Value and challenges of conducting rapid response research on wildland fires / L. Lentile [and others].

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Lentile, Leigh Bowen

Rocky Mountain Research Station (Fort Collins, Colo.)

Series:

General technical report RMRS ; 193.

General technical report RMRS ; 193

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wildfires--Research--United States.

Wildfires.

Forest fires--Research--United States.

Forest fires.

Forests and forestry--Fire management--United States.

Forests and forestry.

Forest fires--Research.

Forests and forestry--Fire management.

Wildfires--Research.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (11 pages)

Place of Publication:

Fort Collins, CO : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, [2007]

Summary:

Rapid Response Research is conducted during and immediately after wildland fires, in coordination with fire management teams, in order to collect information that can best be garnered in situ and in real-time. This information often includes fire behavior and fire effects data, which can be used to generate practical tools such as predictive fire models for managers. Drawing upon lessons learned from fire managers and researchers working on active wildland fires, we identify challenges including high costs, logistics, and safety; understanding and fitting into the fire management organization; building relationships with managers and other researchers; and science delivery. Our recommendations for safer and more effective Rapid Response Research are that researchers must understand the fire organizations and their objectives because a fire manager's primary responsibility is to manage the fire safely, not support research. In addition, researchers must be prepared with equipment, a "red card" signifying sufficient training and fitness, and appropriate knowledge when arriving to do research on a fire. Further, researchers must have and follow an operations plan. We recommend using a liaison to build strong relationships with managers and sharing what was learned

Notes:

Title from Web page (viewed on February 26, 2008).

"July 2007."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 10-11).

OCLC:

210215120