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RMRS-GTR-164CD: FIREMON: Fire effects monitoring and inventory system
Lutes, Duncan C.; Keane, Robert E.; Caratti, John F.; Key, Carl H.; Benson, Nathan C.; Sutherland, Steve; Gangi, Larry J. 2006. FIREMON: Fire effects monitoring and inventory system. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-164-CD. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 1 CD.
Monitoring and inventory to assess the effects of wildland fire is critical for 1) documenting fire effects, 2) assessing ecosystem damage and benefit, 3) evaluating the success or failure of a burn, and 4) appraising the potential for future treatments. However, monitoring fire effects is often difficult because data collection requires abundant funds, resources, and sampling experience. Often, the reason fire monitoring projects are not implemented is because fire management agencies do not have scientifically based, standardized protocols for inventorying pre- and postfire conditions that satisfy their monitoring and management objectives. We have developed a comprehensive system, called the Fire Effects Monitoring and Inventory System (FIREMON), which is designed to satisfy fire management agencies' monitoring and inventory requirements for most ecosystems, fuel types, and geographic areas in the United States. FIREMON consists of standardized sampling methods and manuals, field forms, database, analysis program, and an image analysis guide so that fire managers can 1) design a fire effects monitoring project, 2) collect and store the sampled data, 3) statistically analyze and summarize the data, 4) link the data with satellite imagery, and 5) map the sampled data across the landscape using image processing. FIREMON allows flexible but comprehensive sampling of fire effects so data can be evaluated for significant impacts, shared across agencies, and used to update and refine fire management plans and prescriptions. FIREMON has a flexible structure that allows the modification of sampling methods and local code fields to allow the sampling of locally important fire effects evaluation criteria.
Keywords: monitoring, fire effects, inventory, sample design, sampling methods, fuels, burn severity, analysis
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FIREMON CD "Read Me"
PDF File Size: 90 KCover and Table of Contents
PDF File Size: 310 KFIREMON Introduction
PDF File Size: 140 KIntegrated Sampling Strategy (ISS) Guide
Robert E. Keane, Duncan C. Lutes
PDF File Size: 1.2 MBPlot Description (PD)
Robert E. Keane
PDF File Size: 1.1 MBTree Data (TD)
Robert E. Keane
PDF File Size: 1.1 MBFuel Load (FL)
Duncan C. Lutes, Robert E. Keane
PDF File Size: 1.8 MBSpecies Composition (SC)
John F. Caratti
PDF File Size: 575 KCover/Frequency (CF)
John F. Caratti
PDF File Size: 650 KPoint Intercept (PO)
John F. Caratti
PDF File Size: 1 MBDensity (DE)
John F. Caratti
PDF File Size: 360 KLine Intercept (LI)
John F. Caratti
PDF File Size: 820 KRare Species (RS)
Steve Sutherland
PDF File Size: 200 KLandscape Assessment (LA)
Carl H. Key, Nathan C. Benson
PDF File Size: 1.4 MBFIREMON Database
John F. Caratti
PDF File Size: 3.4 MBAnalysis Tools (AT)
Larry J. Gangi
PDF File Size: 1.2 MBMetadata (MD)
Robert E. Keane
PDF File Size: 120 KFire Behavior (FB)
Robert E. Keane
PDF File Size: 200 KHow To ... Guide
Duncan C. Lutes, Robert E. Keane, John F. Caratti, Carl H. Key, Nathan C. Benson
PDF File Size: 1.3 MBFIREMON Appendix
PDF File Size: 1.2 MBFIREMON Glossary
PDF File Size: 100 KFIREMON References
PDF File Size: 80 K
Title: RMRS-GTR-164CD:
FIREMON: Fire effects monitoring and inventory system
Electronic Publish Date: August 1, 2006
Last Update: August
1, 2006