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RMRS-GTR-114: Hayman Fire Case Study
Graham, Russell T., Technical Editor. 2003. Hayman Fire Case Study. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-114. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 396 p.
In 2002 much of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado was rich in dry vegetation as a result of fire exclusion and the droughty conditions that prevailed in recent years. These dry and heavy fuel loadings were continuous along the South Platte River corridor located between Denver and Colorado Springs on the Front Range. These topographic and fuel conditions combined with a dry and windy weather system centered over eastern Washington to produce ideal burning conditions. The start of the Hayman Fire was timed and located perfectly to take advantage of these conditions resulting in a wildfire run in 1 day of over 60,000 acres and finally impacting over 138,000 acres. The Hayman Fire Case Study, involving more than 60 scientists and professionals from throughout the United States, examined how the fire behaved, the effects of fuel treatments on burn severity, the emissions produced, the ecological (for example, soil, vegetation, animals) effects, the home destruction, postfire rehabilitation activities, and the social and economic issues surrounding the Hayman Fire. The Hayman Fire Case Study revealed much about wildfires and their interactions with both the social and natural environments. As the largest fire in Colorado history it had a profound impact both locally and nationally. The findings of this study will inform both private and public decisions on the management of natural resources and how individuals, communities, and organizations can prepare for wildfire events.
Keywords: Wildfire, fuel treatments, wildfire behavior, social and economic wildfire effects, ecological effects of wildfires
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Contents
PDF File Size: 120 KHayman Fire Case Study: Summary
Russell T. Graham
PDF File Size: 3.3 MBFire Behavior, Fuel Treatments, and Fire Suppression on the Hayman Fire
Mark A. Finney, Roberta Bartlette, Larry Bradshaw, Kelly Close, Brandon M. Collins, Paul Gleason, Wei Min Hao, Paul Langowski, John McGinely, Charles W. McHugh, Erik Martinson, Phillip N. Omi, Wayne Shepperd, Karl Zeller
PDF File Size: 840 KPart 1: Fire Weather, Meteorology, and Climate
Larry Bradshaw, Roberta Bartlette, John McGinely, Karl Zeller
PDF File Size: 5.8 MBPart 2: Description and Interpretations of Fire Behavior
Mark A. Finney, Charles W. McHugh, Roberta Bartlette, Kelly Close, Paul Langowski
PDF File Size: 5.4 MBPart 3: Effects of Fuel Treatments on Fire Severity
Erik Martinson, Phillip N. Omi, Wayne Shepperd
PDF File Size: 3.6 MBPart 4: Relation of Roads to Burn Severity
Charles W. McHugh and Mark A. Finney
PDF File Size: 1.4 MBPart 5: Fire Suppression Activities
Charles W. McHugh, Paul Gleason
PDF File Size: 1.1 MBPart 6: Daily Emissions
Wei Min Hao
PDF File Size: 645 KEcological Effects of the Hayman Fire
Part 1: Historical (Pre-1860) and Current (1860 2002) Fire Regimes
William H. Romme, Thomas T. Veblen, Merrill R. Kaufmann, Rosemary Sherriff, and Claudia M. Regan
PDF File Size: 1 MBPart 2: Historical (Pre-1860) and Current (1860-2002) Forest and Landscape Structure
William H. Romme, Merrill Kaufmann, Thomas T. Veblen, Rosemary Sherriff, and Claudia Regan
PDF File Size: 940 KPart 3: Soil Properties, Erosion, and Implications for Rehabilitation and Aquatic Ecosystems
Jan E. Cipra, Eugene F. Kelly, Lee MacDonald, and John Norman
PDF File Size: 2.4 MBPart 4: Forest Succession
William H. Romme, Claudia M. Regan, Merrill R. Kaufmann, Laurie Huckaby, and Thomas T. Veblen
PDF File Size: 1.1 MBPart 5: Historical Aquatic Systems
Lynn M. Decker, Jeffrey L. Kershner, and David Winters
PDF File Size: 465 KPart 6: Fire-Induced Changes in Aquatic Ecosystems
Jeffrey L. Kershner, Lee MacDonald, Lynn M. Decker, David Winters, and Zamir Libohova
PDF File Size: 2.3 MBPart 7: Key Invasive Nonnative Plants
Geneva Chong, Tom Stohlgren, Catherine Crosier, Sara Simonson, Greg Newman, and Eric Petterson
PDF File Size: 1.2 MBPart 8: Effects on Species of Concern
Natasha B. Kotliar, Sara Simonson, Geneva Chong, and Dave Theobald
PDF File Size: 1.2 MBHome Destruction Within the Hayman Fire Perimeter
Jack Cohen and Rick Stratton
PDF File Size: 5.3 MBPostfire Rehabilitation of the Hayman Fire
Peter Robichaud, Lee MacDonald, Jeff Freeouf, Dan Neary, Deborah Martin, Louise Ashmun
PDF File Size: 2.4 MBSocial and Economic Issues of the Hayman Fire
Brian Kent, Krista Gebert, Sarah McCaffrey, Wade Martin, David Calkin, Ervin Schuster, Ingrid Martin, Holly Wise Bender, Greg Alward, Yoshitaka Kumagai, Patricia J. Cohn, Matt Carroll, Dan Williams, Carol Ekarius
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Title: RMRS-GTR-114:
Hayman Fire Case Study
Electronic Publish Date: September 25, 2003
Last Update: July
9, 2007