| Following
is a list of freeware that provides information about fire protection. To
learn more about a particular item, click on the item name. To
download a software product or visit an interactive web site,
click on "download" or "view," respectively.
But first, please read our disclaimer and
permissions page if you haven't already done so.
BlueSky
By US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. A modeling framework designed to predict cumulative impacts of smoke from forest, agricultural, and range fires. The BlueSky smoke modeling framework combines emissions, meteorology, and dispersion models to generate predictions of smoke impacts across the landscape.
download
BlueSkyRAINS
By US Forest Service and US EPA. Helps manage prescribed burning, wildland fires and agricultural burning.
visit
CONSUME
By US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Input fuel characteristics, lighting patterns, fuel conditions, and meteorological attributes, then CONSUME outputs fuel consumption and emissions by combustion phase. CONSUME is designed to import data directly from the Fuel Characteristic Classification System (FCCS), and the output is formatted to feed other models and provide usable outputs for burn plan preparation and smoke management requirements.
download
Fire Emission Production Simulator (FEPS)
By US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Manages data concerning consumption, emissions and heat release characteristics of prescribed burns and wildland fires.
download
Fire Regime Condition Class (FRCC)
By FRCC Interagency Working Group. A tool for determining the degree of departure from reference condition vegetation, fuels and disturbance regimes. Assessing FRCC can help guide management objectives and set priorities for treatments.
download
Fire Research Information Services (FRIS)
By National Institute of Standards and Technology. A resource for fire protection engineers, scientists, and fire service personal. It includes FIREDOC which is a complete fire research bibliographic database with 55,000 holdings (published reports, journal articles, conference proceedings, books, and audiovisual items) of FRIS. Each reference has complete bibliographic information.
visit
Fire Wars
By NOVA Online. Video: How much do forest fires contribute to global warming?
visit
Forest Service Historical Photograph Collection
By US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Agricultural Library. View historical photos of forest fire fighters at work, forest insects, natural phenomena, and homesteads.
visit
Fuel Characteristic Classification System (FCCS)
By US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Characterizes and classifies fuelbeds to capture the structural complexity and geographical diversity of fuel components across landscapes and provide the ability to assess elements of human (e.g. logging slash) and natural (e.g. insect and disease) change. Also available as PDF file.
download
Landscape Management System (LMS)
By University of Washington, Yale University, and USDA Forest Service. Assists in landscape level analysis and planning of forest ecosystems by automating the tasks of stand projection, graphical and tabular summarization, stand visualization, and landscape visualization. LMS is comprised of many separate programs that make projections, produce graphical or tabular displays, store inventory information, and connect these diverse programs into a cohesive system.
download
MediaLab OSHA Fire Safety
By MediaLab, Inc.. This basic course describes the three common classes of fire; tells how to guard against fires in the workplace; and describes the correct procedure for handling a fire emergency.
visit
NFPA Chemical Hazard Label
By National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Ever wonder what the numbers on a chemical hazard label mean? Here's a brief description of the label and NFPA Standard 704.
visit
OSHA Fire Safety Advisor
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Addresses OSHA's general industry standards for fire safety and emergency evacuation (Subpart E, 29CFR 1910.36, 37, and 38), and for firefighting, fire suppression, and fire detection systems and equipment (Subpart L, 29CFR1910.156 through 165). It asks you about a building and business policies and practices to prepare the guidance you need.
download
Smokey Bear Games
By US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Games that relate to fire fighting.
visit
Ventilation Climate Information System
By US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Assesses values of air quality and visibility at risk from wildland fires in the US.
visit
Can't find what you need?
|