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P rescribed F ire I ncident R eporting S ystem ( PFIRS ). Jeff Lindberg California Air Resources Board IASC November 14, 2005. What is PFIRS?. Structured database & web pages Interface between land managers, burners & regulators
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Prescribed Fire Incident Reporting System (PFIRS) Jeff Lindberg California Air Resources Board IASC November 14, 2005
What is PFIRS? • Structured database & web pages • Interface between land managers, burners & regulators • Assists in gathering, evaluating, and communicating burn decisions • Provides all parties access to information • Presents Summary Information to the Public
What is PFIRS? (continued) • The database will contain: • Smoke management planning information • Forecast & approval information • Burn emissions information • Burn follow-up information
Hardware Setup • Successfully installed new OS on server • Mandrakelinux 10.0 • Successfully installed database software • Postgress SQL • Successfully installed Scripting Language • PHP • All products open source (free)
Database Logic & Structure • Project Level Information • Project Name, General Location, “Owning” Burner Unit • Smoke Management Plan • Component Level Information • Burn Unit Name, Fuel Loading and Type • Air District(s) Identified (registration) • Burn Requests and Approvals California Air Resources Board
Land Manager Role • Land Managers Fill out SMP Information: • Location, Smoke & Met. Monitoring, Smoke Contingency Measures, Public Contact Methods, Alternatives Used, etc. • Burn Unit Info (Components) • Fuel Loading, Acreage, Cover Type • Used as FOFEM5 Inputs for Emission Calculations • Post Burn Follow-up California Air Resources Board
Air District Role • Air Districts Approve Burning • Evaluate & Approve SMPs • Approval From All Air Districts with Project Acreage Needed Prior to Ignition Request • Approve Ignitions • Air Districts can only approve acreage within their boundaries • Permission Based • Provide CB-3 Information – ARB or Authorized Districts • Permission Based
ARB Role • Gate keeper • Approve Initial User Accounts • Once an Air District or Burner Unit has an “admin” account all new user accounts can be approved locally or by ARB • Provide assistance to Air Districts as needed • Issues 24-hr Basin Burn Day Decisions • Issues CB-3s
Where are We Now? • Server is set up and running • Agency/Unit/User ID Request Form complete • Burner Data Entry Forms Complete • Air District/ARB Data Entry Forms 20% Complete • Public Views (Reports) 0% complete
What’s Still Needed • Complete Air District and ARB Pages • 24-hr Basin Burn Day Decisions • 24-Hr Ignition Approvals • CB-3 Details • Complete Project Summary (Public Info) Pages • SMP Views, Project Registration List, Basin Burn Day Decisions Report, Approved Ignitions 48-hr Summary • Complete Post Burn Reporting Pages
Timeline to Completion • Winter 05/06 - Internal pre-Beta Testing • Feb - March 2006 - Beta Testing (limited users) • Identify/Correct Bugs • Spring 2006 - Go Live (?)
Contact Jeff Lindberg jlindber@arb.ca.gov 916.322.2832