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Semarang, Indonesia.","plantPart":"litter","original":"Polka2018","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"mass loss rate (g/s): 0.2","score":{"value":0.2,"scale":"FLAMITS — mass loss rate (g/s)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 10693; Combustibility measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; device calorimeter; site Polka2018-1; sampling ND. Primary study Polka2018: Pólka, M. (2018). Analysis of the heat and smoke release rate of selected undergrowth types. E3S Web of Conferences. Semarang, Indonesia.","plantPart":"litter","original":"Polka2018","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"time to flaming (s): 29.86","score":{"value":29.86,"scale":"FLAMITS — time to flaming (s)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 12957; Ignitability measurement; plant part wood; fuel dead; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Sotomayor2017-1; sampling ND. Primary study Sotomayor2017: Sotomayor-Castellanos, J., & Carrillo-Gómez, M. (2017). Comportamiento al fuego de cinco especies mexicanas. Estudio comparativo. Investigación e Ingeniería de la Madera, 13, 4-38.","original":"Sotomayor2017","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"burnt biomass (%): 97.36","score":{"value":97.36,"scale":"FLAMITS — burnt biomass (%)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 12962; Consumability measurement; plant part wood; fuel dead; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Sotomayor2017-1; sampling ND. Primary study Sotomayor2017: Sotomayor-Castellanos, J., & Carrillo-Gómez, M. (2017). Comportamiento al fuego de cinco especies mexicanas. Estudio comparativo. Investigación e Ingeniería de la Madera, 13, 4-38.","original":"Sotomayor2017","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"time to flaming (s): 75","score":{"value":75,"scale":"FLAMITS — time to flaming (s)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 17313; Ignitability measurement; plant part wood; fuel dead; predrying yes; device radiant panel; site Simms1967-1; sampling ND. Primary study Simms1967: Simms, D.L., & Law, M. (1967). The ignition of wet and dry wood by radiation. Combustion and Flame, 11, 377–388.","original":"Simms1967","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"time to flaming (s): 93","score":{"value":93,"scale":"FLAMITS — time to flaming (s)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 17314; Ignitability measurement; plant part wood; fuel dead; predrying yes; device radiant panel; site Simms1967-1; sampling ND. Primary study Simms1967: Simms, D.L., & Law, M. (1967). The ignition of wet and dry wood by radiation. Combustion and Flame, 11, 377–388.","original":"Simms1967","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"time to flaming (s): 62","score":{"value":62,"scale":"FLAMITS — time to flaming (s)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 17315; Ignitability measurement; plant part wood; fuel live; predrying no; device radiant panel; site Simms1967-1; sampling ND. Primary study Simms1967: Simms, D.L., & Law, M. (1967). The ignition of wet and dry wood by radiation. Combustion and Flame, 11, 377–388.","original":"Simms1967","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"time to flaming (s): 72","score":{"value":72,"scale":"FLAMITS — time to flaming (s)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 17316; Ignitability measurement; plant part wood; fuel live; predrying no; device radiant panel; site Simms1967-1; sampling ND. Primary study Simms1967: Simms, D.L., & Law, M. (1967). The ignition of wet and dry wood by radiation. Combustion and Flame, 11, 377–388.","original":"Simms1967","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"time to flaming (s): 105","score":{"value":105,"scale":"FLAMITS — time to flaming (s)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 17317; Ignitability measurement; plant part wood; fuel live; predrying no; device radiant panel; site Simms1967-1; sampling ND. Primary study Simms1967: Simms, D.L., & Law, M. (1967). The ignition of wet and dry wood by radiation. Combustion and Flame, 11, 377–388.","original":"Simms1967","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"time to flaming (s): 74","score":{"value":74,"scale":"FLAMITS — time to flaming (s)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 17318; Ignitability measurement; plant part wood; fuel live; predrying no; device radiant panel; site Simms1967-1; sampling ND. Primary study Simms1967: Simms, D.L., & Law, M. (1967). The ignition of wet and dry wood by radiation. Combustion and Flame, 11, 377–388.","original":"Simms1967","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"time to flaming (s): 84","score":{"value":84,"scale":"FLAMITS — time to flaming (s)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 17319; Ignitability measurement; plant part wood; fuel live; predrying no; device radiant panel; site Simms1967-1; sampling ND. Primary study Simms1967: Simms, D.L., & Law, M. (1967). The ignition of wet and dry wood by radiation. Combustion and Flame, 11, 377–388.","original":"Simms1967","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"time to flaming (s): 80","score":{"value":80,"scale":"FLAMITS — time to flaming (s)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 17320; Ignitability measurement; plant part wood; fuel live; predrying no; device radiant panel; site Simms1967-1; sampling ND. Primary study Simms1967: Simms, D.L., & Law, M. (1967). The ignition of wet and dry wood by radiation. Combustion and Flame, 11, 377–388.","original":"Simms1967","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"time to flaming (s): 96","score":{"value":96,"scale":"FLAMITS — time to flaming (s)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 17321; Ignitability measurement; plant part wood; fuel live; predrying no; device radiant panel; site Simms1967-1; sampling ND. Primary study Simms1967: Simms, D.L., & Law, M. (1967). The ignition of wet and dry wood by radiation. Combustion and Flame, 11, 377–388.","original":"Simms1967","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"time to flaming (s): 94","score":{"value":94,"scale":"FLAMITS — time to flaming (s)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 17322; Ignitability measurement; plant part wood; fuel live; predrying no; device radiant panel; site Simms1967-1; sampling ND. Primary study Simms1967: Simms, D.L., & Law, M. (1967). The ignition of wet and dry wood by radiation. Combustion and Flame, 11, 377–388.","original":"Simms1967","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"time to flaming (s): 119","score":{"value":119,"scale":"FLAMITS — time to flaming (s)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 17323; Ignitability measurement; plant part wood; fuel live; predrying no; device radiant panel; site Simms1967-1; sampling ND. Primary study Simms1967: Simms, D.L., & Law, M. (1967). The ignition of wet and dry wood by radiation. Combustion and Flame, 11, 377–388.","original":"Simms1967","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"time to flaming (s): 1440","score":{"value":1440,"scale":"FLAMITS — time to flaming (s)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 19125; Ignitability measurement; plant part wood; fuel dead; predrying yes; device calorimeter; site Hao2020-1; sampling ND. Primary study Hao2020: Hao, H., Chow, C. L., & Lau, D. (2020). Effect of heat flux on combustion of different wood species. 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Fuel, 278, 118325.","original":"Hao2020","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"time to flaming (s): 45","score":{"value":45,"scale":"FLAMITS — time to flaming (s)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 19127; Ignitability measurement; plant part wood; fuel dead; predrying yes; device calorimeter; site Hao2020-1; sampling ND. Primary study Hao2020: Hao, H., Chow, C. L., & Lau, D. (2020). Effect of heat flux on combustion of different wood species. Fuel, 278, 118325.","original":"Hao2020","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"energy flux (kW/m²): 196","score":{"value":196,"scale":"FLAMITS — energy flux (kW/m²)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 19134; Combustibility measurement; plant part wood; fuel dead; predrying yes; device calorimeter; site Hao2020-1; sampling ND. Primary study Hao2020: Hao, H., Chow, C. L., & Lau, D. (2020). Effect of heat flux on combustion of different wood species. Fuel, 278, 118325.","original":"Hao2020","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"energy flux (kW/m²): 191.3","score":{"value":191.3,"scale":"FLAMITS — energy flux (kW/m²)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 19135; Combustibility measurement; plant part wood; fuel dead; predrying yes; device calorimeter; site Hao2020-1; sampling ND. Primary study Hao2020: Hao, H., Chow, C. L., & Lau, D. (2020). Effect of heat flux on combustion of different wood species. Fuel, 278, 118325.","original":"Hao2020","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"energy flux (kW/m²): 233.5","score":{"value":233.5,"scale":"FLAMITS — energy flux (kW/m²)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 19136; Combustibility measurement; plant part wood; fuel dead; predrying yes; device calorimeter; site Hao2020-1; sampling ND. Primary study Hao2020: Hao, H., Chow, C. L., & Lau, D. (2020). Effect of heat flux on combustion of different wood species. 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Journal Fire Science, 21, 55–65.","original":"Ji2003","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"time to flaming (s): 214","score":{"value":214,"scale":"FLAMITS — time to flaming (s)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 19226; Ignitability measurement; plant part wood; fuel dead; predrying yes; device calorimeter; site Ji2003-1; sampling ND. Primary study Ji2003: Ji, J., Yang, L. -H., Chen, X., & Fan, W. (2003). Study on the effects of heat flux levels on heat release rate of wood. 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Most table rows are a carrier of Virginia Firescapes rather than an independent rating; Tennessee source scope does not change that lineage or establish site suitability.","sourceVersion":"UT-Extension-SP685-2006-10-24","asOf":"2006-10-24T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"yavapai-34","sourceName":"Fire-Resistant and Fire-Prone Plants Common to Yavapai County (Bulletin 34)","sourceUrl":"https://www.extension.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/2025-03/FirewisePlants3-14-2025.pdf","geography":{"grain":"aggregate-region","stateCodes":["AZ"],"regions":["Yavapai County"]},"completeness":"partial","reviewStatus":"reviewed","scope":"University of Arizona Cooperative Extension authors Bulletin 34 for Yavapai County. FireApproved publishes 198 exact source owners from its resistant and prone tables and keeps the county boundary visible. 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