NFFL Fuel Models of Idaho

NFFL Fuel Models of Idaho

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Title:
NFFL Fuel Models of Idaho

Abstract: 
Anderson's (1982) fire-behavior fuel models were assigned to unique combinations of PVT, cover type, size class, and canopy density based upon field experience of U.S. Forest Service  and Bureau of Land Management ecologists.

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Derivation of fire behavior fuel models for Northern Idaho
PVT_CODE	Covertype	Size	Canopy	FBFM	comments
43	all	all	all	agriculture	
44	all	all	all	rock	
45	all	all	all	snow/ice	
46	all	all	all	water	
47	all	all	all	urban	
 null	null	null 	null 	noinfo	
all	7300, 7500	all	all	rock	
all	1100	all	all	urban	
all	2010, 2020	all	all	agriculture	
all	5000	all	all	water	
all	9100	all	all	snow/ice	
36,38,41	all	all	all	1	grass fuels
26,33,34,40	all	all	all	5	shrub fuels
32	all	all	all	2	saltshrub
30,31	all	all	all	6	sage3 & sage4
28,29	all	all	all	2	sage1 & sage2
all	4101,4140,4300,6120,6130	all	all	9	deciduous
15,39	all	2-6	all	9	"
15,39	all	all	2-4	9	"
<>43-47	3100, 3110, 3150, 3170, 3180, 6200	all	all	1	grass cover types
1-23	3200,6300	all	all	5	mesic shrub cover types on forest pvts
1-23	3300, 3350, 	all	all	6	sage/xeric shrub cover types on forest pvts
1-23	4101,4140,4300,6120,6130	all	all	9	deciduous forest cover types
1-24	4214	all	all	6	juniper woodlands
<>43-47	3310	all	all	2	salt shrub
13,14,16,18,24	all	1,7,8	all	1	woodland & dry forest, early seral
13,14,16,18,24	all	all	1,5-7	1	"
13,14,16,18,24	4400	all	all	1	"
1-12,15,17,19-23,39	all	1,7,8	all	5	mesic & subalpine, early seral
1-12,15,17,19-23,39	all	all	1,5-7	5	"
1-12,15,17,19-23,39	4400	all	all	5	"
WOODLANDS					
13,24	4000, 4206, 4230	2-6	3,4	9	closed pipo, late seral
13,24	<>4000, 4206, 4230	2-6	1-4	6	mature woodland, open & closed
DRY FOREST	 	 	 	 	
14,16,18	all	all	1,2	2	open forest, all sizes
14,16,18	all	2	3,4	8	dense poles
16,18	<>4000, 4206, or 4230	3-6	3,4	10	closed mature forest on psme types
16,18	4000, 4206, 4230	3-6	3,4	10	closed pipo on psme types
14	all	3-6	3,4	9	closed mature forest on pipo types
MESIC FOREST	 	 	 	 	
1-3,11,17,19-21	all	2-6	1,2	8	open forest
1-3,11,17,19-21	4000, 4206, 4230	2-6	3,4	10	closed pipo
1-3,11,17,19-21	<> 4000, 4206, or 4230	2	3,4	8	closed pole
1-3,11,17,19-21	<> 4000, 4206, or 4230	3-6	3,4	10	closed medium/large
LOWER SUBALPINE	 	 	 	 	
4-6,8,12,22	all	all	2	8	moderately dense
4-6,8,12,22	all	2	3,4	8	closed pole
4-6,8,12,22	all	3-6	3,4	10	closed medium/large
UPPER SUBALPINE					
7,9,10,23	all	all	all	8

Derivation of fuel models for Southern Idaho
PVT_CODE	VEG_CODE	Size	Canopy	FBFM	comments
43	all	all	all	agriculture	
44	all	all	all	rock	
45	all	all	all	snow/ice	
46	all	all	all	water	
47	all	all	all	urban	
null	null	null	null	noinfo	
all	41	all	all	rock	
all	44	all	all	urban	
all	40	all	all	agriculture	
all	43	all	all	water	
all	42	all	all	snow/ice	
36,38,41	all	all	all	1	grass fuels
26,33,34,40	all	all	all	5	shrub fuels
32	all	all	all	2	saltshrub
30,31	all	all	all	6	sage3 & sage4
28,29	all	all	all	2	sage1 & sage2
all	20-22,24	all	all	9	deciduous forest fuels
15,39	all	2-6	all	9	deciduous forest fuels
15,39	all	all	2,3	9	deciduous forest fuels
<>43-47	34-38	all	all	1	grass cover types
1-23	27, 28, 32, 33	all	all	5	mesic shrub cover types on forest pvts
1-23	25, 29, 31	all	all	6	sage/xeric shrub cover types on forest pvts
1-23	26, 30	all	all	2	low elevation shrub cover types on forest pvts
1-23	20-22,24	all	all	9	deciduous forest cover types
1-24	10	all	all	6	juniper woodlands
13,14,16,18,24	all	1,7,8	all	1	woodland & dry forest, early seral
13,14,16,18,24	all	all	1,4-6	1	"
13,14,16,18,24	23	all	all	1	"
1-12,15,17,19-23,39	all	1,7,8	all	5	mesic & subalpine, early seral
1-12,15,17,19-23,39	all	all	1,4-6	5	"
1-12,15,17,19-23,39	23	all	all	5	"
					
WOODLANDS					
13,24	<>5,13	2-6	1,2,3	6	mature woodlands, open & closed
13,24	5,13	2-6	2,3	9	closed pipo
DRY FOREST					
14,16,18	all	all	1	2	open forest, all sizes
14,16,18	all	2	2,3	8	dense poles
16,18	<>5,13	3-6	2,3	10	closed mature forest on psme types
16,18	5,13	3-6	2,3	10	closed pipo on psme types
14	all	3-6	2,3	9	pipo pvt, closed forest
MESIC FOREST					
1-3,11,15,17,19-21	all	2-6	1	8	open forest
1-3,11,15,17,19-21	5,13	2-6	2,3	10	closed pipo
1-3,11,15,17,19-21	<>5,13	2	2,3	8	closed pole
1-3,11,15,17,19-21	<>5,13	3-6	2,3	10	closed medium/large
LOWER SUBALPINE					
4-6,8,12,22	all	2-6	1	8	open forest
4-6,8,12,22	all	2	2,3	8	closed pole
4-6,8,12,22	all	3-6	2,3	10	closed medium/large
UPPER SUBALPINE					
7,9,10,23	all	all	all	8

  1. How should this data set be cited?

    Documentation "Idaho Interagency Assessment of Wildland Fire Risk to Communities" approved by Idaho State Fire Plan Working Group. Assessment completed by Jeff Jones, Landscape Ecologist, Flathead National Forest, Idaho State Fire Plan Working Group, 2007, NFFL Fuel Models of Idaho: U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) , Boise, Idaho, USA .

    Online links:
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    Bounding coordinates:
    West: -117.673841
    East: -110.513622
    North: 49.128910
    South: 41.852449

  3. What does it look like?

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  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Calendar date: 2004
    Currentness reference: 
    publication date

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial data presentation form: map

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

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Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

    • Documentation "Idaho Interagency Assessment of Wildland Fire Risk to Communities" approved by Idaho State Fire Plan Working Group. Assessment completed by Jeff Jones, Landscape Ecologist, Flathead National Forest
    • Idaho State Fire Plan Working Group

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

    Jeff Jones, Landscape Ecologist, Flathead National Forest; Idaho State Fire Plan Working Group

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    Bureau of Land Management, Idaho State Office
    ID956, Geographic Sciences
    1387 South Vinnell Way
    Boise, ID 83709
    USA

    208-373-4000 (voice)
    208-373-3949 (FAX)
    Hours of Service: 8-4:30, M-F, MST
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Why was the data set created?

These data were designed to characterize mid-scale patterns across Idaho of fuels models for assessing both the relative wildland fire risk and relative wildland fire hazard.   They were developed specifically for use in characterizing relative wildland fire hazard which was then used to assess the risks of wildland fire to communities.

This dataset was used in the "Idaho Interagency Assessment of Wildland Fire Risk to Communities, 2007" to derive NFFL Fuel Model - Map 3 .  It was created for the Statewide Interagency National Fire Plan Working Group to which the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Idaho is a member.  It has also been used in other BLM planning efforts such as Resource Management Plans, Fire Management Plans, and NEPA analysis.

General Limitations

These data were designed to characterize mid-scale patterns across the state of Idaho at a scale of approximately 1:100,000.  The use of these data at scales less than 1:100,000 is not recommended without field verification.

Although the resolution of this theme is a 90-m cell, the expected accuracy does not warrant its use for geographic extents smaller than approximately 10,000 acres.  That is, these data were not designed to be used for "project level" assessments that typically require 1:24,000 scale data.

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How was the data set created?

  1. Where did the data come from?

    Source scale denominator: Unknown

  2. What changes have been made?

    We ran a COMBINE on PVT, cover type, size class, and canopy cover.  Each combination was then assigned a fire behavior fuel model based on the expert opinion of Forest Service and BLM fuels specialists.  The specific rule set is listed in supplemental information.

    Person responsible for change:
    Jeff Jones
    Flathead National Forest
    Landscape Ecologist
    Flathead National Forest
    1935 3rd Av. E
    Kalispell, MT 59906
    USA

    406-758-5341 (voice)
    Hours of Service: 8-4:30, M-F, MST

    Date: Unknown (change 2 of 2) 
    Source data reprojected IDTM NAD27 to IDTM NAD83, nearest neighbor
Dataset Copied, Metadata Imported
Source data projected from IDTM NAD27 to IDTM NAD83, nearest neighbor

Project GRID in  out  # Nearest 90  (source)
 OUTPUT
 Projection    TRANSVERSE
 Datum         NAD83
 Zunits        NO
 Units         METERS
 Spheroid      GRS1980
 Xshift        0.0000000000
 Yshift        0.0000000000
 Parameters
 0.99960000 
 -114  0  0.000 
  42  0  0.000 
  2500000.00000 
  1200000.00000 
  END

    Person responsible for change:
    Bureau of Land Management
    GIS Specialist
    Bureau of Land Management, Idaho State Office
    1387 S. Vinnell Way
    Boise, ID 83709
    USA

    208-373-4000 (voice)
    Hours of Service: 8-4:30, M-F, MST

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How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

    No formal test performed

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

    Unknown, assumed < 100k

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

    No formal test perfomed

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How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access constraints: Public
Use constraints: 
No warranty is made by the Bureau of Land Management  as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these datafor individual use or aggregate use with other data.

These data were designed to characterize mid-scale patterns across the state of Idaho at a scale of approximately 1:100,000.  The use of these data at scales less than 1:100,000 is not recommended without field verification.

This data set is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness or a particular purpose.  The user assumes all responsibility for the accuracy and suitability of this dataset for a specific application.  In no event will the creators or USDA Forest Service be liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of or inability to use this data set.  Use of these data may require the ability to read ArcInfo Grid datasets.  

Although the resolution of this theme is a 90-m cell, the expected accuracy does not warrant its use for geographic extents smaller than approximately 10,000 acres.  That is, these data were not designed to be used for "project level" assessments that typically require 1:24,000 scale data.

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  1. Who distributes the data set?

    Bruce Godfrey
    Idaho Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
    GIS Specialist
    Box 442350
    Moscow, ID 83844-2350

    208.262.2076 (voice)
    bgodfrey@uidaho.edu

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    Static Maps

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Idaho Geospatial Data Clearinghouse, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

  4. How can I download or order the data?

  5. Is there some other way to get the data?

  6. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?

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Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 20070731

Metadata author:
Bureau of Land Management, Idaho State Office
Id956, Geographic Sciences
1387 South Vinnell Way
Boise, ID 83709
USA

208-373-4000 (voice)
208-373-3949 (FAX)
Hours of Service: 8-4:30 M-F MST

Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata(FGDC-STD-001-1998)

Metadata extensions used:
  • http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html

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