System (WFAS) for specific incidents. It supports the greater interagency fire community in the planning, response, and recovery phases of wildfire management.
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Innovation in Fire Tools, Thinking & Approaches
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Comparing Remote Sensing and Field-Based Approaches to Estimate Ladder Fuels and Predict Wildfire Burn Severity
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by
Rhishja Cota
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Nov 02, 2022
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filed under:
Remote Sensing,
Research,
Fire Mapping,
Products,
Science and Research Products,
Wildland Fire,
Projects,
Ladder Fuels
A comparative study on remote sensing and field-based approaches to estimate ladder fuel density. Can densities from different approaches predict wildfire burn severity?
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Western Fire Chiefs Association (WFCA) Fire Map
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Rhishja Cota
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published
Nov 02, 2022
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last modified
Nov 08, 2022 12:22 PM
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filed under:
Wildland Fire,
Fire Mapping,
Remote Sensing,
Products,
Research
The WFCA Fire Map pulls data from the US Forest Service via National Interagency Fire Center IRWIN feed, and 911 Dispatch data via PulsePoint to track the location of the wildfire as they start and while they’re burning. The WFCA Fire Map is the first map of its kind to pull such data from 911 Dispatch in relevant areas.
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Bootjack Fire Station Water Storage Project
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by
Rhishja Cota
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published
Nov 02, 2022
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filed under:
Wildland Fire,
Communities,
Wildlands Urban Interface,
Product,
Water Storage
The “Bootjack Fire Station Water Storage Project” included the installation of a new water tank at a local fire station in the disadvantaged community of Bootjack. The project’s purpose was to increase local water storage to fight the growing number of wildfires in the region.
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Overwintering behavior reduces mortality for a terrestrial turtle in forests managed with prescribed fire
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Rhishja Cota
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published
Nov 08, 2022
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filed under:
Turtle,
Wildlife,
Eastern Box Turtle,
Reptile,
Product,
Brumation,
Prescribed Burn,
Forests,
Wildland Fire,
Research,
Longleaf Pine
Using radiotelemetry, we studied overwintering behavior and interactions with fire in a forest-dwelling terrestrial turtle, the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina), over an eight-year period at two sites that use prescribed fire in forest management.
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Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
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Rhishja Cota
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published
Sep 23, 2022
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last modified
May 22, 2024 02:33 PM
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filed under:
Wildland Fire,
State,
WLFW,
State Agencies,
Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management provides resources for the prevention and suppression of wildland fire on State Trust Land and private property located outside incorporated communities. The agency provides services for fire prevention, urban and community forestry, forest stewardship, forest health, utilization and marketing, and has a wide variety of grants available.
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Del Norte Fire Safe Council
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by
Rhishja Cota
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published
Sep 23, 2022
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last modified
May 27, 2024 04:03 PM
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filed under:
Wildland Fire,
Regional Partnerships,
California,
Del Norte Fire Safe Council,
Council
The California Fire Safe Council (CFSC), a California non-profit corporation, was first formed as a project of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in 1993.
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Mescal Fire District
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by
Rhishja Cota
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published
Sep 23, 2022
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last modified
May 30, 2024 06:46 PM
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filed under:
Wildland Fire,
Mescal Fire District,
State Agencies,
Arizona
The Mescal-J6 Fire District provides fire suppression, emergency medical and rescue services to the communities of J-6, Mescal,Empire Acres, Skyline, Empire and Salcido Acres, as well as 11 miles of Interstate 10.
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SFE Webinar: Introduction to the SE FireMap 1.0 - A New Tool to Map Fires Across the South
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by
Web Editor
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published
Dec 30, 2020
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last modified
Jun 17, 2025 12:37 PM
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filed under:
WLFW,
Webinar,
SE FireMap,
Video,
Wildland Fire,
News
The SE FireMap 1.0 is a new fire mapping system for the Southeastern United States. Developed with funding provided by the USDA NRCS, SE FireMap uses a remote sensing-based approach to track both prescribed fire and wildfire activity on public and private lands across the range of the longleaf pine.
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Indigenous Peoples Burning Network
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by
Rhishja Cota
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published
Apr 04, 2023
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last modified
May 27, 2024 05:42 PM
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filed under:
Wildland Fire,
WLFW,
Fire,
Tribal Nations,
Indigenous,
Prescribed Burning,
Native American Sovereign Tribes,
Nonprofit organization,
Regional Partnerships,
Equity and Inclusion,
SE FireMap
The Indigenous Peoples Burning Network (IPBN) is a support network among Native American communities that are revitalizing their traditional fire practices in a contemporary context. Since time immemorial indigenous people have been using refined fire practices to care for landscapes in what is now the U.S.
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