RFC GIS WorkshopWilmington, Ohio (OHRFC)July 17 – 19, 2007 Wildfire Boundaries Acquisition, Usage, and Web Display Daniel Kozlowski HAS Meteorologist California.

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RFC GIS WorkshopWilmington, Ohio (OHRFC)July 17 – 19, 2007 Wildfire Boundaries Acquisition, Usage, and Web Display Daniel Kozlowski HAS Meteorologist California Nevada River Forecast Center

RFC GIS WorkshopWilmington, Ohio (OHRFC)July 17 – 19, 2007 Acquisition USGS Anonymous FTP Server ( ftp.geomac.gov )ftp.geomac.gov Data Available for the Period 2000 to Current Year ALL Regions of the United States Are Available Wildfires Are Not Just An Issue In the West! Directory Structure… /outgoing/yyyy_fire_data/StateName/FireName Wildfire Boundaries For Example… 2007CaliforniaAngora

RFC GIS WorkshopWilmington, Ohio (OHRFC)July 17 – 19, 2007 Wildfire Boundaries Example 1: Angora Fire (South Lake Tahoe – June 2007) 3,100 Acres Burned 242 Residences and 67 Commercial Structures Destroyed

RFC GIS WorkshopWilmington, Ohio (OHRFC)July 17 – 19, 2007 Wildfire Boundaries Example 2: Big Turnaround Fire (SE GA / NE FL– Apr to Jul 2007) Approximately 390,000 Acres Burned At Least 18 Homes Destroyed and Parts of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

RFC GIS WorkshopWilmington, Ohio (OHRFC)July 17 – 19, 2007 Timeline of Wildfire to Debris Flow Grand Prix Fire – Began October 21, 2003 Old Fire – Began October 25, 2003 Fires Merged on October 26, 2003 Affected Lytle Creek, Cable Canyon, and Waterman Canyon Areas Wildfire Boundaries

RFC GIS WorkshopWilmington, Ohio (OHRFC)July 17 – 19, 2007 Wildfire Boundaries Timeline of Wildfire to Debris Flow 100 Percent Containment on November 8, 2003 Approximately 150,000 Acres Burned Over 1100 Homes and 10 Commercial Buildings Destroyed Four Fatalities and Forty Injuries Due to Fire

RFC GIS WorkshopWilmington, Ohio (OHRFC)July 17 – 19, 2007 Timeline of Wildfire to Debris Flow Nearly 10” of Rainfall Over the Burn Areas on Christmas Day Gage Data: Lytle Creek – 8.58” and Devore Water Co – 5.79” 33 of 34 Basins In Foothills of San Bernardino Mountains Filled With Debris Hardest Hit Basins: Lytle Creek, Cable Canyon, and Waterman Canyon Wildfire Boundaries

RFC GIS WorkshopWilmington, Ohio (OHRFC)July 17 – 19, 2007 Lytle Creek Courtesy of Google Earth Wildfire Boundaries Rainfall Rates Up To 1.00” / Hour Flash Flooding and Debris Flows Observed As Trees, Rocks, and Mud Flowed Across Several Roads and Highways

RFC GIS WorkshopWilmington, Ohio (OHRFC)July 17 – 19, 2007 Cable Canyon Courtesy of Google Earth Wildfire Boundaries Rainfall Rates.20” to.70” / Hour Flash Flood and Debris Flow Resulted in a Mudslide Moved Thru a KOA Campground 2 People, 1 Bear, and 1 Horse Killed 32 Travel Trailers, Multiple Vehicles, and Roads Destroyed

RFC GIS WorkshopWilmington, Ohio (OHRFC)July 17 – 19, 2007 Waterman Canyon Courtesy of Google Earth Wildfire Boundaries Rainfall Rates.20” to.70” / Hour Resulted in Mud, Water, and Rock Slides in the Canyon Moved Through Saint Sofia Camp Killing 14 People Debris Flow Destroyed 2 Bridges and Finally Spanned Out Just North of the city of San Bernardino

RFC GIS WorkshopWilmington, Ohio (OHRFC)July 17 – 19, 2007 Wildfire Boundaries Aftermath…

RFC GIS WorkshopWilmington, Ohio (OHRFC)July 17 – 19, 2007 Wildfire Boundaries Use of GIS Data on Internet Graphics Precipitation Gage Graphics

RFC GIS WorkshopWilmington, Ohio (OHRFC)July 17 – 19, 2007 Wildfire Boundaries Use of GIS Data on Internet Graphics Precipitation Grid Graphics (QPE and QPF)

RFC GIS WorkshopWilmington, Ohio (OHRFC)July 17 – 19, 2007 Wildfire Boundaries Use of GIS Data on Internet Graphics Flash Flood Guidance Adjustments –In coordination with USGS, initial FFG of 0.25” to 0.50” per hour over 2003 burn areas Oct 2003 Cedar Fire - San Diego County > Second Largest Fire in California History > Nearly 725,000 Acres Burned > Over 3500 Homes Destroyed > 15 People Killed

RFC GIS WorkshopWilmington, Ohio (OHRFC)July 17 – 19, 2007 Wildfire Boundaries Use of GIS Data on AWIPS D2D Background Map

RFC GIS WorkshopWilmington, Ohio (OHRFC)July 17 – 19, 2007 Wildfire Boundaries Questions??? Thank You!!!