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Risk Evaluation of Oregon Communities using Wildfire Explorer GIS

Explore wildfire risks in Oregon communities through the Wildfire Risk Explorer GIS tool. Evaluate at-risk areas, generate reports, and make informed decisions to protect natural resources. Access valuable information for decision-makers, planners, agencies, and concerned citizens.

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Risk Evaluation of Oregon Communities using Wildfire Explorer GIS

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  1. Evaluating Oregon Communities at Risk using the Wildfire Risk Explorer GIS in Action 2007 Vancouver, Washington April 18, 2007 Kuuipo Walsh Institute for Natural Resources www.oregonexplorer.info/Wildfire/

  2. Natural Resources Digital Library Vision • Oregon Explorer™ as the “go to” place for natural resources information • Create a “purposeful” digital library • Information and map-making tools to help people learn about and make better natural resource decisions throughout the State • Address importance of “place” and access to geo-referenced information Oregon Explorer Public Release in June 2007

  3. Wildfire Risk Explorer Released in October 2006 Funded by ODF www.oregonexplorer.info/Wildfire/

  4. Wildfire Risk Explorer Users: • Natural resource decision-makers • Community Wildfire Protection Planners • Wildfire Protection Agencies • Land Management Agencies • At-risk communities • Homeowners • Landowners • Interested citizens

  5. Exploring Wildfire Risk in Your Area Wildfire Risk in Your Area Select a Community …

  6. Mitchel City community has a rating of high risk

  7. Generating a report with the statistics wizard

  8. Choose between a report on overall fire risk rating & Total acres of wildland urban interface

  9. Choose the watersheds, counties, or communities you want to evaluate and or compare

  10. Compare and contrast acres at low, medium and high risk

  11. Making a map with the advanced mapping tool

  12. What have we learned • We discovered that 201,584 acres were potentially at high-risk in Umatilla county. • We discovered that 106,632 acres were potentially at high-risk in Morrow county. • The Mitchel City community was rated to be at high risk

  13. For more information, you can contact the Oregon Explorer co-managers • Janine Salwasser, OSU Libraries Janine.salwasser@oregonstate.edu • Jimmy Kagan, OSU Institute for Natural Resources Jimmy.kagan@oregonstate.edu

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