Mapping landscape fire frequency for fire regime condition class

Dale A. Hamilton; Wendel J. Hann

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Mapping landscape fire frequency for fire regime condition class

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Authors:

Dale A. Hamilton, Wendel J. Hann

Year:

2015

Type:

Proceedings

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Keane, Robert E.; Jolly, Matt; Parsons, Russell; Riley, Karin. Proceedings of the large wildland fires conference; May 19-23, 2014; Missoula, MT. Proc. RMRS-P-73. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 111-119.

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Abstract

Fire Regime Condition Class (FRCC) is a departure index that compares the current amounts of the different vegetation succession classes, fire frequency, and fire severity to historic reference conditions. FRCC assessments have been widely used for evaluating ecosystem status in many areas of the U.S. in reports such as land use plans, fire management plans, project plans, burn plans, and agency reporting.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the large wildland fires conference; May 19-23, 2014; Missoula, MT

Keywords

fire ecology, fire behavior, smoke management, fire management, social and political consequences

Citation

Hamilton, Dale A.; Hann, Wendel J. 2015. Mapping landscape fire frequency for fire regime condition class. In: Keane, Robert E.; Jolly, Matt; Parsons, Russell; Riley, Karin. Proceedings of the large wildland fires conference; May 19-23, 2014; Missoula, MT. Proc. RMRS-P-73. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 111-119.