1. Forest Fire Analysis in Alaska
Tom Stiles, Sarah Rockey, Adele Botha, Kevin Latschaw, Marisa Chong

2. To determine the direct correlations (if any) between certain factors that influence the frequency and occurrence of wildland fire in Alaska and how can these observations be used to predict or prevent future fires?
Objective

3. Influence Factors Human Presence Vegetation Type (Fuel Type)
Fire Management Practices
Amount of Precipitation

4. Data Analyzed Human Influences Natural Influences Proximity to Road
Population Density
Fire Management Practices
Natural Influences
Vegetation
Weather

5. Layers of Data Wildland Fires Vegetation
Precipitation (Accumulated during Fire Season)
Elevations
Roads
Fire Management
Bodies of Water
Cities
Alaska Fire Management Options
Buffer of Roads
Roads near Fires
Wildland Fires next to Roads
Layers of Data

6. Human Presence

7. Vegetation Type

8. Fire Management Practices

9. Amount of Precipitation

10. Results 31,130,632 total acres burned in 1999
641,541 acres burned near cities
981,447 acres burned near roads
3% of fires are human caused
50 fires possibly caused by humans in 1999
97% are a result of natural causes
Mostly Spruced Forest was Burned
Majority of fires occurred in limited management zones

12. Boundary Fire, Alaska 2004

13. Alaska fire 2004

14. Donely Flats Fire, June 1999

15. Frostfire, Alaska July 1999

16. Kevinjik Fire July 1999

17. Solstice Complex Alaska 2004