Abstract
Wild West Hi-Tech-WUI Mapping in Rural Utah Track: EMS/Fire Author(s): Mike Moab Price, David Vaughn, John Flahie Facing challenges of emergency services infrastructure development in a rural area of southeast Utah, the community of Castle Valley has joined with federal and state land management agencies to create a comprehensive wildfire mitigation plan. Guided by GIS, mapping and planning incorporates granted software, loaned global positioning system hardware, and computers owned by members of the all-volunteer fire department. Volunteers survey wildfire hazards, assigning numerical scores for threats to life and property. Access and egress points, types of building construction and building locations, utility services, topography, vegetation and fuels, and survivable/defensible space are mapped. Firefighters collect field data with a Trimble GeoExplorer 3 GPS unit. Esri's ArcView software creates dynamic maps to plan hazard reduction projects and develop operational firefighting strategies. This presentation summarizes processes used by volunteers to capture and build datasets, model WUI data, and guide community and regional emergency planning and preparedness. Mike Moab Price Entrada/San Juan, Inc. 3911 Lake Lane PO Box 853 Moab , UT 84532 US Phone: 435-260-8243 E-mail: mike_price@frontiernet.net David Vaughn Castle Valley Fire Department HC 64 Box 3004 Castle Valley , UT 84532 US Phone: 435-259-1571 E-mail: davecvsr@frontiernet.net John Flahie Moab Valley Fire Protection District 45 South 100 East Moab , UT 84532 US Phone: 435-259-5557 Fax: 435-259-5710 E-mail: mfd1@frontiernet.net |
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