1. Geospatial Decision Support Tools: A Geographic Area Coordination Center (GACC) Perspective Kim Kelly Northwest Wildland Fire Coordination Center & BIA Northwest Regional Office BIA Northwest Regional Office Barbara Haney BLM Oregon State Office Northrup Grumman Geospatial Tools Conference – Portland, Oregon May 8 th, 2007

2. Presentation Objectives ► Background on Geographic Dispatch Center Role in Fire ► Outline GIS in Role in Supporting the Mission of the Dispatch Center ► Discuss Various Data Inputs that are incorporated for Decision Support ► Describe how to spatially enable raw Data Inputs ► Describe the Northwest Coordination Center Perspective in terms of; geospatial tools and products used to create geospatial outputs used within a larger decision matrix ► Enhance the understanding that there are many ongoing National, Regional, and Local Fire Programs, Projects and Efforts that make pulling together Geospatial Data and Active Fire Information Possible.

3. Regional Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACC’s) for Incident Dispatch ► Provide a Focal Point for Logistical and Intelligence for Support of Wildland Fire, Prescribed Burning, All- Risk Incidents ► Facilitate Movement of Regional Incident Resources ie. Crews, Engines, Aircraft, Single Resources ► Monitor Weather and Provide Predictions for Potential Wildfire Activity ► Coordinate Movement of Resources with Regional GACC’s and National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) GISTechnology EmergencyOperations FireIntelligence Meteorology Information Sharing Predictive Service Products Decision Making NWCC GIS Support

4. Active Incident GIS Data Predictive Services Weather and Fuels Data Active Lightning Historic Fire Information Fire Behavior Models Values at Risk Fire Resources Remote Sensing Data Resource DecisionProduct OutputsData Inputs Internal Map Display External Map Display Briefing Display Shareable File Outputs Regional Visualize Geospatial Fire Situation Input into Decision Matrix for Prioritizing Fires Pre-Positioning Fire Resources Based on Fuels, Weather Conditions Allocate Resources on Existing Large Fires

5. Lightning Display Map for Media and Predictive Services ► Map uses a combination Of the Automated Lightning Mapping Tool Of the Automated Lightning Mapping Tool (ALMS). Joe Frost USFS NIFC (ALMS). Joe Frost USFS NIFC ► Meteorology (MET) Toolbar, Tim Smith Northrup Grumman BLM State Office. Tim Smith Northrup Grumman BLM State Office. Original Tool Development Original Tool Development Travis Butcher, WADNR. Travis Butcher, WADNR.

6. National Fire Danger Rating System Remote Area Weather Station Fuels Observations 100 Hour, 1000 Hour, Energy Release Component (ERC) Values ► Spatial Analyst Interpolation IDW with Interpolation IDW with Natural Topological Breaks Natural Topological Breaks EX. Cascade Mountain Range EX. Cascade Mountain Range ► Use of Standardized Values to Display relativity to similar Display relativity to similar physiographic and climate regions physiographic and climate regions

7. National Fire Danger Rating System Remote Area Weather Stations using Forecasted National Weather Service Temperature and Relative Humidity Future Products ► Daily Fire Acreage Totals by PSA ► Lightning Probability by PSA/Grid ► Temp/RH Using NWS NDFD Gridded Data ► Larger Scale Large Fire Probability

8. NW GACC use of Fire Spread Probability Model (FSPRO) & Rapid Assessment Values at Risk (RAVAR) as a Prototype Fire Season 2006 as a Strategic Decision Support Tool Map by Barbara HaneyMap and Analysis by Rob Seli & Kevin Hyde Lightning Bust Willamette NF August 8 th, 2006 Intell reported 64 New Starts

9. Puzzle Creek & Lake George Fires Map and Analysis by Rob Seli & Kevin Hyde Map Kim Kelly and Analysis by Rob Seli Decision made to assign existing Type I Team due to relative recent fire history as well as fire growth limitations. FSPRO incorporates Minimum Travel Distance Analysis. Lake George FSPRO Run showed MT Vectors with Completed Fire Line to show cutting off potential for larger fire spread to the Northeast.

10. Display Tools Briefing of Regional Fire Situation Data Input  Active Incident Data  MODIS Thermal  WFSA / MMA  FSPRO / Model  RAVAR  Fire History  Land Management  Automated Flight Following  Temporary Flight Restrictions

11. Kim Kelly 503-808-2741 Kim_Kelly@blm.gov http://www.nwccweb.us/predict/gis.asp Barbara Haney 503-808-6313 Barbara_Haney@blm.gov