Wildfire Risk Main Model

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Originator The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico
Publication Date 2010-09-30
Publication Time 10:15:09
Title Wildfire Risk Main Model
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Online Linkage https://gstore.unm.edu/apps/rgisarchive/datasets/71be383b-ad19-4252-9c01-cfad3216a0ca/main_model_fr.original.zip
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Abstract The model combines three modeled fire behavior parameters (rate of spread, flame length, crown fire potential) and one modeled ecological health measure (fire regime condition class) with wildland urban interface areas and ignition probability. Fire behavior parameters were modeled using FlamMap; fire regime condition class was modeled using the FRCC tool; wildland urban interface areas were delineated using spatial data from the county level community wildfire protection plans within the state; and ignition probabilities were derived using fire history locations from 1987-2008. For a detailed description of each parameter, refer to the data atlas found at http://allaboutwatersheds.org/groups/SAS/public/data-atlases.
Purpose This data layer identifies areas with a relatively high risk of destructive wildfire. The intent of this layer is to identify areas where forest management is most likely to reduce the risk of wildfire damage (or reduce the impact of wildfire on natural resources, and human infrastructure and development).
Time Period of Content
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Calendar Date 2009
Currentness Reference publication date
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Progress Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency As needed
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West Bounding Coordinate -109.324845
East Bounding Coordinate -102.936542
North Bounding Coordinate 37.065742
South Bounding Coordinate 31.320252
Keywords
Theme
Thesaurus Fire behavior (FlamMap - crownfire potential, rate of spread, flame length)
Keyword NM Statewide Natural Resources Assessment
Keyword Wildfire Risk
Theme
Thesaurus ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Keyword environment
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Thesaurus GNIS
Keyword New Mexico
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Use Constraints All data is provided "as is." Energy Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Forestry Division makes no representation or warranty as to the completeness, accuracy or utility of any specific data. It is strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with this data
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Contact Person Primary
Contact Person
Contact Organization
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization EMNRD, Forestry Division
Contact Person Trent Botkin
Contact Position GIS Specialist
Contact Address
Address Type mailing and physical address
Address 1220 St. Francis Drive
City Santa Fe
State or Province NM
Postal Code 87505
Country
Contact Voice Telephone 505-476-3346
Contact Facsimile Telephone
Contact Electronic Mail Address trent.botkin@state.nm.us
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Data Set Credit The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico
Native Data Set Environment Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000
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Data Quality Information

Attribute Accuracy Report
Report The accuracy has not been statistically determined
Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Assessment
Attribute Accuracy Value
Attribute Accuracy Explanation
Logical Consistency Report All data layers were reviewed qulaitiatively on screen by the technical team. Technical team members included: Bill Armstrong - USFS, Santa Fe National Forest Bill Van Bruggen - USFS, Region 3 Bruce Bauer - Santa Clara Pueblo Craig Allen - USGS, Jemez Biological Station Doug Boykin - EMNRD - NM State Forestry Fred von Bonin - BIA Hal Luedtke - BIA Harold Riggs - USFS Jennifer Myslivy - BLM John Tunberg - NRCS Joy Esparsen - NM Association of Counties Kent Reid - NM Highlands University Linda Gaume Jaramillo - NM Municipal League Mary Stuever - EMNRD - NM State Forestry Melissa Savage - Four Corners Institute Steve Cary - EMNRD, NM State Parks Terrell Treat - EMNRD - - NM State Forestry
Completeness Report This layer has been developed for the State Strategy and Response plan to help prioritize areas which will minimize potential and reduce impact of wildfire. Fire behavior inputs were modeled using FlamMap, an interagency fire behavior mapping and analysis program that computes potential fire behavior characteristics. The tool uses eight spatial input data layers to represent biophysical conditions and weather parameters to simulate wind and fuel moisture conditions. The spatial input layers were created by Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools Project (LANDFIRE) and include elevation, slope, aspect, canopy closure, fuel model 40 (using 40 fuel models described by Scott and Burgan, 2005), canopy base height, and canopy bulk density. The fire behavior outputs were qualitatively evaluated for accuracy on screen by the technical team.. Crown fire potential matched what experts expected; flamelengths in general matched expectations except in the Saramento Mountains area where it was noted that they were lower; rate of spread in general was hogher than expected across the entire state. FRCC was modeled using an ArcGIS tool developed by the National Interagency Fuels, Fire, and Vegetation Technology Transfer (NIFFT) project. The tool uses two GIS data layers created by LANDFIRE including biophysical setting and succession class to evaluate current condition. The tool then compares current condition to a database of historic conditions to derive relative departure of vegetation and structure. All data layers were downloaded from landfire.gov in 2009. FRCC was considered to be an ineffective measure of ecological health. As such the values were weighted lower in the model. FRCC 2 given value of 1, FRCC 3 given value of 2; everything else a value of 0 USFS, State Forestry, BLM, and DOI fire occurrence point locations from 1987 to 2008 were combined and converted into a fire occurrence probability or density grid using the point statistic spatial analyst tool in ArcGIS. The fire occurrence point data was supplied by NM State Forestry, BLM, BIA, and USFS. Data considered good approximation of probability of ignitions. The USFS, Silvis Lab developed a statewide WUI layer (see metadata for more information). New Mexico State Forestry provided Community Wildfire Protection Plans, developed by individual counties and communities. These plans identified WUI areas. CWPPs for 26 of 33 counties have been completed and are available. The Silvis WUI and CWPP WUI layers were combined, except where county CWPPs had identified the entire county as a WUI. These large CWPP identified WUI areas were removed because the technical team did not want to bias the statewide prioritization towards counties that had taken a more general approach to identifying WUI and away from counties that had identified smaller WUI areas. For this reason, the technical team recommended removal of large blocks of CWPP identified WUI areas in Torrance and Socorro County as well. However, it is important to note that the CWPP identified WUI areas that were removed should be still be considered priorities for planning, particularly at county level.
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Originator Unknown
Publication Date 2010
Publication Time
Title Volume II - Data Atlases: Methods and Descriptions of Core Data Models Used in the Development of the Statewide Natural Resource Assessment
Geospatial Data Presentation Form atlas
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Online Linkage http://allaboutwatersheds.org/groups/SAS/public/data-atlases
Source Scale Denominator 9999
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Process Description Process steps for each input and the overall model are more fully described in the data atlas.http://allaboutwatersheds.org/groups/SAS/public/data-atlases
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Process Description Metadata imported.
Process Date 2010-03-30
Process Time 14:07:24
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Process Description Dataset copied.
Process Date 2010-04-02
Process Time 08:57:28
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Spatial Data Organization Information

Indirect Spatial Reference Method United States
Direct Spatial Reference Method Raster
Raster Object Information
Raster Object Type Grid Cell
Row Count 21000
Column Count 18949
Vertical Count 1
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Spatial Reference Information

Spatial Reference
Name North American Datum of 1983
Code EPSG:4269
URL http://www.epsg-registry.org/export.htm?gml=urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4269
Spatial Reference
Name Geodetic Reference System 80
Code EPSG:7019
URL http://www.epsg-registry.org/export.htm?gml=urn:ogc:def:ellipsoid:EPSG::7019
Spatial Reference
Name Universal Transverse Mercator, 13
Code EPSG:26713
URL http://www.epsg-registry.org/export.htm?gml=urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::26713
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Entity and Attribute Information

Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type Labelmain_model_fr.vat
Entity Type Definition This data layer identifies areas with a relatively high risk of destructive wildfire. The intent of this layer is to identify areas where forest management is most likely to reduce the risk of wildfire damage (or reduce the impact of wildfire on natural resources, and human infrastructure and development).
Entity Type Definition Source The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico - 2009
Attribute
Attribute Label Rowid
Attribute Definition Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source ESRI
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute
Attribute Label VALUE
Attribute Definition Unknown
Attribute Definition Source The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain Unknown
Attribute
Attribute Label COUNT
Attribute Definition Unknown
Attribute Definition Source The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain Unknown
Attribute
Attribute Label ACRES
Attribute Definition Acres
Attribute Definition Source The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain Count*900*.000247
Attribute
Attribute Label MAIN_RECLASS
Attribute Definition Priority class for wildfire risk model
Attribute Definition Source The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain Natural breaks classification of summ of all model inputs (crown fire potential, flame length, rate of spread, FRCC, ignition probability, WUI) reclassified into 5 clasees with 1 indicating low wildfire risk and 5 indicating high wildfire risk.
Attribute
Attribute Label MAIN_SUM
Attribute Definition combine sum of all wildfire risk model inputs
Attribute Definition Source The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain Sum of all reclassified wildfire model inputs (crown fire potential, flame length, rate of spread, FRCC, WUI, and ignition probability.
Attribute
Attribute Label CFA_RE
Attribute Definition Crown Fire Potential
Attribute Definition Source The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico
Attribute Domain Values
Enumerated Domain
Enumerated Domain Value 0
Enumerated Domain Value Definition No Crown Fire Potential Crown fire potential was modeled using FlamMap, an interagency fire behavior mapping and analysis program that computes potential fire behavior characteristics. The tool uses eight spatial input data layers to represent biophysical conditions and weather parameters to simulate wind and fuel moisture conditions. The spatial input layers were created by Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools Project (LANDFIRE) and include elevation, slope, aspect, canopy closure, fuel model 40, canopy base height, and canopy bulk density. The weather parameters were collected from the RAWS weather stations in New Mexico. Crown fire potential was modeled by individual fire zones, created by the Southwest Coordination Center (SWCC) then combined using the mosaic to new raster function in ArcGIS. The weather data for the northern and western fire zones (101, 102, 103, 109, 110, and 113) represents the average early summer (May and June ) conditions; the weather data for the eastern fire zones (104, 108, 114, 115) represents the average early spring (March and April ) conditions; and the weather data for the southern and central fire zones (105, 106, 107, 111, 112) represents the average spring (April and May) conditions. The Flam Map model result classifies crown fire potential into three categories: surface fire, passive crown fire, and active crown fire. The technical team recommended that the result be grouped into two categories: 1. areas with no crown fire potential =0 and 2. areas with crown fire potential = 5
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source FlamMap derived crown firre potential
Enumerated Domain Value 5
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Crown Fire Potential
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source Flam Map derived crown fire potential
Attribute
Attribute Label FLAME_LENGTH_RE
Attribute Definition Flame length (feet)
Attribute Definition Source Flame length was modeled using FlamMap, an interagency fire behavior mapping and analysis program that computes potential fire behavior characteristics. The tool uses eight spatial input data layers to represent biophysical conditions and weather parameters to simulate wind and fuel moisture conditions. The spatial input layers were created by Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools Project (LANDFIRE) and include elevation, slope, aspect, canopy closure, fuel model 40, canopy base height, and canopy bulk density. The weather parameters were collected from the RAWS weather stations in New Mexico.
Attribute Domain Values
Enumerated Domain
Enumerated Domain Value 1-5
Enumerated Domain Value Definition flame length reclassification
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source FlamMap derived flame length. 1 = low flame length (0 to 1 feet), 2= = low/medium flame length (1 to 4 feet), 3 = medium flame length (4 to 8 feet), 4 = high flame length (8 to 11 feet), and 5 = extreme flame length (>11 feet)
Attribute
Attribute Label ROS_RE
Attribute Definition Rate of Spread (ft/min)
Attribute Definition Source : Rate of spread was modeled using FlamMap, an interagency fire behavior mapping and analysis program that computes potential fire behavior characteristics. The tool uses eight spatial input data layers to represent biophysical conditions and weather parameters to simulate wind and fuel moisture conditions. The spatial input layers were created by Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools Project (LANDFIRE) and include elevation, slope, aspect, canopy closure, fuel model 40 (using 40 fuel models described by Scott and Burgan, 2005), canopy base height, and canopy bulk density. The weather parameters were collected from the RAWS weather stations in New Mexico. Rate of Spread was modeled by individual fire zones, created by the Southwest Coordination Center (SWCC). The weather data for the northern and western fire zones (101, 102, 103, 109, 110, and 113) represents the average early summer (May and June) conditions; the weather data for the eastern fire zones (104, 108, 114, 115) represents the average early spring (March and April ) conditions; and the weather data for the southern and central fire zones (105, 106, 107, 111, 112) represents the average spring (April and May) conditions.
Attribute Domain Values
Enumerated Domain
Enumerated Domain Value 1, 3 or 5
Enumerated Domain Value Definition rate of spread reclassification
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source Areas are classified into three groups low (1 = <5.5ft/min), medium (3 = 5.5 to 55 ft/min), and high (5 = > 55 ft/min).
Attribute
Attribute Label FRCC_RE
Attribute Definition fire regime condition class
Attribute Definition Source FRCC is a tool for determining how similar a landscape's fire regime is to its natural or historical state. FRCC 1 indicates low departure or areas that contain vegetation, fuels, and disturbances characteristic of the natural regime; FRCC 2 indicates moderate (33-66 %) departure from the natural regime; and FRCC 3 (>66%) indicates high departure. While an ecological measure was considered to be important for accurately modeling fire risk across the state, FRCC was intentionally weighted lower in the model. FRCC was not regarded as an effective measure of ecological health.Areas identified as FRCC 2 are given a value of 1 and areas identified as FRCC 3 are given a value of 2
Attribute Domain Values
Enumerated Domain
Enumerated Domain Value 0 -2
Enumerated Domain Value Definition FRCC
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source Areas identified as FRCC 2 are given a value of 1 and areas identified as FRCC 3 are given a value of 2, FRCC 1 and no data are given a value of 0
Attribute
Attribute Label IGNITIONS_RE
Attribute Definition ignition probability
Attribute Definition Source USFS, State Forestry, BLM, and DOI fire occurrence point locations from 1987 to 2008 were combined and converted into a fire occurrence probability or density grid using the point statistic spatial analyst tool in ArcGIS. Pixels are given value of number of fire per square kilometer. This was then reclassified into 5 classess using natural beaks
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain Unknown
Attribute
Attribute Label WUI_RE
Attribute Definition Wildland Urban Interface The USFS, Silvis Lab developed a statewide WUI layer (see metadata for more information). New Mexico State Forestry provided Community Wildfire Protection Plans, developed by individual counties and communities. These plans identified WUI areas. CWPPs for 26 of 33 counties have been completed and are available. The Silvis WUI and CWPP WUI layers were combined, except where county CWPPs had identified the entire county as a WUI. These large CWPP identified WUI areas were removed because the technical team did not want to bias the statewide prioritization towards counties that had taken a more general approach to identifying WUI and away from counties that had identified smaller WUI areas. For this reason, the technical team recommended removal of large blocks of CWPP identified WUI areas in Torrance and Socorro County as well. However, it is important to note that the CWPP identified WUI areas that were removed should be still be considered priorities for planning, particularly at county level. The Silvis WUI and CWPP WUI were combined, converted to raster and were assigned a value of 5, otherwise 0.
Attribute Definition Source The Nature Conservancy
Attribute Domain Values
Enumerated Domain
Enumerated Domain Value 0
Enumerated Domain Value Definition No WUI
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source Unknown
Enumerated Domain Value 5
Enumerated Domain Value Definition WUI
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source Unknown
Overview Description
Entity and Attribute Overview The data of the New Mexico Statewide Natural Resources Assessment was organized around eight core data themes suggested in the 2008 Farm Bill. The eight core data themes include: Fish and Wildlife Habitat (Biodiversity), Development Risk (Potential), Economic Development (Potential), Forest Health, Fragmentation, Green Infrastructure, Water Quality and Supply, and Wildfire Risk. For each core data theme, models were developed and served as the foundation for identifying the priority landscapes within New Mexico for the Statewide Strategy and Response Plan. While the 2008 Farm Bill provided the framework for the models developed, the Forest and Watershed Health Plan provided the vision for the content of each model and placed emphasis on expanding the scope to include all resources, not just forest resources. Technical teams, comprised of subject and technical experts from agencies and other partners, served as the advisors in the development each of the data models. Individuals on the technical teams range from environmental organizations, private industry, federal, state, and municipal partners, private landowners, conservation organizations, and citizens groups. One technical team was formed for each of the eight core data models. The spatial layers are housed on the New Mexico Resource Geographic Information System Program (RGIS), a cooperative program between the University of New Mexico and the New Mexico Information Technology Commission and can be found at http://rgis.unm.edu/data_entry.cfm
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation Detailed information on the entity, attributes and source can be found in Volume II - Data Atlases: Methods and Descriptions of Core Data Models Used in the Development of the Statewide Natural Resource Assessment. It is also available online at the All About Watersheds portal (http://allaboutwatersheds.org/groups/SAS/public/data-atlases).
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