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Biophysical and weather conditions associated with fuel breaks leveraged during the suppression of large widlfires in southern California National Forests

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posted on 2025-01-22, 00:19 authored by Jesse D. Young, Benjamin M. Gannon, Yu Wei, Erin J. Belval, Matthew P. Thompson, Christopher D. O'Connor, David E. Calkin, Christopher J. Dunn
We compiled a comprehensive dataset detailing encounters between fuel breaks, fireline operations, and large wildfires in southern California from 2017 to 2020. This dataset encompasses various aspects including biophysical factors and fire weather conditions. Our aim was to construct statistical models that assess the effectiveness of fireline operations on fuel breaks. This data publication includes the tabular data utilized in our analysis which encompasses attributes of wildfires such as identifiers, commencement year, discovery dates, fuel loading and daily personnel from the Resource Ordering and Status System (ROSS).
The purpose of this study was to assess fuel break success rates as it relates to fire weather, fuel break condition, and topography.
For more information about this study and these data, see Young et al. (in review).

Funding

USDA-FS

History

Data contact name

Jesse Young

Data contact email

jesse.young@usda.gov

Publisher

Forest Service Research Data Archive

Use limitations

These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the following citation: Young, Jesse D.; Gannon, Benjamin M.; Wei, Yu; Belval, Erin J.; Thompson, Matthew P.; O'Connor, Christopher D.; Calkin, David E.; Dunn, Christopher J. 2024. Biophysical and weather conditions associated with fuel breaks leveraged during the suppression of large widlfires in southern California National Forests. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2024-0058

Temporal Extent Start Date

2017-01-01

Temporal Extent End Date

2020-12-31

Theme

  • Not specified

Geographic Coverage

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Geographic location - description

This study included point locations in the administrative boundaries of the Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres, and San Bernardino National Forests in southern California.

ISO Topic Category

  • imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
  • climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
  • environment

National Agricultural Library Thesaurus terms

Forestry, Wildland Management

OMB Bureau Code

  • 005:96 - Forest Service

OMB Program Code

  • 005:059 - Management Activities

Pending citation

  • No

Public Access Level

  • Public

Identifier

RDS-2024-0058

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    Keywords

    fuel breaksJFSPsuppression effectivenessfire weatherfirelineWildland/urban interfaceNatural Resource Management & UseenvironmentEngineering, roads, bridgesclimatologyMeteorologyAtmosphereClimate changeimageryBaseMapsEarthCoverFire suppression, pre-suppressionfire personnelInventory, Monitoring, & AnalysisLandscape managementJoint Fire Science ProgramFirewildfire complexity

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