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Fire modeling in Alaska during an extended dry fire season, 2009, thoughts from a long term analyst
Document Type: Unpublished Work
Author(s): Laurie L. Kurth
Publication Year: 2009

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Keyword(s):
  • dry fire season
  • ERC - Energy Release Component
  • fire behavior modeling
  • fire behavior prediction
  • FSPro - Fire Spread Probability
  • fuel models
  • model calibration
  • WFDSS - Wildland Fire Decision Support System
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Record Last Modified: August 29, 2019
FRAMES Record Number: 12042

Description

The 2009 fire season in Alaska was characterized by numerous fires in the coastal and interior areas, very dry conditions, and an extended period without rain beyond the normal fire season. This afforded the opportunity to model fire behavior using the recently developed/updated landscape fuels maps with FSPro within the Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS) under more extreme conditions. Following includes some observations, questions, and recommendations developed during my detail at the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center (AICC) from July 24 through August 6. I focused on probabilistic fire behavior modeling using FSPro.

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Citation:
Kurth, Laurie. 2009. Fire modeling in Alaska during an extended dry fire season, 2009, thoughts from a long term analyst. 6 p.

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