Fire Program Analysis

Technical and White Papers

White Papers are informational in nature, they explain something or provide background information.

Technical Papers provide technical information; describes system function or procedural information. Most will reference a white paper. Some will request information back from FPUs.

Periodically, these papers will be updated and revised to reflect the changes in the FPA system development process.

Getting Started:

• Revised Creating ArcGIS Shapefiles for Fire Workload Areas (FWAs) - IR _005_TP revised 6/2/2008 (technical paper, PDF | 40 kb)

• Defining Fire Management Units - 1/16/2008 (white paper, PDF | 20 kb)

• Revised Defining Fire Workload Areas (FWAs) - IR_013_WP revised 8/22/2008 (white paper, PDF | 359 kb)

• Fire Program Analysis (FPA) Training MS_007_WP 2/5/2008 (white paper, PDF | 41 kb)

• Fire Planning Unit Development Guidelines for the formation of Fire Planning Units (FPUs) - 9/27/2007 (white paper, PDF | 37 kb)

• Naming Conventions for FPA Options and Analyses MS_006_TP 10/28/2008 (technical paper, PDF | 350 kb)

• Option and Investment Alternative Development in FPA - AL_022_WP 4/1/2008 (white paper, PDF | 27 kb)

• Updating Fire Planning Unit Boundaries - IR_003_TP 2/26/2008 (technical paper, PDF | 112 kb)

• Revised Understanding FPA and the Performance Metrics used in Analyzing Investment Alternatives - PM_021_WP 10/29/2008 (white paper, PDF | 255 kb)

• Understanding How Fuel Treatments are Used in FPA - FL_026_WP 11/10/2008 (white paper, PDF | 31 KB)

• Using Fire and Fuels Resources in Fire Program Analysis FL_025_WP (white paper, PDF | 314 kb)

Data Sources:

• Understanding the Role of Enterprise Data Sources in the Fire Program Analysis System - DS_023_WP 4/1/2008 (white paper, PDF | 34 kb)

• Understanding the Source of Enterprise Fuels Data used in FPA - FLS_010_WP 3/28/2008 (white paper, PDF | 38 kb)

• Using North American Regional Reanalysis (NARR) Weather Data - 12/20/2007 (white paper, PDF | 105 kb)

Initial Response Simulator:

• New Modeling National and Regional Resources IR_028_WP (white paper, PDF | 289 kb)

• Appropriate Management Response (AMR) within Fire Program Analysis (FPA) - MS_008_WP revised 2/11/2008 (white paper, PDF | 43 kb)

• Historical Fire Report Data used for Developing Fire Event Scenarios (FES) for FPA - IR_024_WP 7/3/2008 (white paper, PDF | 27 kb)

• Understanding Airtanker Use in Fire Program Analysis Initial Response Simulation Module IR_015_WP 2/17/2008 (white paper, PDF | 204 kb)

• Reference:
  An Analysis of the Fireline Production Rates Applied to Aerial Retardant Drops Contained in MNIAAPC

• Understanding Dispatch Logic in the Initial Response Simulation (IRS) Module IRS_017_WP 3/3/2008 (white paper, PDF | 45 kb)

• Corrected Understanding Delays in Fire Program Analysis (FPA) Initial Response Simulation (IRS) Module IRS_009_WP 3/20/2008 (white paper, PDF | 33 kb)

• Understanding Dozers, Tractor Plows, and Airboats in Fire Program Analysis Initial Response Simulation Module IR_019_WP (white paper, PDF | 43 kb)

• Understanding Engine Use in Fire Program Analysis (FPA) Initial Response Simulation (IRS) Module - IR_018_WP 7/9/2008 (white paper, PDF | 28 kb)

• Understanding the Fire Program Analysis (FPA) Fire Ignition Generator (FIG) - IR_005_TP 7/3/2008 (technical paper, PDF | 43 kb)

• Understanding Helicopter Use in Fire Program Analysis (FPA) Initial Response Simulation (IRS) Module IR_006_WP 2/14/2008 (white paper, PDF | 224 kb)

• Revised Understanding Preproduction Delays in Fire Program Analysis (FPA) Initial Response Simulation (IRS) Module IR_005_WP 9/20/2008 (white paper, PDF | 330 kb)

• Revised Understanding Smokejumper Deployment in Fire Program Analysis (FPA) Initial Response Simulation (IRS) Module IR_004_WP 7/15/2008 (white paper, PDF | 170 kb)

• Revised Validating the Initial Response Simulator (IRS) - IR_027_WP 12/8/2008 (white paper, PDF | 346 kb)

Prevention Module:

• Technical Formula Used by the FPA Prevention Model - PR_004_TP 6/18/2008 (technical paper, PDF | 52 kb)

• Understanding the Fire Program Analysis (FPA) Prevention Module PR_014_WP 3/27/2008 (white paper, PDF | 66 kb)

Large Fire:

• Building a Fuels Treatment Prescription for FPA Large Fire Module Simulation - LF_002_TP 8/15/2008 (technical paper, PDF | 38 kb)

• Selecting a Single Weather Station within a FPU - 1/18/2008 (technical paper, PDF | 33 kb)

• Understanding the Fire Program Analysis (FPA) Large Fire Module 3/10/2008 (white paper, PDF | 105 kb) LF_012_WP

• Understanding How the Large Fire Module (LFM) Processes Fuels Treatment Prescriptions 3/10/2008 (white paper, PDF |52 kb) FLS_011_WP

Latest Information

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• National Fire Planning Unit (FPU) Boundary Map (12/31/2008 - PDF)
• FPU Deployment Wave Order (JPG MAP)Glossary

How To ...

• Create an FPU charter (DOC)
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• Request an FPA user profile (DOC)

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