Abstract

GIS Analysis USFS Region 5 Fire & Aviation Management 2015
Track: Wildland Fire Management
Authors: Lorri Peltz-Lewis, Elizabeth Hale

Fire and Aviation Management GIS Lab presents an update on what the lab has been doing. The lab provides direct support to incidents including fire and all hazards delivering data, training, planning, data management, coordination, etc. Updates included changes in the Direct Protection Areas (DPA) in California, resource availability and initial attack vs. prolonged attack, mobile technologies, resources availability, supporting Predictive Services, etc.