Looking to the past to plan for future wildfire response

Erin J. Belval

Treesearch

Looking to the past to plan for future wildfire response

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Erin J. Belval

Year:

2022

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), October 2022. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.

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Abstract

The request from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service’s Region 5 to Area Command Team (ACT) 2 was straightforward: Identify potential gaps between wildfire resource needs and resource availability for October through December 2020. The Fire Weather Outlook at this time was predicting that parts of California and the Southwest would see higher-than-usual fire activity into the fall and winter. In preparation for the worst-case scenario, the region needed to identify the regional and national availability of personnel and equipment, including crews, engines, aircraft, and Incident Management Teams.

Keywords

wildfire, resources, fire activity, regional wildfire response, firefighting personnel, firefighting equipment

Citation

Belval, Erin. 2022. Looking to the past to plan for future wildfire response. Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), October 2022. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.