Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dwellings
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Wildfire Protection
Author: Protecting Residences from Wildfires
Author: Howard E. MoorePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dwellings
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
This report summarizes information on procedures for reducing losses of residences and other structures from wildfires. It outlines the problem of protecting homes from such fires, and proposes recommendations and standards.
Extreme Wildfire Events and Disasters
Author: Fantina TedimPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0128157224
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Extreme Wildfire Events and Disasters: Root Causes and New Management Strategies highlights the urgent need for new methods to prepare and mitigate the effects of these events. Using a multidisciplinary, socio-ecological approach, the book discusses the roots of the problem, presenting a new, innovative approach to wildfire mitigation based on the operational concept of Fire Smart Territory (FST). Under the guidance of its expert editors, the book highlights new ways to prevent and respond to extreme wildfire events and disasters through sustainable development, thus revealing better management methods and increasing protection of both the natural environment and the vulnerable communities within it. - Reveals the complexity of extreme wildfire events and disasters in an accessible, comprehensive and multidisciplinary way - Reviews the ground-breaking concept of Fire Smart Territory (FST) which offers an opportunity to reduce wildfire occurrence and severity through measures that promote sustainable development - Proposes a new perspective on disaster risk reduction to help researchers, planners and professionals successfully adapt their methods for mitigating current and future issues
Protecting Life and Property from Wildfire
Author: James C. SmalleyPublisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN: 9780877656944
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Make your community firewise with powerful facts! From coast to coast, an estimated 30,000 communities are at risk from wildland fire. This text provides community leaders and the fire service with the tools required to understand this complex problem and work together to mitigate risks. Protecting Life and Property from Wildfire follows a plan for safer community development, and presents a comprehensive program for protecting lives and property.
Wildfire Protection Assistance Act of 1988; and the Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation and Wilderness Area Act
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and EnergyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire fighters
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
NFPA 1144, Standard for Reducing Structure Ignition Hazards from Wildland Fire, 2018 Edition
Author: National Fire Protection AssociationPublisher:
ISBN: 9781455917136
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
Wildfire Statistics
Author: Protecting People and Homes from Wildfire in the Interior West
Author: Firestorm
Author: Edward StruzikPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1610918185
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
"Frightening...Firestorm comes alive when Struzik discusses the work of offbeat scientists." —New York Times Book Review "Comprehensive and compelling." —Booklist "A powerful message." —Kirkus "Should be required reading." —Library Journal For two months in the spring of 2016, the world watched as wildfire ravaged the Canadian town of Fort McMurray. Firefighters named the fire “the Beast.” It acted like a mythical animal, alive with destructive energy, and they hoped never to see anything like it again. Yet it’s not a stretch to imagine we will all soon live in a world in which fires like the Beast are commonplace. A glance at international headlines shows a remarkable increase in higher temperatures, stronger winds, and drier lands– a trifecta for igniting wildfires like we’ve rarely seen before. This change is particularly noticeable in the northern forests of the United States and Canada. These forests require fire to maintain healthy ecosystems, but as the human population grows, and as changes in climate, animal and insect species, and disease cause further destabilization, wildfires have turned into a potentially uncontrollable threat to human lives and livelihoods. Our understanding of the role fire plays in healthy forests has come a long way in the past century. Despite this, we are not prepared to deal with an escalation of fire during periods of intense drought and shorter winters, earlier springs, potentially more lightning strikes and hotter summers. There is too much fuel on the ground, too many people and assets to protect, and no plan in place to deal with these challenges. In Firestorm, journalist Edward Struzik visits scorched earth from Alaska to Maine, and introduces the scientists, firefighters, and resource managers making the case for a radically different approach to managing wildfire in the 21st century. Wildfires can no longer be treated as avoidable events because the risk and dangers are becoming too great and costly. Struzik weaves a heart-pumping narrative of science, economics, politics, and human determination and points to the ways that we, and the wilder inhabitants of the forests around our cities and towns, might yet flourish in an age of growing megafires.
Wildfire
Author: Taylor MorrisonPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618509003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Takes a comprehensive look at forest fires, their causes and the methods used to control them.