# Presentation: 132832

## Wildfire Boundaries

*Acquisition, Usage, and Web Display*

**Daniel Kozlowski**
**HAS Meteorologist**
**California Nevada River Forecast Center**

## Acquisition
USGS Anonymous FTP Server ( ftp.geomac.gov )
Data Available for the Period 2000 to Current Year
ALL Regions of the United States Are Available               
	Wildfires Are Not Just An Issue In the West!
Directory Structure...
	/outgoing/yyyy_fire_data/StateName/FireName

**USGS Anonymous FTP Server *****( ***_***[ftp.geomac.gov](ftp://ftp.geomac.gov/)***_*** ******)***
**Data Available for the Period 2000 to Current Year**
**ALL Regions of the United States Are Available               **
***	******Wildfires Are Not Just An Issue In the West!***
**Directory Structure...**
**	****/outgoing/yyyy_fire_data/StateName/FireName**

**Wildfire Boundaries**

*For *
*Example...*

**2007**

**California**

**Angora**

## Example 1:  Angora Fire (South Lake Tahoe – June 2007)
3,100 Acres Burned
242 Residences and 67 Commercial Structures Destroyed

**Example 1:  Angora Fire (South Lake Tahoe – June 2007)**
**3,100 Acres Burned**
**242 Residences and 67 Commercial Structures Destroyed**

## Example 2:  Big Turnaround Fire (SE GA / NE FL– Apr to Jul 2007)
Approximately 390,000 Acres Burned
At Least 18 Homes Destroyed and Parts of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

**Example 2:  Big Turnaround Fire (SE GA / NE FL– Apr to Jul 2007)**
**Approximately 390,000 Acres Burned**
**At Least 18 Homes Destroyed and Parts of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge**

## Timeline of Wildfire to Debris Flow

Grand Prix Fire – Began October 21, 2003
Old Fire – Began October 25, 2003
Fires Merged on October 26, 2003
Affected Lytle Creek, Cable Canyon, and Waterman Canyon Areas

**Grand Prix Fire – Began October 21, 2003**
**Old Fire – Began October 25, 2003**
**Fires Merged on October 26, 2003**
**Affected Lytle Creek, Cable Canyon, and Waterman Canyon Areas**

**Wildfire Boundaries**

## Timeline of Wildfire to Debris Flow

100 Percent Containment on November 8, 2003
Approximately 150,000 Acres Burned
Over 1100 Homes and 10 Commercial Buildings Destroyed
Four Fatalities and Forty Injuries Due to Fire

**Timeline of Wildfire to Debris Flow**
**100 Percent Containment on November 8, 2003**
**Approximately 150,000 Acres Burned**
**Over 1100 Homes and 10 Commercial Buildings Destroyed**
**Four Fatalities and Forty Injuries Due to Fire**

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**Nearly 10” of Rainfall Over the Burn Areas on Christmas Day**
**Gage Data:  Lytle Creek – 8.58” and Devore Water Co – 5.79”**
**33 of 34 Basins In Foothills of San Bernardino Mountains Filled With Debris**
**Hardest Hit Basins:  Lytle Creek, Cable Canyon, and Waterman Canyon**

**Wildfire Boundaries**

## Wildfire Boundaries

**Courtesy of Google Earth**
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**Rainfall Rates Up To 1.00” / Hour**
**Flash Flooding and Debris Flows Observed As Trees, Rocks, and Mud Flowed Across Several Roads and Highways**
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**Courtesy of Google Earth**
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**Rainfall Rates .20” to .70” / Hour**
**Flash Flood and Debris Flow Resulted in a Mudslide**
**Moved Thru a KOA Campground**
**2 People, 1 Bear, and 1 Horse Killed**
**32 Travel Trailers, Multiple Vehicles, and Roads Destroyed**
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**Courtesy of Google Earth**
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**Rainfall Rates .20” to .70” / Hour**
**Resulted in Mud, Water, and Rock Slides in the Canyon**
**Moved Through Saint Sofia Camp Killing 14 People**
**Debris Flow Destroyed 2 Bridges and Finally Spanned Out Just North of the city of San Bernardino **

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**Aftermath...**

## Wildfire Boundaries

**Use of GIS Data on Internet Graphics**
**Precipitation Gage Graphics**

## Wildfire Boundaries

**Use of GIS Data on Internet Graphics**
**Precipitation Grid Graphics (QPE and QPF)**

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**Use of GIS Data on Internet Graphics**
**Flash Flood Guidance Adjustments**
***In coordination with USGS, initial FFG of 0.25” to 0.50” per hour over 2003 burn areas***

_**Oct 2003 Cedar Fire - San Diego County**_
** ****Second Largest Fire in California History**
** ****Nearly 725,000 Acres Burned**
** ****Over 3500 Homes Destroyed**
** ****15 People Killed**

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**Use of GIS Data on AWIPS**
**D2D Background Map**

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**Questions???**

**Thank You!!!**