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Fire Science Core Curriculum

This curriculum is designed to teach the basics of fire to non-fire-professional community members, including instructors and landowners, such as ranchers and farmers.

Dan Leavell, Carrie Berger, Stephen Fitzgerald, Robert (Bob) Parker | Sep 2017 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Fire Science core curriculum-Module 2

This is the second module for EM 9172, the Fire Science Core Curriculum. This curriculum is designed to teach the basics of fire to non-fire-professional community members, including instructors and landowners, such ...

Dan Leavell, Carrie Berger, Stephen Fitzgerald, Robert (Bob) Parker | Aug 2017 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Fire Science core curriculum-Module 1

This is the first module for EM 9172, the Fire Science Core Curriculum. This curriculum is designed to teach the basics of fire to non-fire-professional community members, including instructors and landowners, such ...

Dan Leavell, Carrie Berger, Stephen Fitzgerald, Robert (Bob) Parker | Aug 2017 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Fire Science core curriculum-Introduction

This is the introduction to EM 9172, the Fire Science Core Curriculum. This curriculum is designed to teach the basics of fire to non-fire-professional community members, including instructors and landowners, such as...

Dan Leavell, Carrie Berger, Stephen Fitzgerald, Robert (Bob) Parker | Aug 2017 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Before Wildfire Strikes: A Handbook for Homeowners and Communities in Southwest Oregon

This is a manual that helps homeowners and neighborhoods prepare their areas and their homes for wildfire. A fire-adapted community is a community located in a fire-prone area that requires little assistance from ...

Kara Baylog, Max Bennett | Dec 2015 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Fire Adapted Communities: The Next Step in Wildfire Preparedness in Klamath County

This is a manual that helps homeowners and neighborhoods prepare their areas and their homes for wildfire. A fire-adapted community is a community located in a fire-prone area that requires little assistance from ...

Dan Leavell | Jul 2015 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Not All Fires Are Wild: Understanding Fire and Its Use as a Management Tool

Fire is an important natural disturbance that helps maintain the health and diversity of our forests and grasslands. Wildfires, however, are behaving differently than historically described due to a number of factors,...

Janean Creighton, Rebecca Wolf, Carrie Berger, Christine Olsen | May 2015 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

A Land Manager's Guide for Creating Fire-Resistant Forests

This publication provides an overview of how various silvicultural treatments affect fuel and fire behavior, and how to create fire-resistant forests. In properly treated, fire-resistant forests, fire intensity is reduced...

Stephen Fitzgerald, Max Bennett | Sep 2013 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Managing Organic Debris for Forest Health

This publication outlines the role of forest organic debris in inland Northwest forests. Recommends how to maintain forest soil productivity and improve wildlife habitat while reducing wildfire and insect-pest hazards. ...

Chris C. Schnepf, Russell T. Graham, Sandy Kegley, Theresa B. Jain | Mar 2009 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)