WIldland Fires

Managing the woods today to protect against fire tomorrow
 

Daily Wildland Fire Danger Rating Long Island Wildland Fire Forecast NOAA Satellite Fire Detection

Brookhaven National Laboratory

The Fire Danger Index level takes into account current and antecedent weather, fuel types, and both live and dead fuel moisture. More...

Wildland Fire Documents

• BNL outlines it approach to wildland fire issues in this comprehensive report.
• Is my Building on the Wildland Fire Interface list?  What are the precaution needed if my Building is on the Wildland Interface?   How does my Building rate?  Follow this link. (for a full copy of the study see "Wildland Interface Study" listed below).
• DOE's Initial Wildland Fire Safety Report  (survey of 4 DOE labs; PDF, 38 pages, December 2000) This document describes the impact from several wildland fires on DOE facilities during CY2000.  Included are recommended enhancements that DOE has initiated.
• BNL response to DOE request for a Wildland Fire Safety Enhancement Action Plan ( PDF, 9 pages, April 2001)   Based on the recommendations in the DOE Wildland Fire Safety Report, BNL was required to evaluate the enhancements and respond with an action plan.
• BNL Lessons Learned Review Report (PDF, 16 pages, March 2001)  Based on the DOE CY 2000 Wildland Fire Safety Report lessons learned, BNL staff reviewed their operations for applicable lessons to apply locally.
• BNL Wildland Fire Assessment Report (PDF, 42 pages, April 2001)  A BNL specific look at the wildland fire issues on site. Site wide issues effecting the wildland hazard are examined along with defining individual facilities for assessment.  Group assessments are preformed to determine regional risk.
• BNL's Wildland Interface Survey (PDF, 10 pages, August 2002) rates facilities located along the wildland interface versus important conditions related to protection from wildland fires.
• Landscaping Checklist for Wildland Fire  Provided for the reference of building mangers and homeowners (from WWW.Firewise.com).
• 1995 Long Island South Hampton Wildland fire news clips from News 12 (MPEG 33 Mb file)

Other Documents

• Wildland Fire Response Procedure
• Wildland Fire Response Checklist
• Wildland Fire Mutual Aid Plan
• BNL Wildland Interface References

Last Modified: February 1, 2008
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