JFSP Products and Deliverables
You may search JFSP Project Information by the following: Project Number, Title, Principal Investigator, Cooperators or key words contained in a brief description of the project.
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Training Package for Land Management Tools Sponsored by the JFSP: Photo Series, FCCS, Consume 3.0, and FEPS | |
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Project# 04-4-1-19; Principal Investigator: Roger D. Ottmar | |
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Knowing the amount of biomass and other fuel characteristics, and potential fuel consumption and emissions production is becoming increasingly important for making informed decisions on the use of prescribed fire, wildfires and wildland fire use fires. Consequently the Joint Fire Science Program funded the development of 4 fuels and fire management tools that included the Natural Fuels Photo Series, Consume 3.0, Fuel Characteristic Classification System (FCCS), and the Fire Emissions Production Simulator (FEPS). Since these tools work in tandem with each other, a web based tutorial technology transfer package and a stand alone instructor’s guide and student workbook on how to use these products needs to be completed. The objective of this research proposal is to develop an on-line tutorial package that will provide land managers with the ability to use the Natural Fuels Photo Series, Consume, FCCS, and FEPS in their everyday prescribed fire and wildfire planning. We propose a web-based self-taught tutorial along with an instructor’s guide and student workbook. It is anticipated that the web package will allow individuals to learn on their own. With the instructor’s guide and student workbook, agencies can initiate a training program or add to an existing training curriculum. This technology transfer package will be a scientifically based support tool that can be used to improve fire management decision processes. |
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Development of training resources for application of BlueSkyRAINS in Smoke Management and Fire Operations | |
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Project# 04-4-1-04; Principal Investigator: Jeanne Hoadley | |
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This project will develop training resources to facilitate application of the BlueSky modeling framework and its Rapid Access Information System (RAINS) to Smoke and Fire Management and Operations. BlueSkyRAINS, developed under the National Fire Plan in cooperation with the Environmental Protection Agency, provides real-time predictions of surface smoke concentrations from prescribed fire and wildfire activities. Incident command teams, burn bosses, and air regulators already have begun to use the system to help plan fire operations, assess potential impacts, and negotiate for greater burning opportunities. Unfortunately, the variety of products and impressive capabilities of BlueSkyRAINS remain underutilized. We propose to develop tools that will walk users through on-line tutorials and real-life examples. In addition, we will build on-line help pages to explain specific features of BlueSky, RAINS, and the associated weather products. Finally, we will develop a 2 hour lesson plan to be included in smoke management training. Final Report |
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A regional information node for fire science in the Pacific Northwest | |
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Project# 03-4-2-06; Principal Investigator: David Peterson | |
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We will create a new Web-based node of the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) that serves information on fire science and technology developed by the Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) and National Fire Plan (NFP). The Fire Information and Research Node (FIRENode) will provide one-stop shopping for resource managers, decision makers, scientists, students and local communities who want to examine the results of the current, intensive effort to understand and manage fuels on public lands in the United States. It is critical that fire research programs rapidly make data and associated information available in order to facilitate science-based management and timely solutions for effective large-scale fuel treatments. FIREHouse Website: http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/fera/firehouse |
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Completion of Invasive Plant Knowledge Base Summaries for FEIS (the Fire Effects Information System) | |
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Project# 03-4-2-03; Principal Investigator: Jane Kapler Smith | |
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This proposal addresses Tasks 1 & 2 of Joint Fire Sciences AFP 2003-4: Develop information structures, tools, or decision support systems for accessing, disseminating, and applying wildland fire and fuels research results… Produce readily understandable and useable information synthesis to transfer products on key topics of critical interest. Managers rely on the Fire Effects Information System (FEIS, online at www.fs.fed.us/database/feis) to plan prescribed fires, post fire rehabilitation, ecosystem restoration, and other ecosystem-based management. They need up-to-date information on both native species and nonnative invasive species. In FY2001, the Joint Fire Science Program funded FEIS to add or revise 60 Knowledge Base summaries of nonnative invasive plant species to the system (“Invasive Plant and Fire Interactions: Use of the Fire Effects Information System to Provide Information for Managers,” Project 00-1-2-06). From a list of 156 species nominated for the project by invasive plant coordinators in federal land management agencies and tribes, we selected the 60 species for the project. Unfortunately, the budget for Project 00-1-2-06 is exhausted (May 2003), 32 of the planned 60 summaries. The objective is to write the Knowledge Base summaries, including up-to-date fire/plant information and links to other Internet sites with high-quality information; obtain information and reviews from The Nature Conservancy’s Wildland Invasive Species Team; and put the summaries online. |
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An expert system and new web interface for tools on the fire research and management exchange system (FRAMES) | |
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Project# 03-4-1-02; Principal Investigator: Penelope Morgan | |
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This project will: (1) conduct a workshop with tool users and providers, the information gleaned from the workshop will then be used to (2) develop a tool ID card, (3) an expert rule-based system, and (4) web interface that will help potential tool users navigate to the tool or tools that are applicable, accessible, and comprehensible for their need or needs-to match the right tool with the right job. The 1-yr project will address Task 1 AFP, 2003-4 to “Develop information structures, tools, or decision support systems for accessing, disseminating, and applying wildland fire and fuels research results from Joint Fire Science Program funded investigations and other relevant sources.” FRAMES website: http://frames.nbii.gov |
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