scholarly journals USE OF RADIO IN FOREST FIRE PROTECTION IN ONTARIO

1940 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-137
Author(s):  
Peter McEwen
Keyword(s):  
Forest Fire ◽  
Fire Protection ◽  
Telephone Line ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Radio Equipment ◽  
Line Construction ◽  
In Fire ◽  
Forest Fire Protection

The use of radio in fire protection practice in Ontario commenced in 1927. Development has mainly been in the northern and western districts where telephone line construction was more costly than in the older, settled districts. From 3 sets in 1927, radio equipment has been increased to 148 sets in 1940. These are of different types according to use requirements. Simplicity of operation is essential because the operators are largely untrained, although interest on the part of tower observers and other users is increasing. Two way communication is made possible by the use of a small gasoline motor of commercial type for charging batteries. Installation in towers, methods of repairing and improving equipment, and the organization of "groups" of sets is described.

scholarly journals FOREST FIRE RISKS IN FOREST VALUATIONS

1955 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 254-267
Author(s):  
George C. Wilkes
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rate ◽  
Burning Rate ◽  
Forest Fire ◽  
Fire Protection ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Fire Loss ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Interest Rate ◽  
Different Parts ◽  
Forest Fire Protection

The influence of the risk of fire loss is important in forest valuations. Risks of loss which cannot be covered by insurance are usually provided for in the interest rate used in calculations of the forest's value.The simplest estimate of the risk of loss from forest fire is the actual average annual burning rate for the Forest area. If this specific information does not exist for the area to be evaluated or is not readily available, this method of appraisal of risk is of little use.The author suggests how to estimate roughly the forest fire risks for different types of forests in different parts of Canada on the basis of the published work on forest fire protection standards by Mr. H. W. Beall, Federal Forestry Branch. The report shows how the estimate of risk may be incorporated in the interest rate used in the evaluation of the forest.

NEAR REAL-TIME SATELLITE MONITORING OF RUSSIA FOR FOREST FIRE PROTECTION

1999 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-61
Author(s):  
N. A. Abushenko ◽  
S. A. Bartalev ◽  
A. I. Belyayev ◽  
D. V. Yershov ◽  
M. Yu. Zakharov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Forest Fire ◽  
Fire Protection ◽  
Satellite Monitoring ◽  
Forest Fire Protection

TRAINING IN FOREST FIRE PROTECTION

1949 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-120
Author(s):  
T. M. Pond
Keyword(s):  
Forest Fire ◽  
Fire Protection ◽  
Forest Fire Protection

scholarly journals A method for determining the forest fire threat level

2014 ◽  
pp. 111-125
Author(s):  
Mihailo Ratknić ◽  
Goran Đorđević ◽  
Mileta Bojović ◽  
Tatjana Ratknić
Keyword(s):  
Forest Fire ◽  
Fire Protection ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Official Gazette ◽  
Threat Level ◽  
Forested Areas ◽  
The Law ◽  
Fire Threat ◽  
Forest Fire Protection

Articles 20, 22, 23, 24 and 27 of the Law on Fire Protection ('Official Gazette of RS', No 111/09) stipulate who and in what manner must prepare fire protection plans and what these plans must contain. The Regulation on classification of buildings, activities and land into a fire threat category ('Official Gazette of RS' No. 76/2010) prescribes a method of categorisation of fire protection subjects, stipulating that the legal entities classified into the first and the second fire threat category must prepare fire protection plans. A novelty in sub-legal regulation is the adoption of a special rulebook on preparation method and content of fire protection plans of autonomous provinces, local self-government units and subjects classified into the first and the second fire threat category ('Official Gazette of RS' No. 73/10). This sub-legal act prescribes the method and guidelines for preparation of fire protection plans, which is a substantial step forward in creation of a uniform procedure on preparation of fire protection plans. A serious shortcoming of this rulebook is that it only takes into account buildings, whereas the Law also stipulates categorisation of land and good-quality forested areas, as well as preparation of forest fire protection plans. Furthermore, the preparation of forest fire protection plans substantially differs from the preparation of fire protection plans for buildings. Creation of a planning act, such is a forest fire protection plan, entails development of methodologies that will provide the basis for the assessment of threat, or a fire occurrence risk, in a specific forest area.

scholarly journals An Indicator for Assessing the Effectiveness of Organizing Forest Fire Protection

2021 ◽  
pp. 213-222
Author(s):  
Roman Kotelnikov ◽  
◽  
Alexander Martynyuk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Fire ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Fire Protection ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Management Decisions ◽  
Weather Factors ◽  
Forest Protection ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Forest Fire Protection

The article briefly analyzes the main indicators used to assess the effectiveness of the organization of forest fire protection in the Russian Federation. The need to improve approaches to such an assessment has been substantiated. Based on the expert analysis of various situations and existing operational indicators of aviation forest protection units and regional dispatching services, it can be concluded that all possible factors that affect the effectiveness of work should be divided into two groups: organizational and weather-related. At the same time, all organizational factors ultimately affect the area covered by the fire. Weather factors cannot be controlled, and their influence must be excluded when calculating performance indicators. Thus, all indicators that characterize the weather factor are directly or indirectly related. The article proves the expediency of using the indicator of fire season intensity to account for weather factors. It is proposed to calculate the relative deviation of the values of forest fire frequency and intensity from the average long-term values for assessing the effectiveness. The article provides a formula, an algorithm, and a number of recommendations for automating the calculation. A verbal-numerical scale of conditional assessment of the effectiveness of forest firefighting units is proposed. The interpretation of the values of the conditional indicator of the effectiveness of forest firefighting units for the selected scale is given. On the basis of the proposed method, an analysis of the effectiveness assessment of organizing forest fire protection in 2019 for all constituent entities of the Russian Federation is carried out. In the framework of the existing accounting system of forest fires, the cost of their suppression, as well as the features of existing system of account of funding of activities related to the protection of forests from fires, the proposed approach is optimal for assessing the forest fire service as it considers previous work experience in a variety of weather conditions. The proposed approach can be used in systems to support management decisions in the field of forest fire protection, which will significantly increase the adequacy of management decisions in the forest sector.

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