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Author: Phil Beilin 500 San Pablo Dam Rd Phone: (510) 986-7640 East Bay Municipal Utility District Natural Resource Department has used ArcInfo and ArcView GIS to create a GIS database of fire resource data layers. These layers include the location, type, and status of fire roads and fire abatements; seasonal fuel severity; and modeled fire severity. This database is used to maintain and assess the fire readiness of this watershed area. A number of the layers have been combined into a fire atlas product for use by fire agencies responding to incidents in this area. The map atlas was created using ArcView GIS 3.2. This product was displayed at the Regional FireSafe users group (for fire agencies within Alameda and Contra Costa counties) and has led to the formation of a GIS subgroup that is actively compiling its own fire resource data. It is planned that this information will be shared among agencies and eventually put into a Web-based GIS fire atlas for use in fire response. |
