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LCP Critique


LCP Critique is a small stand-alone program that allows users to import an LCP file and generate summary information that can be used to critique the data. It is identical to the LCP Critique available for analyses in the Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS), but is provided here for direct use with LCP files. Click here for more details and to download the program.


Link to ArcFuels website

ArcFuels is a library of ArcGIS macros developed to streamline fire behavior modeling and spatial analyses for fuel treatment planning. The macros link: 1) key wildfire behavior models; 2) fuels and vegetation data (e.g. Landfire, FVS databases); 3) MS Office, and 4) ArcGIS.

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Fuels
Combustible material. (National Wildfire Coordinating Group/Fire Research And Management Exchange System)

The Fuel subject category contains resources related to the study of fuels, including, but not limited to, fuel categories, fuel properties, fuel moisture, plant flammability, fuel availability, and fuel consumption.

New Fuel Models Released:

RMRS-GTR-153: Standard Fire Behavior Fuel Models: A Comprehensive Set for Use with Rothermel's Surface Fire Spread ModelNew Fuel Models Help File (.pdf file 8.7 MB).
New Fuel Models Power Point Presentation (.ppt file; 2.5 MB)New Fuel Models Help File (.chm file; 18 MB) Important! This is a LARGE file. Right click on the link to save a copy to your computer. The help file WILL NOT WORK if opened in a browser window. If you are having trouble opening the file once it's been downloaded, refer to the Microsoft Help page.
Fuel Models Spreadsheet (CompareModelsFour.xls file; 114 KB)
Combined Fuel Model Spreadsheet and Help File (.zip file; 18 MB)

About the Spreadsheet: The spreadsheet NewFuelModelsFour.xls is provided so that you can make quick, simple comparisons of the new fuel models with each other and with the original 13 fuel models. Guidance for using the spreadsheet is included in the helpfile, described below.

About the Help File: The helpfile describes characteristics of the new fuel model set, its development, and its relationship to the original set of 13 fire behavior fuel models. To assist with transition to using the new fuel models, a fuel model selection guide, fuel model crosswalk, and set of fuel model photos are provided. This document also contains comprehensive fire behavior output charts to facilitate comparison of the new fuel models with the original 13. A calculation aid for comparing fuel models under a variety of environmental conditions is included.

The material presented is reinforced with a workshop section, which includes answers to frequently asked questions, a quiz, and practical exercises. This document serves as a self-study aid for learning to use the new set of fuel models, or can be used as part of a training course wherever a discussion of standard fuel models is relevant.

About the GTR: This report describes a new set of standard fire behavior fuel models for use with Rothermel's surface fire spread model and the relationship of the new set to the original set of 13 fire behavior fuel models. To assist with transition to using the new fuel models, a fuel model selection guide, fuel model crosswalk, and set of fuel model photos are provided.

Related Document: Nomographs for estimating surface fire behavior characteristics

Related Resources: The new fuel models relate to the following tools:

FARSITEFlamMapBehavePlus
NEXUSFMAPlusFFE-FVS

Related Website: Fire Modeling Institute

Information provided by Joe Scott, Systems for Environmental Management, co-author of the GTR listed above.

Notices for Fuels

Expand  Conference: 2012 Fire and Water Quality Conference - Banff, Canada
Expand  Conference: 6th Annual Wildland Fire Litigation Conference - Sacramento, CA
Expand  Conference: AFE 5th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress - Portland, OR
Expand  General: AFSC Webinar: Once burned, Twice Shy: Repeat Fires Result in Black Spruce Regeneration Failure
Expand  Training or Workshop: Alaska Fire Modeling Workshop - Fairbanks, AK
Expand  Training or Workshop: Arizona Wildfire and Incident Management Academy Training - Prescott, AZ
Expand  Job: Assistant or Associate Professor of Wildland Fire Science - University of Wisconsin
Expand  General: CFSC Webinar - How to Survive and Leverage Your Wildland Fire Prevention Efforts During a Fire Using READY, SET, GO!
Expand  General: CFSC Webinar - WUI Fire: Managing the Response
Expand  Conference: Forest Health in Oregon: State of the State 2012 - Corvallis, OR
Expand  General: LSFSC webinar - A Synthesis of Fire and Oak
Expand  General: LSFSC Webinar - Unlocking the Mystery of Weather Forecasts
Expand  Job: Research Air Quality Engineer - Seattle, WA
Expand  General: SW Fire Science Consortium Announces Top Ten Fire Management Searches
Expand  General: Washington State Prescribed Fire Council Meeting - Wenatchee, WA
Expand  General: WFLLC Webinar - Effects of Fuels Treatments on the Spatial Probabilities of Burning and Final Size of Recent Wildfires Across the United States
Expand  General: WFLLC Webinar - Heat Stress in the Wildland Firefighter
Expand  General: WUI Fire Webinar Series