Camp Swift Fire Experiment 2014: Ignition points

This data publication contains the locations of the beginning and ending of ignition points recorded as part of a prescribed fire research campaign conducted at the Camp Swift Military Base in Bastrop County, Texas on January 15, 2014. The Camp Swift Fire Experiment 2014 consisted of three fires ignited in burn blocks of dimensions 100 meters (m) by 100 m on January 15, 2014. Fires were ignited on relatively flat areas of grass vegetation in moderate winds. Additionally, ignition times are contained within this information along with information on pre-wetting fuels and accuracy of the recorded global positioning system (GPS) points. Pre-wetting the ignition line location with fuels directly prior to igniting the line with a drip torch was the method employed to attempt to achieve desired burn objectives. The designed firing protocol used a single strip lighting pattern with a center point ignition, from two individuals, continuing in opposite directions along the pre-wetted area. Compensating for wind directional changes, ignition points were placed at a right angle to the wind not necessarily the center points of the burn blocks.
The objective of the research burns was to create a dataset comprised of ground based and remote sensing measurements. A rapidly developing and uniform head fire spreading in the wind direction was the objective of the ignition procedure. This dataset represents the locations of the middle and two end points of each ignition line for the three main burn blocks burned during the Camp Swift effort. Each point contains additional information about the accuracy of recorded positions, pre-wetting times, and ignition times.
A summary of the Camp Swift project can be found in the full data download (\Supplements\ CampSwiftFireExperiment2014_Project_Overview.pdf). A United States Forest Service ArcGIS Online interactive website is also developed to describe the study and examine the integrated data quality for the Camp Swift effort (see cross reference below). Finally, a document detailing the procedures used to set up the burn blocks can be found in the full data download (\Supplements\CampSwiftFireExperiment2014_BurnBlockDesign.pdf).