Research Database

Displaying 1 - 4 of 4

Perceptions of wildland fire smoke

Year: 2021

With exposure to wildland fire smoke projectedto further increase (Barbero et al. 2015) there is aclear need for efforts to better mitigate or adapt tosmoke impacts in high-risk areas. Such efforts relyon an understanding of how people perceive, planfor, and respond to smoke. This synthesis compilespublished scholarly literature on how individualsperceive wildland fire smoke to offer an overviewof current knowledge on wildland fire smoke perceptions.It is intended to serve as a documentationof the scope, parameters, and gaps of researchto date in this field.

Public Perceptions of Fire and Smoke, Smoke and Air Quality

synthesis, wildland fire

Publication Type: Report

Communicating with the public about wildland fire preparation, response, and recovery

Year: 2021

This literature review synthesizes empirical research about wildland fire communication to provide practitioners, such as land managers, public health and safety officials, community groups, and others working with the public, evidence-based recommendations for communication work. Key findings demonstrate that it is important to recognize communication as a context-specific and dynamic process, not a linear pathway or prescription, or one-size-fits-all approach. We found that practitioners engaging in this work may be most effective when they get to know their diverse publics, engage in…

Communicating about Fire

communication, synthesis, adaptation

Publication Type: Journal Article

Communicating with the public about wildland fire: A resource for practitioners to plan engagement strategies

Year: 2021

This infographic summarizes recommendations from a review of 32 research studies about communicating with the public about wildland fire and smoke

Communicating about Fire

communication, synthesis, wildland fire

Publication Type: Journal Article

The Effect of Wildland Fire on Aquatic Ecosystems in the Western USA

Year: 2003

The workshop on the Effects of Wildland Fire on Aquatic Ecosystems in the Western USA was convened in Boise, Idaho, USA in April 2002 to synthesize the emerging science and discussion relevant to such solutions. The organizing committee invited the authors in this special issue of Forest Ecology and Management to present new work or synthesize the current understanding (or lack of it) regarding the role of disturbance, fire, or fire-related management for aquatic populations, communities, or habitats and the physical and biological processes that maintain them. Scientists and managers…

Fish and Wildlife Habitat

management, wildland fire, synthesis

Publication Type: Journal Article