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Type: Journal Article
Author(s): Matthew P. Thompson; Jessica R. Haas; Julie W. Gilbertson-Day; Joe H. Scott; Paul G. Langowski; Elise Bowne; David E. Calkin
Publication Date: 2015

Applying wildfire risk assessment models can inform investments in loss mitigation and landscape restoration, and can be used to monitor spatiotemporal trends in risk. Assessing wildfire risk entails the integration of fire modeling outputs, maps of highly valued resources and assets (HVRAs), characterization of fire effects, and articulation of relative importance across HVRAs. Quantifying and geoprocessing wildfire risk can be a complex and time-intensive task, often requiring expertise in geospatial analysis. Researchers and land managers alike would benefit from a standardized and streamlined ability to estimate wildfire risk. In this paper we present the development and application of a geospatial wildfire risk calculation tool, FireNVC. We describe the major components of the tool and how they align with a geospatial wildfire risk assessment framework, detail a recent application of the tool to inform federal wildfire management and planning, and offer suggestions for future improvements and uses of the tool.

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Citation: Thompson, Matthew P. ; Haas, Jessica R.; Gilbertson-Day, Julie W.; Scott, Joe H.; Langowski, Paul; Bowne, Elise; Calkin, David E. 2015. Development and application of a geospatial wildfire exposure and risk calculation tool. Environmental Modelling and Software 63(January 2015):61-72.

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Keywords:
  • decision support
  • effects analysis
  • exposure analysis
  • fire management
  • fire management planning
  • forest management
  • GIS - geographic information system
  • risk assessment
  • wildfire
Tall Timbers Record Number: 31572Location Status: Not in fileCall Number: AvailableAbstract Status: Okay, Fair use, Reproduced by permission
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FRAMES Record Number: 19499

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