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WildfireSAFE: Real-Time Data to Improve Wildfire Management
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Rhishja Cota
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published
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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published
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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by
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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by
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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SFE Webinar: Introduction to the SE FireMap 1.0 - A New Tool to Map Fires Across the South
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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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SFE Webinar: Utilizing Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) for Land Management by US Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast
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by
Web Editor
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published
May 05, 2025
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filed under:
WLFW,
News & Events,
Wildland Fire,
News,
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Events
A free one-hour webinar hosted by the Southern Fire Exchange, the US Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast, the University of Florida IFAS, and the Joint Fire Science Program.
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Events Inbox
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Landsat’s Role in Managing Wildland Fires
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by
Rosanne Hessmiller
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published
Oct 18, 2024
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last modified
Oct 18, 2024 11:41 AM
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filed under:
Wildland Fire
Worldwide, fire plays a critical role in maintaining healthy forests, but fire can also be damaging. Homes are destroyed and the effects on air quality can be felt for miles. Forest fires are occurring more often and with greater intensity than in years past, and Landsat plays a critical role in understanding the impact. Landsat data enables land managers and scientists to assess the severity and extent of large fires as they plan recovery efforts; to improve safety and prevent damage to life, property and natural resources; to estimate how much pollution burning releases into the air; and to monitor the post-fire recovery of burned areas.
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NOAAFireBird Sept 2023 – Feb 2024 Newsletter
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Web Editor
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published
Oct 11, 2024
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last modified
Oct 11, 2024 05:18 PM
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filed under:
WLFW,
SE FireMap,
Wildland Fire,
News,
NOAAFireBird,
Newsletter
Check out the newest issue of our newsletter!
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USDA Forest Service Prescribed Fire
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by
Tab Manager
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published
Apr 30, 2021
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filed under:
Wildland Fire,
Prescribed Burning,
Prescribed Fire,
Forest Service,
USDA
Prescribed fires, also known as prescribed burns or controlled burns, refer to the controlled application of fire by a team of fire experts under specified weather conditions to restore health to ecosystems that depend on fire.
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