Session 7 Use of Forecasts for Fire Planning, Execution and Suppression

Wednesday, 12 January 2000: 1:30 PM-4:45 PM
Host: Third Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology
Organizer:
Francis M. Fujioka, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Riverside, CA

Papers:
1:30 PM
7.1
The September 2, 1998 Firestorm: Saving Lives Through Effective Communication
Mark Moede, NOAA/NWS, San Diego, CA; and P. Curran

1:45 PM
7.2
The North Central Nebraska Prairie Fire of 16 March 1999
John W. Stoppkotte, NOAA/NWS, North Platte, NE

2:00 PM
7.3
Providing meteorological information for controlled burns at the Savannah River Site
Robert L. Buckley, Savannah River Technology Center, Aiken, SC; and C. H. Hunter

2:15 PM
7.4
Long-range fire assessments: procedures, products, and applications
G. Thomas Zimmerman, USDA Forest Service, Albuquerque, NM; and M. Hilbruner, P. Werth, T. Sexton, and R. Bartlette

2:30 PM
7.5
Experimental daily NCEP Eta model smoke management forecasts
Matthew G. Fearon, DRI and Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV; and T. J. Brown

2:45 PM
7.6
Prospects Of Long-Lead Seasonal Wildland Fire Predictions For Oahu, Hawaii
Pao-Shin Chu, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and W. Yan and F. M. Fujioka

3:00 PM
7.7
The relationship between area burned by wildland fire in Canada and circulation anomalies in the mid-troposphere
Walter R. Skinner, AES, Toronto, ON, Canada; and B. J. Stocks, D. L. Martell, B. Bonsal, and A. Shabbar

3:15 PM
7.8
Pacific Sea Surface Temperatures and their relation to Area Burned in Canada
Mike D. Flannigan, Canadian Forest Service, Edmonton, AB, Canada; and B. Todd, M. Wotton, W. R. Skinner, B. J. Stocks, and D. L. Martell

3:30 PM
7.0a
Session Introduction: Francis M. Fujioka, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Riverside, CA

3:45 PM
7.5a
Coffee Break

4:15 PM
7.8a
Discussion

4:30 PM
7.8b
Symposium Closing Remarks: Dave Goens and Sue Ferguson

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