Abstract
 Using ArcObjects for Automating Fireshed Assessments and Analyzing Wildfire Risk Track: EMS/Fire Author(s): Alan Ager, Bernie Bahro, Mark Finney Fire sheds are geographic units used by the Forest Service to delineate areas with similar fire regimes, fire history, and wildland fire risk issues. A fire shed assessment is a collaborative process where specialists design fuel treatments to mitigate wildfire risk. Fire shed assessments are an iterative process where fuel treatments are proposed for specific stands based on fire behavior, and the resulting matrix of treatments is evaluated in terms of landscape scale fire behavior. The fire shed process uses an array of fire behavior models and GIS operations, making it difficult to analyze large numbers of scenarios in a timely fashion. We automated fire shed analysis with VBA macros and ArcObjects. The macros are implemented on custom toolbars in ArcMap and ArcGlobe, and link vegetation and wildfire behavior models with ArcGIS, MS Access, Excel, and Forest Service vegetation databases, providing the capability for real-time evaluation of proposed fuel treatments within ArcGIS. Alan Ager USDA Forest Service 2517 Hailey Pendleton , OR 97801 US Phone: 5412783740 E-mail: aager@fs.fed.us Bernie Bahro USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region 3327 Peacekeeper Way McClellan 95652 US Phone: 9166401066 E-mail: bbahro@fs.fed.us Mark Finney USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Missoula , MT 59802 US Phone: 406 329 4832 E-mail: mfinney@fs.fed.us |
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