Books & Publications

Flames in Our Forest: Disaster or Renewal?, by Stephen F. Arno and Steven Allison-Bunnell (Island Press: Washington, DC, 2002), is an introduction to fire ecology and a manual for woodland property owners wishing to protect their homes and landscape from fire.

Fire in America, by Stephen Pyne (University of Washington Press: Seatte, 1997 [1982]), is the definitive history of wildland fire and fire suppression in the United States.

Eighty Years of Change in a Managed Ponderosa Pine Forest, edited by Helen Y. Smith and Stephen F. Arno (USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-23: March 1999), tells the story of the Lick Creek photo series.

Age-Class Structure of Old Growth Ponderosa Pine/Douglas-Fir Stands and Its Relationship to Fire History, by Stephen F. Arno, Joe H. Scott, and Michael G. Hartwell (USDA Forest Service Intermountain Research Station Research Paper INT-RP-481: April 1995), has the complete description of the old growth stand used in "Living with Fire."

Fuel Reduction in Residential and Scenic Forests: a Comparison of Three Treatments in a Western Montana Ponderosa Pine Stand, by Joe H. Scott (USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Research Paper RMRS-RP-5: May 1998), has the complete description of the second growth stand used in "Living with Fire."

Order Forest Service Publications online
(http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/main/pubs.html).

Web Sites

The Forest Service home page for fire is Fire and Aviation Management.
(http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/)

For the latest updates on wildland fire activity this season, visit the National Interagency Fire Center.
(http://www.nifc.gov/information.html)

See the latest fire danger maps for the entire U.S. from the Wildland Fire Assessment System.
(http://www.fs.fed.us/land/wfas/welcome.htm)

Learn about the fire ecology of over 1,100 plants and animals in the searchable databe offered by the Fire Effects Information System.
(http://fire.org/feis/)

Read this story about fire ecology is Woods Ablaze.
(http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/018forest_fire/index.html)

Find out how to protect your property from wildland fire at firewise.org.
(http://www.firewise.org)

To browse 60 years of Smoky Bear's messages and other activities, check out Smokey Bear's Site.
(http://www.smokeybear.com/)

For more on the technical side of the computer models used in "Living with Fire," visit fire.org
(http://www.fire.org)

If you're interested in a career in wildland fire fighting, you'll want to read SO YOU WANT TO BE A FIREFIGHTER?
(http://www.wildfirenews.com/fire/articles/jobs.html)

And before you rush your smokejumper application in, also look at the National Smokejumper Association.
(http://www.smokejumpers.com/)

Teachers: if you want a hands-on classroom learning experience about fire ecology, see FireWorks Curriculum. (http://www.firelab.org/fep/research/fireworks/fireworks.htm)