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Using the Wildfire Risk to Communities Website
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Today: Using WRC
AUDIENCES & USES
LIVE DEMOBACKGROUND INFO
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Today: Using WRC
AUDIENCES & USES
LIVE DEMOBACKGROUND INFO
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A website with interactive data and maps to help communities understand, explore, and reduce wildfire risk.
• Directed by Congress in 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act
• Nationwide maps & data with consistent methods.
• Searchable by community, county, state.
• Published April 2020 at www.wildfirerisk.org
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Builds on data and science from previous efforts.
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For communities to learn about relative risk profile, nature and effects of wildfire risk, and actions to mitigate risk.
• Prioritize mitigation efforts in state or county
• Identify communities where localized efforts needed
• Find resources to mitigate risk
PURPOSE & USES
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February March April May June July August
Public Launch Public Launch
Additions & Enhancements
TIMELINE: 2020
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• Washington Office Fire & Aviation
• Rocky Mountain Research Station
THE TEAM
Chris Moran April Brough
Kevin Vogler Jim Napoli
Julie Gilbertson-Day Joe Scott
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Not fine-scale: for comparing among rather than within
Not locally calibrated
Not predictive, does not include climate projections
Not a replacement for other assessments
Nationally consistent data and risk metrics
Available nationwide: communities, counties, states
Grounded in the best available science
Easy to use and includes resources for action
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Today: Using WRC
AUDIENCES & USES
LIVE DEMOBACKGROUND INFO
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Focus on homes• Derived from population data
Assumes generalized susceptibility• Homes damaged by intensity
Other values not considered• E.g., response, operations, watershed
health, infrastructure
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In the U.S…
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…one in three homes is in the WUI.
Radeloff et al. 2017. Rapid growth of the US wildland-urban interface raises wildfire risk. PNAS. https://www.pnas.org/content/115/13/3314.short
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$3 Billionper year average federal fire suppression costs
NIFC Federal Suppression Costs: https://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/fireInfo_documents/SuppCosts.pdf
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Suppression is only 9% of disaster costs
Suppression: 9%Other Costs & Damages: 91%
Headwaters Economics. 2018. Full Community Costs of Wildfire. https://headwaterseconomics.org/wildfire/homes-risk/full-community-costs-of-wildfire/
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TOOLS TO REDUCE RISK
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User Profile: Land Use Planner
New developments?Community plans
and codes?
Resources for our team?
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User Profile: Local Fire Chief
What are most effective mitigation efforts?
Where will we have ember impact?
Education tools?
Where is wildfire most likely?
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Wenatchee Sleepy Hollow Fire, 2015 (Photo: Wenatchee Valley Firefighters Facebook page)
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User Profile: Elected Officials
Where are people most vulnerable?
Where is risk greatest?
Resources for our community?
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Today: Using WRC
AUDIENCES & USES
LIVE DEMOBACKGROUND INFO
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wildfirerisk.org
Questions? Thank You!
Frank [email protected]
Greg [email protected]
Kelly [email protected]
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Risk to Homes
Wildfire Likelihood
Exposure Type
Vulnerable Populations
April
Interactive Webpages For Download (GIS, tabular)
• Risk to Homes• Wildfire Likelihood• Exposure Type• Conditional Flame Length• Flame Length Exceedance Probability 4 ft• Flame Length Exceedance Probability 8 ft• Conditional Risk to Homes• Wildfire Hazard Potential
April
MAPS & DATA INCLUDED:
Augu
st • Housing Unit Density• Expected Annual Housing Unit Exposure• Annual Housing Unit Risk• Annual Source of Housing Unit Exposure• Conditional Source of Housing Unit ExposureTB
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