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Fuels and Fuel Treatments

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Assessing Fuel Treatment Effectiveness After the Tripod Complex Fires

Year of Publication
2011
Publication Type

Over the past 50 years, wildfire frequency and area burned have increased in the dry forests of western North America. To help reduce high surface fuel loads and potential wildfire severity, a variety of fuel treatments are applied. In spite of the common use of these management practices, there have been relatively few opportunities to quantitatively measure their efficacy in wildfires.

Introducing FuelCalc: A New Tool that Helps Turn Static Inventory Data into Actionable Information

Year of Publication
2010
Publication Type

Fuel and fire managers perform fuel treatments to manage and restore ecosystems and protect resources. In order to plan effective fuel treatments that accomplish objectives, managers need to analyze fuel conditions and document the expected fire behavior and fire effects both before and after fuel treatment. To help accomplish these goals, a new software tool named FuelCalc was created.

Fuelwood Characteristics of Northwestern Conifers and Hardwoods (Updated)

Year of Publication
2010
Publication Type

This report is an update of the original publication by Oregon State University in 1987 (Resource Bulletin 60). According to agreements, researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station and the Juneau Economic Development Council worked with Oregon State University to update this reference concerning wood energy properties.

Estimating volume, biomass, and potential emissions of hand-piled fuels

Year of Publication
2009
Publication Type

Dimensions, volume, and biomass were measured for 121 hand-constructed piles composed primarily of coniferous (n = 63) and shrub/hardwood (n = 58) material at sites in Washington and California. Equations using pile dimensions, shape, and type allow users to accurately estimate the biomass of hand piles.

Disposing of Woody Material

Year of Publication
2008
Publication Type

Thinning to reduce hazardous fuels often generates large amounts of woody residues, such as small-diameter logs, tree tops, and branches. This publication discusses several options for economically and effectively using and disposing of woody material.