Fire Program Analysis

TechNews

TechNews is a guide to share and gather technical information relative to Fire Program Analysis (FPA) quickly.

Until the FPA system is completed, the information and requests in the TechNews are intended to help fire planning units (FPUs) prepare for implementation.

• Revised - TechNews 1/07/2009
  • How the Initial Response Simulation (IRS) Module uses a fire fire resources' Resource ID
  • Incorrect Data in Input reports Defect
  • Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) and Cost Data in Preparedness Options Defect
  • Delays and Borrowed Resources
• TechNews - Revised 12/19/2008
  • IRS Defect
  • Functionality changes
  • Validation
  • FPA Calculation of Burn Index
• TechNews - 11/24/2008
  • Fire Behavior Fuel Model Adjustments to fuel models 122 and 102
• TechNews - August 15, 2008
  • Updated direction for developing Fuel Prescriptions and Fuel Treatments for FPA.
• TechNews - Revised February 26, 2008
  • Workload timeline to prepare for FPA implementation - replaces November 6 TechNews (pdf)
• TechNews - November 6, 2007
  • Suggestions that FPUs can begin doing to prepare for FPA - revised by January 22 TechNews (pdf)
• TechNews - May 9, 2007 (pdf)
  • Information status request
  • New FPA capability
• TechNews - February 28, 2007 (pdf)
  • Historic fire occurrence data standards to support FPA
  • Remote Automated Weather Stations (RAWS)

Latest Information

• Quarterly Status Reports
• Newsletters
• TechNews
• Interagency Memos and Attachments
• 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)
• Create an FWA shapefile
• Request an FPA user profile (DOC)

Management Advisory Team

• Team members

• Management Advisory Team Desk Guide