Fuel Treatment Making a Difference Steve Harbert Tim Rich Burn Boss Refresher February 2009 1 Burn Boss Refresher 2009.

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Fuel Treatment Making a Difference Steve Harbert Tim Rich Burn Boss Refresher February Burn Boss Refresher 2009

How can Fuel Treatments “Make a Difference”? Ecosystem Restoration Protection Why here, why now? 2 Burn Boss Refresher 2009

Why be Effective? Available FS and BLM land in PNW: 20.7 MM acres 2008 Accomplishment / % of available: 130 M acres = 0.6 % In 15 years, % of available treated: 9% (6%/decade) Wildfire Acres/year 309 M Acres 3 Burn Boss Refresher 2009

Principles of Stand Level Fuel Treatments 1.Surface fuels 2.Ladder fuels 3.Canopy fuels 4.Leave large trees 4 Burn Boss Refresher 2009

Treatment Strategies Fuel Breaks DFPZ Extensive vs. Intensive SPOTS 5 Burn Boss Refresher 2009

SPOTS 6 Burn Boss Refresher 2009

An Assessment of Fuel Treatments on Selected Fires in the Pacific Northwest A report to Fire Directors Ken Snell and Carl Gossard USDA Forest Service, Region 6; Oregon State BLM October Burn Boss Refresher 2009

Three Fires, Three Strategies Monument Fire – Umatilla NF GW Fire – Deschutes NF Egley Fire – Burns Fire Zone 8 Burn Boss Refresher 2009

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GW Fire Results 12 Burn Boss Refresher 2009

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July 6 th to July 22 nd 14 Burn Boss Refresher 2009

Egley Complex Assessment 42% of assessment area had treatments High severity areas were statistically different Post-fire photographic evidence supports the fuels treatment effectiveness conclusion. In some treatment areas weather overpowered the veg/fuels treatment. Newer treatments were more effective. 15 Burn Boss Refresher 2009

Egley Prescriptions Underburning (3869 acres)‏  Marginally significant Commercial Harvest (17990 acres)‏  Wide variety, and significant Pre-commercial thin and piling (~16940 acres)‏  Very significant  Changed Rx intensity 16 Burn Boss Refresher 2009

Egley spur Treated area south of 220 spur Untreated area south of 220 spur 17 Burn Boss Refresher 2009

Egley - BARC Severity 18 Burn Boss Refresher 2009

Egley – Treatment Age 19 Burn Boss Refresher 2009

Fuels Program Validation When the fuels specialist asks… “Where will you have your next big fire, and where are you going to treat?” Do you have an answer? Develop a strategy, articulate, monitor. 20 Burn Boss Refresher 2009

Recommendations A fuels strategy The Burn Boss should know the fuels and vegetation strategy; Has a responsibility during burn plan preparation to help craft specific burn plan objectives: Implements the burn plan to help achieve the overall strategy. 21 Burn Boss Refresher 2009

Recommendations Suppression Effectiveness Enhancing suppression effectiveness should be part of the fuels/veg strategy.  Treatment location Use past treatment data in developing wildfire strategies.  Treatments should become an integral part of WFSA/WFDSS development.  Treatment maps should be a part of the briefing package given to Incident Management Teams. 22 Burn Boss Refresher 2009

Recommendations Leave some tracks Map treatments  Data in GIS is best  Planned vs. implemented  When  Maintenance program  Suppression  There is a formal monitoring process  Part of post burn activities 23 Burn Boss Refresher 2009

Questions?  Treatment Effectiveness Report:  stories.html  Angora Fire Report:   Remote Sensing Application Center (BARC, BAER & MTBS):   Lessons Learned Center:  24 Burn Boss Refresher 2009