Entries by Ella Kobelt

Contemporary Wildfire Hazard Across Colorado

In September 2021, the Black Hills National Forest (BKF) contracted with Pyrologix to conduct a spatial wildfire hazard assessment across the BKF. The BKF is set to undergo Forest Plan Revision and the Potential Operational Delineations (POD) planning process and identified the need for comprehensive fire modeling to provide supporting documentation. The results of this […]

A Pilot Wildfire Risk Assessment for California

The pilot effort to assess risk to certain highly valued resources and assets is an extension of the California All-Lands Hazard Assessment, a project funded by the USDA Forest Service that produced fuel and wildfire hazard information for the year 2020. Since that time, the wildfire hazard data has been updated to reflectthe historic wildfire […]

Wildfire Risk for All Lands in Colorado

The effort to produce a quantitative wildfire risk assessment across all land ownerships in Colorado began in February 2019 when the Rocky Mountain Region of the USDA Forest Service contracted with Pyrologix to calibrate and update a fuelscape, conduct wildfire hazard modeling, characterize the response of multiple Highly Valued Resources and Assets (HVRA) to wildfire, […]

A Fuelscape for Colorado All-Lands

The effort to produce a quantitative wildfire risk assessment across all land ownerships in Colorado began in February 2019 when the Rocky Mountain Region of the USDA Forest Service contracted with Pyrologix. The foundation of any wildfire hazard or risk assessment is a current-condition fuelscape, updated for recent disturbances and calibrated to reflect the fire […]

Wildfire Risk Across the Eastern Region

In April 2019, the Eastern Region of the U.S. Forest Service contracted with Pyrologix to conduct a spatial wildfire hazard assessment across all land ownerships in the Eastern Region states. The initial focus of the project was to conduct a wildfire risk assessment for homes, critical infrastructure, and water resources in the Eastern Region. Project […]

A Fuelscape for All Land Ownerships in the Eastern Region

The Eastern Region of the USDA Forest Service contracted with Pyrologix to complete an assessment of wildfire hazard across all land ownerships in the northeastern states. The foundation of any wildfire hazard or risk assessment is a current-condition fuelscape, updated for recent disturbances and calibrated to reflect the fire behavior potential observed in recent historical […]

Contemporary Wildfire Hazard Across Utah

In October 2021,Pyrologix was contracted by Timmons Group and the Utah Department of Natural Resources to conduct a wildfire hazard assessment for the state of Utah. This project is part of the Utah Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal (UWRAP) and the wildfire hazard maps produced will be used to update the portal. This effort involved three […]

Contemporary Wildfire Hazard on the Black Hills National Forest

In September 2021, the Black Hills National Forest (BKF) contracted with Pyrologix to conduct a spatial wildfire hazard assessment across the BKF. The BKF is set to undergo Forest Plan Revision and the Potential Operational Delineations (POD) planning process and identified the need for comprehensive fire modeling to provide supporting documentation. The results of this […]

Contemporary Wildfire Hazard Across California

In July 2019, the Pacific Southwest Region of the U.S. Forest Service contracted with Pyrologix to conduct a spatial wildfire hazard assessment across all land ownerships across the state of California. The project consisted of three parts: fuelscape calibration, wildfire hazard assessment, and summary of wildfire risk to California communities. In early March 2020, just […]

Chugach All-Lands Wildfire Risk Assessment: Method and Results

The purpose of the Chugach All-Lands Wildfire Risk Assessment (hereafter called ARRA1 ) is to provide foundational information about wildfire hazard and risk to highly valued resources and assets for the Chugach National Forest and surrounding areas in Southcentral Alaska. Such information supports wildfire response, fuel management planning, and revisions to land and resource management […]