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Wildfire Boundaries

Wildfire Boundaries. Acquisition, Usage, and Web Display. Daniel Kozlowski HAS Meteorologist California Nevada River Forecast Center. Wildfire Boundaries. Acquisition USGS Anonymous FTP Server ( ftp.geomac.gov ) Data Available for the Period 2000 to Current Year

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Wildfire Boundaries

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  1. Wildfire Boundaries Acquisition, Usage, and Web Display Daniel Kozlowski HAS Meteorologist California Nevada River Forecast Center

  2. Wildfire Boundaries Acquisition • USGS Anonymous FTP Server ( ftp.geomac.gov) • Data Available for the Period 2000 to Current Year • ALL Regions of the United States Are Available Wildfires Are Not Just An Issue In the West! • Directory Structure… /outgoing/yyyy_fire_data/StateName/FireName For Example… 2007 California Angora

  3. Wildfire Boundaries Example 1: Angora Fire (South Lake Tahoe – June 2007) • 3,100 Acres Burned • 242 Residences and 67 Commercial Structures Destroyed

  4. Example 2: Big Turnaround Fire (SE GA / NE FL– Apr to Jul 2007) Approximately 390,000 Acres Burned At Least 18 Homes Destroyed and Parts of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Wildfire Boundaries

  5. Wildfire Boundaries Timeline of Wildfire to Debris Flow • Grand Prix Fire – Began October 21, 2003 • Old Fire – Began October 25, 2003 • Fires Merged on October 26, 2003 • Affected Lytle Creek, Cable Canyon, and Waterman Canyon Areas

  6. Wildfire Boundaries Timeline of Wildfire to Debris Flow • 100 Percent Containment on November 8, 2003 • Approximately 150,000 Acres Burned • Over 1100 Homes and 10 Commercial Buildings Destroyed • Four Fatalities and Forty Injuries Due to Fire

  7. Wildfire Boundaries Timeline of Wildfire to Debris Flow • Nearly 10” of Rainfall Over the Burn Areas on Christmas Day • Gage Data: Lytle Creek – 8.58” and Devore Water Co – 5.79” • 33 of 34 Basins In Foothills of San Bernardino Mountains Filled With Debris • Hardest Hit Basins: Lytle Creek, Cable Canyon, and Waterman Canyon

  8. Wildfire Boundaries Lytle Creek Courtesy of Google Earth • Rainfall Rates Up To 1.00” / Hour • Flash Flooding and Debris Flows Observed As Trees, Rocks, and Mud Flowed Across Several Roads and Highways

  9. Wildfire Boundaries Cable Canyon Courtesy of Google Earth • Rainfall Rates .20” to .70” / Hour • Flash Flood and Debris Flow Resulted in a Mudslide • Moved Thru a KOA Campground • 2 People, 1 Bear, and 1 Horse Killed • 32 Travel Trailers, Multiple Vehicles, and Roads Destroyed

  10. Wildfire Boundaries Waterman Canyon Courtesy of Google Earth • Rainfall Rates .20” to .70” / Hour • Resulted in Mud, Water, and Rock Slides in the Canyon • Moved Through Saint Sofia Camp Killing 14 People • Debris Flow Destroyed 2 Bridges and Finally Spanned Out Just North of the city of San Bernardino

  11. Wildfire Boundaries Aftermath…

  12. Wildfire Boundaries Use of GIS Data on Internet Graphics • Precipitation Gage Graphics

  13. Wildfire Boundaries Use of GIS Data on Internet Graphics • Precipitation Grid Graphics (QPE and QPF)

  14. Wildfire Boundaries Use of GIS Data on Internet Graphics • Flash Flood Guidance Adjustments • In coordination with USGS, initial FFG of 0.25” to 0.50” per hour over 2003 burn areas Oct 2003 Cedar Fire - San Diego County • Second Largest Fire in California History • Nearly 725,000 Acres Burned • Over 3500 Homes Destroyed • 15 People Killed

  15. Wildfire Boundaries Use of GIS Data on AWIPS • D2D Background Map

  16. Wildfire Boundaries Questions??? Thank You!!!

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