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Type: Journal Article
Author(s): C. J. Cuoco
Publication Date: 1993

An average of 350 fire weather special Forecast Requests are prepared each year by the fire weather forecasters in the National Weather Service Forecast Office (WSFO) in Denver. Up to 650 of these spot forecasts may be prepared during a severe fire season. Spot forecasts are written for wildfires, hazardous materials incidents, alpine search and rescue missions, and prescribed fires. Prescribed fires are planned fires; therefore, the accuracy of spot forecasts for these fires can be improved when the fire weather forecaster is included in the long-term planning process of a burn project. This can be accomplished in several ways.

Citation: Cuoco, C. J. 1993. Prescribed burns? Share information with fire weather forecasters and involve them in the planning. Fire Management Notes, v. 53-54, no. 3, p. 10-13.

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Topics:
Climate    Emissions and Smoke    Fire Behavior    Fire Ecology    Fuels    Models    Planning    Prescribed Fire    Weather
Regions:
Rocky Mountain
Keywords:
  • Colorado
  • fire danger rating
  • fire management
  • fuel moisture
  • humidity
  • ignition
  • precipitation
  • smoke management
  • temperature
  • wildfires
  • wind
Tall Timbers Record Number: 9087 • Location Status: In-file • Call Number: A13.32:53-54/3 • Abstract Status: Fair use, Okay, Reproduced by permission
Record Last Modified:
Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
FRAMES Record Number: 34812

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