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Principal Investigator(s):
  • Nicholas L. Crookston
    US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
  • Sarah J. Beukema
    ESSA Technologies
  • Werner A. Kurz
    Natural Resources Canada
  • Elizabeth D. Reinhardt
    US Forest Service, Fire and Aviation Management
  • Marc R. Wiitala
    US Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station
Collaborator(s):
  • Colin C. Hardy
    US Forest Service, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory
Cooperator(s):
  • Nicholas L. Crookston
    US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
  • Jane Kapler Smith
    US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire, Fuel, and Smoke Science Program
  • Robert J. McGaughey
    US Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Completion Date: September 30, 2002

The Fire and Fuels Extension to the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FFE-FVS) can be used to evaluate wildland fuels treatments alternatives and schedules (tasks 1 and 3) and can aid in social understanding and acceptance of different fuel treatments (task 2), especially when used in conjunction with visualization software. This proposal seeks funds to continue the development and delivery of FFE-FVS to cover the most disparate woodland and timberlands in the western United States. Individual tasks include the calibration of regional variants; publication of documentation; redesign of FVS and some associated pest extensions to better represent the interactions between insects, diseases, fuel dynamics, and fire; enhancement of the Suppose graphical user interface to support FFE-FVS; enhancement of existing visualization software to represent fuels and fire; assessment of the visualization's effectiveness in education and public forums; user training; and continued interaction with JFSP stakeholders to ensure that FFE-FVS is meeting users needs and can be used cooperatively with other tools as necessary to meet the JFSP objectives. Extension of this work to the eastern U.S. is advocated for future funding. Cost estimates are provided by task thereby providing TFSP management an opportunity to select among tasks for funding.

Cataloging Information

Topics:
Regions:
Keywords:
  • FFE-FVS - Fire and Fuels Extension to the Forest Vegetation Simulator
  • fuel treatments
  • training
JFSP Project Number(s):
  • 99-1-1-04
Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
Record Last Modified:
FRAMES Record Number: 1145