1. Project Title: Wildfire- Terrorism Risk Assessment and Management: A Pilot Study Kickoff Template Submission Date: 1/5/15 PI: Dr. Hugh Medal, Mississippi State University (MSU) CoPI: Dr. Jason Gordon (MSU); Dr. Robert Grala (MSU) Research Transition Lead: Hugh Medal

2. 2 Project Objectives: Research Goals –Provide an analysis of the consequences of wildfires with multiple-ignition sites (CA), –Provide an analysis of pyro-terrorism-related content on the internet (LA), and –Survey of managers' attitudes and behaviors toward pyro- terrorism (VA). Research Transition Goals –Deliver a report documenting our pilot risk assessment to DHS

3. 3 DHS Interest and Motivation: (Why is DHS interested) –They want to have information about pyro- terrorism to include in the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (Who at DHS are your contacts) –Debra Elkins (SPAR)

4. 4 Potential non-DHS Stakeholders: Who else (operators/customers) could be interested in your research transition? –Mississippi Forestry Commission –United States Forest Service

5. 5 Interfaces to Related Research (Who else is working on this) –Robert A. Baird (US Forest Service) did his Master’s thesis on this topic –Randy Wilson (Mississippi Forestry Commission) has done some preliminary work on this topic (Interfaces with others in this field) –We have contacted Robert A. Baird –We have begun to work with Randy Wilson (Mississippi Forestry Commission)

6. 6 Research Technical Plan: Literature survey Consequence assessment –Analysis of wildfires with multiple- coordinated ignition points Likelihood assessment –Analysis of pyro-terrorism-related content on the internet Vulnerability assessment –Survey manager’s attitudes toward pyro- terrorism

7. 7 Research Transition Plan: Work in collaboration with DHS- SPAR to ensure deliverables are usable Deliver three-part pilot risk assessment to DHS-SPAR

8. 8 Milestones and Schedule/Timeline: Literature survey –Sept 2014 Consequence assessment –Dec 2014 Likelihood assessment –December 2014 Vulnerability assessment –June 2015