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Wildland Fire Management RD&ANational Interagency Fire CenterBoise, IdahoFebruary 19, 2009
Wildland Fire Management RD&ANational Interagency Fire CenterBoise, IdahoFebruary 19, 2009
Wildland Fire Decision Support System
Dispatcher Role Overview
Wildland Fire Decision Support System
Dispatcher Role Overview
WFDSSWFDSS
Dec
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Doc
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tation
Decision Support
Implementation Actions
Objectives
Situation
Information
Validation Course of Action
Periodic Assessme
nt
Decision Summary
Reports
WFDSS FrameworkWFDSS Framework
Information
Situation
Objectives
Course of Action
Validation
Decision Summary
Periodic Assessment
WFDSS – Information Flow
WFDSS has 7 Steps
Information
Situation
Objectives
Course of Action
Validation
Decision Summary
Periodic Assessment
Purpose:
Documents the initial and continuing fire situation, and provides required information to complete administrative fire reporting.
WFDSS – Information Flow
Information
Situation
Objectives
Course of Action
Validation
Decision Summary
Periodic Assessment
Purpose:
Provides risk assessment and decision support information to support strategic decisions and development of course of action.
WFDSS – Information Flow
Information
Situation
Objectives
Course of Action
Validation
Decision Summary
Periodic Assessment
Purpose:
Defines objectives as stated in Land, Resource, and Fire Management Plans and lists specific management and incident requirements that will frame and influence strategic decisions and tactical implementation.
WFDSS – Information Flow
Information
Situation
Objectives
Course of Action
Validation
Decision Summary
Periodic Assessment
Purpose:
•Defines a specific course of action ranging from a pre-planned initial response to an individualized response for a specific situation.
•Specificity varies with fire complexity and can include a defined planning area, management actions, resource commitments, and costs for the fire duration.
•When the current decision is no longer meeting objectives, it can include a set of actions to be used until a new decision is completed.
WFDSS – Information Flow
Information
Situation
Objectives
Course of Action
Validation
Decision Summary
Periodic Assessment
Purpose:
Provides a review of the Situation, Objectives, and Course of Action to ensure that Objectives can be met, and in the event they cannot be met, the Validation guides the development of a new Course of Action.
WFDSS – Information Flow
Information
Situation
Objectives
Course of Action
Validation
Decision Summary
Periodic Assessment
Purpose:
Documents the response decision, the rationale for that decision, and stipulates the timeframe for revisiting and reassessing the decision.
WFDSS – Information Flow
Information
Situation
Objectives
Course of Action
Validation
Decision Summary
Periodic Assessment
Purpose:
Provides a process to periodically review the current decision, response, and accomplishments to evaluate effectiveness and confirm accuracy or, if needed, indicate progression to a higher response level and associated planning activities.
WFDSS – Information Flow
Response Level 2
WFDSS – Response LevelsWFDSS – Response Levels
Response Level 1
Response Level 3
Response Levels are the threestages of support and documentation of a decision
•Response Level 1 – Basic Inputs
•Response Level 2 – Medium Term Fire, Simulation and Value Inventory
•Response Level 3 – Long Term Fire Simulation, RAVAR, and SCI
Response Level 1
WFDSS – Response LevelsWFDSS – Response Levels
•Looks at short term fire weather forecast, forecasted fire danger and hazards and safety concerns.
•Defines a specific course of action.
•Management unit objectives are documented through spatial data link to Fire Management Units (FMUs).
•Relative Risk Assessment will be completed if fire for resource benefit objectives are identified.
•Will have the appropriate initial response per the management units objectives and plans.
Response Level 1
Response Level 2
WFDSS – Response LevelsWFDSS – Response Levels•Looks at resource availability, medium term fire behavior, values and incident complexity analysis
•Incident Objectives and Management Requirements/Constraints will be documented.
•Recommended actions, resources, and estimated costs evaluated.
• Validation will consider fire simulation, values and resource availability.
• Response Decision Rationale, and Periodic Assessment Frequency are documented.
Response Level 1
Response Level 2
Response Level 3
WFDSS – Response LevelsWFDSS – Response Levels• Looks at long term fire behavior (Fire
Spread Probability (FSPro), Rapid Assessment Values At Risk (RAVAR) and Stratified Cost Index (SCI).
•Incident Objectives and Management Requirements/Constraints will be documented.
•Recommended actions, resources, and Mitigation Actions, Estimated Cost, and Contingency Actions evaluated.
• Validation will consider fire simulation, values, resource availability and FSPro, and RAVAR.
• Response Decision Rationale, and Periodic Assessment Frequency are documented.
RL1
RL1
RL2
RL3
Information
Situation
Objectives
Course of Action
Validation
Decision Documentation
Periodic Assessment
WFDSS - Information Flow and Analysis LevelsWFDSS - Information Flow and Analysis Levels
Response Level
1
Response Level
2
Response Level 3
Characteristics – situation
Information
•Fire Discovery
•Situation Assessment and Documentation
•Initial Action
•WFIP Stage I
•Extended Action
•WFIP Stage II
•Large Fire Suppression
•Long-Duration Fire
•WFIP Stage III
•LTIP
•Incident Documentation
•Situation Documentation
•Objectives
•Course of Action
•Reports
•Incident Documentation
•Situation Documentation
•Objectives
•Course of Action
•Decision
•Reports
Land and Resource Mgmt Plan
Fire Management Plan
•Incident Documentation
•Situation Documentation
•Objectives
•Course of Action
•Decision
•Validate Strategy
•Reports
Spatial Data Upload – Pre-fire Planning
NIXON WEATHER STATION (#020113) ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT
0
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5/1
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DATE
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C
Average
Maximum
Minimum
1999
Bridger-Knoll Fire, 6/20/96, ERC 48
Mt. Emma Fire, 6/3/99, ERC 19
WFDSS – Eleven Specific User RolesWFDSS – Eleven Specific User Roles
Specific Roles Identified:•Viewer
•Dispatcher •Author•Data Manager•Geographic Area Editor•National Editor•Fire Behavior Specialist•RAVAR Analyst•Super Analyst•Help Desk•Admistrator
These are 3 roles of most importance to the field
NIXON WEATHER STATION (#020113) ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT
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DATE
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Average
Maximum
Minimum
1999
Bridger-Knoll Fire, 6/20/96, ERC 48
Mt. Emma Fire, 6/3/99, ERC 19
WFDSS – User RolesWFDSS – User Roles
•Viewer Has the access to view an incident
•Dispatcher Can do everything a viewer can plus they can create incidents
•Author Can do everything the previous two roles do and they also document the decision and request analyses to support/inform the decision
•Data Manager Can only create the Fire Management Units (or other land management units), strategic objectives and the management requirements based on land management plans and fire managements plans.
NIXON WEATHER STATION (#020113) ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT
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DATE
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Average
Maximum
Minimum
1999
Bridger-Knoll Fire, 6/20/96, ERC 48
Mt. Emma Fire, 6/3/99, ERC 19
WFDSS – User RolesWFDSS – User Roles
•Geographic Area Editor Authorize new Viewer,Dispatcher, Author and Fire Behavior Specialist roles and prioritize analysis requests within their GACC
•National Editor Has all the capabilities of a Geographicl Editor, but at a National level.
•Fire Behavior Specialist Formerly the FSPro Analyst role, but the name change reflects additional fire behavior tools available in WFDSS This role conducts fire behavior analyses
NIXON WEATHER STATION (#020113) ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT
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5/8
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DATE
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Maximum
Minimum
1999
Bridger-Knoll Fire, 6/20/96, ERC 48
Mt. Emma Fire, 6/3/99, ERC 19
WFDSS – User RolesWFDSS – User Roles
•RAVAR Analyst This role is provided by the Forestry Science Lab in Missoula which accept or reject a RAVAR analysis request. And post RAVAR summary documentation.
•Super Analyst Has maximum analysis authority, provides coaching and training to other analysts.
•Help Desk – this role is for the folks at the NIFC HELP DESK
•Administrator – This role is for the system developers
NIXON WEATHER STATION (#020113) ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT
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60
5/1
5/8
5/1
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DATE
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Average
Maximum
Minimum
1999
Bridger-Knoll Fire, 6/20/96, ERC 48
Mt. Emma Fire, 6/3/99, ERC 19
How to create a WFDSS IncidentHow to create a WFDSS Incident
The Dispatcher Role Purpose:• Enter information for a new WFDSS Incident.
• Edit incident information for incidents they create.
• Run simple fire behavior analyses.
NIXON WEATHER STATION (#020113) ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT
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50
60
5/1
5/8
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DATE
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Average
Maximum
Minimum
1999
Bridger-Knoll Fire, 6/20/96, ERC 48
Mt. Emma Fire, 6/3/99, ERC 19
Inside a WFDSS IncidentInside a WFDSS Incident
First Lets Look at:• Intelligence
• Zone Fire Weather Forecasts
• ERC- G
• Values Inventory
• RAVAR Results
• Values at Risk Results
• Basic Fire Behavior
INTELLIGENCE
Zone Fire Weather Forecasts
ERC-G
Strategic Objectives
Values Inventory
RAVAR Results
Values at Risk Results
BASIC FIRE BEHAVIOR
How To Create a WFDSS Incident and use the
Intelligence Tab
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Where to find WFDSSWhere to find WFDSS
• Request your user account now!!
• http://wfdss.usgs.gov
QuestionsQuestions
