Title:

Biophysical and weather conditions associated with fuel breaks leveraged during the suppression of large widlfires in southern California National Forests

Author(s):

Young, Jesse D.; Gannon, Benjamin M.; Wei, Yu; Belval, Erin J.; Thompson, Matthew P.; O'Connor, Christopher D.; Calkin, David E.; Dunn, Christopher J.

Publication Year:

2024

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Young, Jesse D.; Gannon, Benjamin M.; Wei, Yu; Belval, Erin J.; Thompson, Matthew P.; O'Connor, Christopher D.; Calkin, David E.; Dunn, Christopher J. 2024. Biophysical and weather conditions associated with fuel breaks leveraged during the suppression of large widlfires in southern California National Forests. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2024-0058

Abstract:

We compiled a comprehensive dataset detailing encounters between fuel breaks, fireline operations, and large wildfires in southern California from 2017 to 2020. This dataset encompasses various aspects including biophysical factors and fire weather conditions. Our aim was to construct statistical models that assess the effectiveness of fireline operations on fuel breaks. This data publication includes the tabular data utilized in our analysis which encompasses attributes of wildfires such as identifiers, commencement year, discovery dates, fuel loading and daily personnel from the Resource Ordering and Status System (ROSS).

Keywords:

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere; environment; imageryBaseMapsEarthCover; Climate change; Fire; Fire suppression, pre-suppression; Wildland/urban interface; Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis; Natural Resource Management & Use; Engineering, roads, bridges; Landscape management; fireline; fire weather; fire personnel; fuel breaks; suppression effectiveness; wildfire complexity; Joint Fire Science Program; JFSP; California; Angeles National Forest; Cleveland National Forest; Los Padres National Forest; San Bernardino National Forest

Related publications:

• Young, Jesse D.; Gannon, Benjamin M.; Wei, Yu; Belval, Erin J.; Thompson, Matthew P.; O'Connor, Christopher D.; Calkin, David E.; Dunn, Christopher J. Unknown. The cost operational complexity: A causal assessment of pre-fire mitigation and wildfire suppression. Forest Policy and Economics. [In Review].
• Gannon, Benjamin M.; Wei, Yu; Belval, Erin J.; Young, Jesse D.; Thompson, Matthew P.; O'Connor, Christopher D.; Calkin, David E.; Dunn, Christopher J. 2023. Fuel break encounters with large wildfires in southern California National Forests and associated biophysical, suppression, weather, and fire behavior characteristics. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2022-0098

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