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DTIC ADA624049: Toolkit for Planning and Managing Prescribed and Wildland Fire Smoke on Military Installations

Natural resource managers have identified smoke management tools for wildfires and prescribed fire as a critical need in minimizing the negative impacts from smoke. Smoke impacts are often in the form of high concentration, short duration events that can significantly impact military operations, human health, and state and national air quality standards, and visibility reductions that present significant roadway safety hazards to military vehicles and the public. This project examines fuel loading, emissions, and smoke dispersion models for the continental US, Alaska, and Hawaii to simulate smoke trajectories/concentrations and recommends a smoke management toolkit comprised of protocols for the management of smoke from prescribed burns and wildfires, fire web resources, and fire training for DoD managers. The project objective is to review and recommend smoke management tools, resources, and training for DoD natural resource managers that support installation testing and training operations, and ensure compliance with mandatory Department of Defense Instructions, State Implementation Plans to achieve the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, and installation Integrated Natural R

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