Modeling the Effects of Prefire Projects on the Old Gulch Fire Using FARSITE
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FARSITE is a computer based model of fire spread that utilized spatially resolved data to simulate fires occurring over areas of heterogeneous fuels, topography, and weather (Finney 1996). In as much as changes in fuel characteristics can be reflected both in nature and extent, FARSITE offers a unique opportunity to evaluate the effects of fuel management projects while leaving all other factors (topography and weather) constant. These comparisons can show what kinds of alternate outcomes might be likely in the presence or absence of various fuel modifications being subjected to a given fire scenario.
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