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CAL FIRE California Climate Investments (CCI) Program - Forest Health Research Grant Applications -- FY 2020/2021 2021/2022
CAL FIRE California Climate Investments (CCI) Program - Forest Health Research Grant Applications -- FY 2020/2021 2021/2022 Requested Research Project ID Applying Organization Project Title County Brief Project Description Funds Project Type We leverage two existing long-term studies, Treatment Alternatives for Young Stand Resilience and Fire-Fire Surrogate, at Blodgett Experimental Forest to determine how prescribed fire Influence of prescribed burn season on tree season and forest age influence tree survival, soil microbial University of California, 20-RP-AEU-078 survival, soil microbial resilience, and carbon El Dorado $500,000 resilience, carbon strength, and greenhouse gas (GHG) General Riverside cycling in mixed conifer forests emissions in mixed conifer forests. Our team will address whether conducting prescribed fires in spring vs. fall reduces or exacerbates GHG emissions to help inform forest management plans. Fire weather forecasts are typically available for the next 7-14 days. This study will develop and extend fire weather forecast capability out to 6 weeks (i.e., subseasonal time scale), from Development of Subseasonal Fire Weather seven global forecast models. Machine learning will help quantify 20-RP-AEU-118 University of Miami Forecasts for Prescribed Fire and Wildfire Statewide $500,000 and improve forecast reliability and accuracy. A prototype system General Decision Support: Accuracy and Reliability will issue real-time forecasts to the public via a web application, which will allow for improved allocation of resources, planning, and public messaging for land and air managers, emergency response, and other stakeholders. This project will investigate fire spread between discrete fuels separated by a gap, specifically between discrete pieces of vegetation and between vegetation and structures through Worcester Polytechnic Development of Engineering Tools for Exposure 20-RP-AEU-172 Amador $500,000 experiments and modeling. -
Ferguson Fire Wreaks Havoc on Valley
Ferguson Fire wreaks havoc on Valley air By Calley Cederlof Visalia Delta-Times, Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Central Valley residents woke to ashes on their cars Wednesday morning. It's a sign the smoke from the Ferguson Fire, burning near Yosemite National Park, has made its way into Tulare County. The high-pressure system over the West has kept smoke bottled up, limiting the use of firefighting aircraft and endangering people with health conditions. “Use common sense," Mariposa County officials said. "If it looks smoky outside it’s probably not a good time to go for a run. And it’s probably not a good time for your children to play outdoors." The blaze, which has grown to more than 17,000 acres, is being fed in large part by thousands of dead trees that were killed by a drought that has gripped California for several years. Due to the fire, San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District issued a health cautionary for Tulare, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera and Fresno counties. Tulare County's air quality went from moderate to unhealthy for sensitive groups within a day. Like Yosemite visitors, travelers to Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks should also take precautions. On Wednesday, the air quality forecast was worse for the nearby national parks than in the Valley floor, according to air quality officials. “Our air quality isn’t any better,” said Sintia Kawasaki-Yee, spokeswoman for Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks. “Even if you can’t see it.” Air quality is tested through sensors placed at Lodgepole Campground every day at the parks. -
Flash Point the Official Publication of the San Luis Obispo Fire Investigation Strike Team, Inc
Flash Point The Official Publication of the San Luis Obispo Fire Investigation Strike Team, Inc. In this issue Forensic Fire Death Investigation Class 2018 FFDIC Progress Report Proctor Profiles John Madden Awards Active Arson Cases Carr Fire Jeremy Stoke SLOFIST Executive Board John Madden, CEO Barb Kessel, CFO Dr. Elayne Pope, Chief of Train- ing Another successful class with live fire demonstrations in San Luis Obispo. Dr. Robert Kimsey, Secretary- Students from all over the world came to attend the week long class. A spe- Forensic Sciences Director cial thank you to all the proctors and logistical support staff who made this Tim Eckles, Chief of Safety another great workshop. Dennis Byrnes, Chief of Logistics Jeff Zimmerman. Editor SLOFIST is a 501 © (3) Non-profit organization Box 1041, Atascadero, CA 93423 Www.slofist.org Copyright 2018 SLOFIST Inc. Class Objectives Met with Great Results According to John Madden this was the best class so far. A special thank you SLOFIST Directors to all the proctors and logistical support staff who made this another great Jeremy Davis, Chairman of BOD workshop. Hours of preparation made the program run smoothly . The pro- Eric Emmanuelle, Director posed dates for next years class is June 24-28, 2019, please mark your cal- Jeremy Kosick, Director, Web Master endars and plan on attending. Dr. Alison Galloway, Director Several students had the op- Danielle Wishon, Director portunity to explore career options in both the fire ser- vices and law enforcement fields. Intern Lovey Corneil got to suit up and extinguish one of the live burns and at- tack a fire with CDC fire crew in full PPE. -
2416 Cades Way Vista, California 92081 (760) 599–1813 David
20190628-5298 FERC PDF (Unofficial) 6/28/2019 4:41:30 PM 2416 Cades Way Vista, California 92081 (760) 599–1813 [email protected] June 28, 2019 The Honorable Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street NE Washington, DC 20426 RE: Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage Project FERC Project No. 14227 Submittal of Study 28 Fire Study Dear Secretary Bose, The Nevada Hydro Company, (the “Company”) filed an application for an original license with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“Commission”) for the Lake Elsinore Advanced Pumped Storage facility, FERC Project No. 14227 (the “Project”) on October 2, 2017. In response to the Commission’s June 15, 2018 request for additional studies, January 22, 2019 request for additional information, and May 13, 2019 letter approving the Fire Study Plan, with modifications, the Company herein submits its Fire Study Report (Study 28). The Commission’s May 13, 2019 letter requested the Company to file the results of the modified Fire Study by June 30, 2019. The Company has actively solicited information required to complete the Fire Study Report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (“USFS”) and the enclosed study report represents the Company’s best efforts to complete the study in the absence of the USFS information. The Company notes that there are a small number of yellow highlights throughout the document – particularly Section 6 and Section 7 – where additional operation-specific information is needed from the USFS. While more detailed information specific to USFS operations and capabilities will be helpful to understand the impact of the proposed project on USFS fire suppression capabilities, the information provided in the Study Report submitted herewith addresses the objectives of the Commission’s June 30, 2019 study request letter by including a robust analysis of fire risk and fuel loading, potential project effects on fire suppression activities, and the availability of the upper reservoir water for firefighting. -
Serious Accident Investigation
Serious Accident Investigation: Factual Report and Analysis Fatality of NPS Arrowhead Interagency Hotshot Crew Captain Brian Hughes The Ferguson Fire on the Sierra National Forest, CA, July 29, 2018 Page Intentionally Blank 1 In Memory of Brian Hughes August 1, 1984 – July 29, 2018 Captain Hughes is in the back row, left. The surviving members of the Arrowhead Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC) have expressed sincere admiration for their fallen friend and leader. “Fortitude Vincimus” By Endurance We Conquer Arrowhead IHC motto 2 Serious Accident Investigation: Factual Report Accident: Tree Strike of National Park Service (NPS) Arrowhead Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC) Captain Brian Hughes Location: Ferguson Fire, Division-G, Sierra National Forest, near Yosemite West Date: July 29, 2018 Investigation Team Team Leader: Jim Loach Title: Associate Regional Director, NPS, Midwest Region, Omaha, NE Signature/ Date Deputy Team Leader: Randy Draeger Title: Regional Director of Safety, USFS, Ogden, UT Signature/ Date Chief Investigator: Don Boucher Title: Regional Structural Fire Manager, NPS, Midwest Region, Omaha, NE Chief Investigator [Shadow]: Jeremy Murphy Title: Regional Chief Ranger, NPS, National Capital Region, Washington, D.C. Investigator: Lindel Gregory Title: Chief Ranger, NPS, Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Van Buren, MO 3 Investigator: Nick Armitage Title: Ranger, NPS, Grand Teton National Park, Moose, WY Investigator: Patrick Pearson Title: Chief of Fire and Aviation, NPS, Midwest Region, Omaha, NE Subject Matter Expert – Hotshot: -
Symposium Program Proceedings
Department of Geography Spring 2019 Colloquium May 8th, 2019 7:00 PM – 9:45 PM Program Poster Session – 7:00PM – 9:45PM (Peterson Hall 2nd Floor) Social Vulnerability in Communities Affected by the Thomas Fire Disaster by Lluvia Lastra, Lilian Yang, Segnide Guidimadjegbe, and Andrew Siwabessy The burden of hazard prevention and of loss in communities on the wildland-urban interface (WUI) is often unequally shouldered along socioeconomic lines. The changing nature of social vulnerability in these communities, in light of the dynamic fire regime, is not well studied in the context of southern California. In this study this shift is characterized by analyzing the 2017-2018 Thomas Fire and subsequent debris flow events using a mixed methodology approach. Maps of structural damage are created using Cal Fire parcel-level damage data in a geographical information system (GIS). Demographic data is reduced from Census block group information using principal component analysis (PCA) and is re- represented as a social vulnerability index (SoVI) after Cutter (2003). To identify socially vulnerable groups that are not obvious from Census data, we utilized a content analysis of newspaper articles published by the Santa Barbara Independent to further inform the geospatial analysis. Although the spatial analysis did not identify an explicit correlation between our SoVI and damage extent, qualitative enrichment offered explanations for damage extent outlier block groups and identified vulnerable groups that were missed by the spatial analysis. A Spark of Life: California Coastal sage scrub regeneration post-Woolsey Fire by Derek Emmons Despite California coastal sage scrub (CSS)’s resilience to millennia of human interactions, losing 90% of its historic range to development has left the remaining islands of biodiversity sensitive to variations in disturbance (Engelberg et al. -
Unit Strategic Fire Plan
Unit Strategic Fire Plan CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire May 2020 CAL FIRE/Riverside Unit Strategic Fire Plan Page 1 Table of Contents SIGNATURE PAGE .........................................................................................3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................4 SECTION I: UNIT OVERVIEW UNIT DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................6 UNIT PREPAREDNESSAND FIREFIGHTING CAPABILITIES ............................... 12 SECTION II: COLLABORATION DEVELOPMENT TEAM .................................................................................................................... 14 SECTION III: VALUES AT RISK IDENTIFICATION OF VALUES AT RISK ............................................................ 17 COMMUNITIES AT RISK ................................................................................. 22 SECTION IV: PRE‐FIRE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FIRE PREVENTION ........................................................................................ 24 ENGINEERING & STRUCTURE IGNITABILITY................................................... 27 INFORMATIONANDEDUCATION ................................................................... 28 VEGETATION MANAGEMENT ..................................................................... 29 SECTION V: PRE‐FIRE MANAGEMENT TACTICS DIVISION / BATTALION / PROGRAM PLANS .................................................. 41 APPENDIX A: HIGH PRIORITY PRE‐FIRE PROJECTS ....................................... -
2020 Year End Report
Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center www.wildfirelessons.net 2020 Year End Report This brief report summarizes the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center’s important updates and achievements that occurred in 2020. ln May 2020, we welcomed Kelly Woods as the new Director of the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center (LLC). “This is the coolest of opportunities,” Kelly said. “I am honored to be joining the amazing folks at the LLC.” Kelly comes to the LLC most directly from the Bureau of Land Management where she spent the last eight years as the Great Basin Training Center Manager. Kelly’s career—which spans nearly 30 years—includes positions on the Mount Hood, Ochoco, Payette, and Boise national forests; the Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and the Forest Service’s Washington Office. Kelly’s work experience ranges from positions on type 2 crews and hotshot crews to serving as an engine captain and heli-rappeller. She has also worked in fire prevention and mitigation, as well as fire training development and delivery. In addition, Kelly served as lead public information officer on a type 2 incident management team. “With me joining the team and the LLC’s 20-year anniversary coming up, it’s a good time to reflect on what the next iteration of the LLC should prioritize,” Kelly informs. “Our staff is engaged in strategic conversations about our most effective tools and methods for sharing the lessons and what new innovations we should be considering.” Kelly is the third person to fill the director position since the LLC was established in 2002. -
Appendix 9-11 Wildfire Tech Reports
APPENDIX 9.11 WILDFIRE TECHNICAL REPORTS ACCEPTED DRAFT Murrieta Hills FIRE PROTECTION TECHNICAL REPORT Plan No. SP 012-3164, TTM 35853 Prepared for: Murrieta Fire and Rescue 41825 Juniper Street Murrieta, California 92562 Contact: Scott Ferguson, Fire Chief On behalf of Applicant: Benchmark Pacific 550 Laguna Drive, Suite B Carlsbad, California 92008 Contact: Richard Robotta, Vice President Prepared by: 605 Third Street Encinitas, California 92024 Contact: Michael Huff, Principal AUGUST 2019 Printed on 30% post-consumer recycled material. Murrieta Hills Fire Protection Technical Report TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page No. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... V ES.1 Findings for Maximum Dead-End Road Length .................................................. vii 1 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................1 1.1 Intent ....................................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Applicable Codes/Existing Regulations ................................................................. 2 1.3 Proposed Project Summary ..................................................................................... 3 1.3.1 Location ...................................................................................................... 3 1.3.2 Current Site and Vicinity Land Use ........................................................... -
2020 Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit Fire Plan
Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit Fire Plan 2020 MMU Strategic Fire Plan Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit Fire Plan 2020 UNIT STRATEGIC FIRE PLAN AMENDMENTS Page Section Date Numbers Description of Update Updated By Updated Updated 4/2020 Contents Page i-ii 2020 Update P4224 4/2020 Signature Page 1 Annual Update P4224 4/2020 Executive 2 Update C4200 Summary 4/2020 I Update P4224 4/2020 II None P4224 4/2020 III Update P4224 4/2020 IV Update B4220 4/2020 IV (B) Update F4208 3/2020 V Update All Battalions 4/2020 Appendix A Update P4224 4/2020 Appendix B None P4224 4/2020 Appendix C None P4224 4/2020 Appendix C-1 None P4224 4/2020 Appendix C-2 None P4224 4/2020 Appendix D None B4220 4/2020 Appendix E Update B4220 3/2020 Appendix F New P4224 4/2020 Appendix G Update B4211 3/2020 Appendix H None B4212 3/2020 Appendix I Update B4214 4/2020 Appendix J None B4215 4/2020 Appendix K None B16 4/2020 Appendix L None B17 3/2020 Appendix M Update B18 4/2020 Appendix N Update D4206 4/2020 Exhibits: Maps None GIS 4/2020 Accomplishments Update Various i Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit Fire Plan 2020 Table of Contents UNIT STRATEGIC FIRE PLAN AMENDMENTS ............................................................. i Table of Contents .............................................................................................................ii SIGNATURE PAGE ........................................................................................................ 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................ -
Holy Fire Watershed Report
Burned Area Emergency Response Holy Fire Cleveland National Forest Hydrology and Watershed Specialist Report August 25, 2018 Overview of Horsethief Canyon above Interstate 15 Submitted by: Kelsha L. Anderson, Angeles National Forest Hydrologist I. Objectives This report summarizes the results from the hydrologic assessment of the Holy Fire in the center of the Santa Ana Mountains as part of the Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER). II Potential Values at Risk Values at Risk (VARs) on Forest Service land (FS) are addressed in Appendix D. Many VARs that could be impacted by the fire are on adjacent private, state, county, or local government lands. The State Watershed Emergency Response Team conducted a detailed analysis of non-FS VARs that will be published in a separate document. The FS BAER team and State WERT team collaborate and share information during post-fire assessments to ensure VARs are identified. On private lands, the primary contact for treatments is the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). III. Resource Condition Assessment Fire and Site Description The Holy Fire started on August 06, 2018 at 1:30pm (suspected arson). As of August 21, 2018 the fire had burned 22,982 acres (90% contained). The burn occurred adjacent to California State Highway 74 and Interstate 15. Much of the Holy Fire last burned between 1940-80’s. Table 1: Fire History in Holy Fire Perimeter Holy Fire area impacted Fires of Note Coldwater Canyon Silverado (1987), Unnamed (1942) Mayhew Canyon Indian (1966), Wright Cyn (1942) Indian Canyon -
Coarse and Fine Particulate Matter Components of Wildland Fire Smoke at Devils Postpile National Monument, California, USA
Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 19: 1463–1470, 2019 Copyright © Taiwan Association for Aerosol Research ISSN: 1680-8584 print / 2071-1409 online doi: 10.4209/aaqr.2019.04.0219 Coarse and Fine Particulate Matter Components of Wildland Fire Smoke at Devils Postpile National Monument, California, USA Donald Schweizer1,2*, Ricardo Cisneros2, Monica Buhler3 1 USDA Forest Service, Bishop, CA 93514, USA 2 University of California, Merced, CA 95343, USA 3 Devils Postpile National Monument, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546, USA ABSTRACT Fine (PM2.5) and coarse (PM10) particulate matter were monitored during the summer and fall of 2018 at Devils Postpile National Monument, California, USA. This remote site, located in the Sierra Nevada, was downwind of a number of wildland fires that were burning in California. The coarse (PM2.5-10) and the fine (PM2.5) fractions of the PM in the wildland fire smoke showed median PM2.5-10/PM2.5 ratios of .47 and 1.37 during periods with and without smoke, respectively. The concentrations at ground level were significantly (p < 0.001) higher during the periods with smoke for both the PM2.5-10 –3 –3 (10.3 µg m ) and the PM2.5 (35.3 µg m ), although the PM2.5 contributed most of the increase. These concentrations suggest that the fire size and intensity along with the distance and transport of smoke determine the exposure risk to humans. Current exposure estimates obtained via modeling and emission estimates may misrepresent ground-level concentrations due to a lack of understanding of the aerosol distribution in an aging wildland fire smoke plume.