Building Fire Behavior Analyst (FBAN) capability and capacity: Lessons learned From Victoria, Australia's Bushfire Behavior Predictive Services Strategy

K. E. Gibos; A. Slijepcevic; T. Wells; L. Fogarty

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Building Fire Behavior Analyst (FBAN) capability and capacity: Lessons learned From Victoria, Australia's Bushfire Behavior Predictive Services Strategy

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Authors:

K. E. Gibos, A. Slijepcevic, T. Wells, L. Fogarty

Year:

2015

Type:

Proceedings

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Keane, Robert E.; Jolly, Matt; Parsons, Russell; Riley, Karin. Proceedings of the large wildland fires conference; May 19-23, 2014; Missoula, MT. Proc. RMRS-P-73. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 91-103.

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Abstract

Wildland fire managers must frequently make meaning from chaos in order to protect communities and infrastructure from the negative impacts of fire. Fire management personnel are increasingly turning to science to support their experience-based decision-making processes and to provide clear, confident leadership for communities frequently exposed to risk from wildfire. The inclusion of science into their thought processes helps these decisions to be more consistent, accurate, reliable and defendable in an environment where the risk and impact of incidents continues to increase.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the large wildland fires conference; May 19-23, 2014; Missoula, MT

Keywords

fire ecology, fire behavior, smoke management, fire management, social and political consequences

Citation

Gibos, K. E.; Slijepcevic, A.; Wells, T.; Fogarty, L. 2015. Building Fire Behavior Analyst (FBAN) capability and capacity: Lessons learned From Victoria, Australia's Bushfire Behavior Predictive Services Strategy. In: Keane, Robert E.; Jolly, Matt; Parsons, Russell; Riley, Karin. Proceedings of the large wildland fires conference; May 19-23, 2014; Missoula, MT. Proc. RMRS-P-73. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 91-103.