Title:

Wildfire risk under alternative fuel management strategies: spatial datasets of in situ and transmitted risk for populated areas in north-central New Mexico and Sierra Mountain Range within California

Author(s):

Vogler, Kevin C.; Thompson, Matthew P.; Scott, Joe H.; Miller, Carol

Publication Year:

2022

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Vogler, Kevin C.; Thompson, Matthew P.; Scott, Joe H.; Miller, Carol. 2022. Wildfire risk under alternative fuel management strategies: spatial datasets of in situ and transmitted risk for populated areas in north-central New Mexico and Sierra Mountain Range within California. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2022-0026

Abstract:

Simulation modeling was used to examine tradeoffs and synergies between hypothetical post-treatment conditions generated according to distinct treatment prioritization schemes (Housing Protection, Federal Risk Transmission, Random) and variable treatment extents. We used stochastic wildfire simulation and computations of exposure to wildfire to compare strategy performance across two very large landscapes - the southern Sierra in California (approximately 28 million acres) and northern New Mexico (approximately 21 million acres). This data publication represents the model results for the two study areas analyzed as well as all input data required to reproduce our analysis. All input data and simulation model parameters were calibrated to represent conditions within the two study areas in 2015.

Keywords:

burn probability; fire likelihood; fire modeling; fire planning; FLPGen; FSim; fuels management; hazard; Landscape Treatment Designer; risk assessment; wildfire; wildfire exposure; wildfire transmission; wildland-urban interface; fire suppression; forest management; biota; environment; planningCadastre; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Environment and People; Fire; Fire ecology; Fire suppression, pre-suppression; Wildland/urban interface; Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis; Assessments; Natural Resource Management & Use; Landscape management; California; New Mexico; United States

Related publications:

• Thompson, Matthew P.; Vogler, Kevin C.; Scott, Joe H.; Miller, Carol. 2022. Comparing risk-based fuel treatment prioritization with alternative strategies for enhancing protection and resource management objectives. Fire Ecology. 18(26). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-022-00149-0 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/66231
• Miller, Carol; Vogler, Kevin C.; Scott, Joe H.; Thompson, Matthew P. 2021. Can landscape fuel treatments enhance both protection and resource management objectives?. Joint Fire Science Program Final Report. Project ID: 17-1-01-4. (Available in data publication download: \Supplements\17-1-01-4_final_report.pdf). https://www.firescience.gov/projects/17-1-01-4/project/17-1-01-4_final_report.pdf

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