2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
Decision Support for Forest Fuels Evaluation and Treatment Planning Track: Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management Author(s): Keith Reynolds, Robert Keane, Paul Hessburg Scientists at the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station have collaborated with scientists at the Missoula Fire Sciences Lab to develop a strategic decision support system for evaluation of forest fuel conditions and treatment planning. LANDFIRE data and model outputs from LANDFIRE's FIREHARM model are evaluated in the Ecosystem Management Decision Support (EMDS) system, an ArcMap extension, to assess hazard and risk of wildfire at the scale of subwatersheds. Evaluation results for hazard and risk are combined with additional data, related to feasibility and efficacy of fuel treatment, to develop treatment priorities for subwatersheds. The current prototype application will be demonstrated for two large regions in the interior western United States. Keith Reynolds USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station Pacific Northwest Research Station 3200 SW Jefferson Way Corvallis , OR 97331 US Phone: 541-750-7434 E-mail: kreynolds@fs.fed.us Robert Keane Rocky Mountain Research Station Missoual Fire Sciences Lab PO Box 8089 Missoula , MT 59807 US Phone: 406-329-4846 E-mail: rkeane@fs.fed.us Paul Hessburg Pacific Northwest Research Station 1133 N. Western Avenue Wenatchee 98801 US Phone: 509-664-2709 E-mail: phessburg@fs.fed.us |
|||||
