Wildland urban interface (WUI) Mountain bikes Hunters/Recreational Shooting Lightning Trails, hikers, rock climbers Not human caused Other Fire Risks Recreation Transportation corridors Fireworks Developed campgrounds Shooting, target areas Dispersed recreation Children, matches Water-based recreation Incendiary device, arson Off-road vehicles (OHV/ORV) Slash burning Hazard the definition for the word varies for other applications, in wildand fire suppression it is “hazard” used to describe the relationship between fuels and topography. This use should not be confused with other definitions. Factors such as fuel type, (grass, brush, or timber/live dead ratio), the amount of fuel (heavy, medium, or light/), and terrain are evaluated when rating MA’s for hazard. The hazard assessment considers: Expected fire behavior based on fuels and topography; Wildland urban interface; Overhanging branches, trash debris, fine fuels, ground fuels, fuel ladders; Vegetation clearances around campfire areas within the forest boundary, including leaf litter and duff, debris, wood piles against buildings; Dry, dead or overhanging vegetation around power lines and poles; Dry vegetation along roadsides where vehicles may stop; The value given characteristics and qualities of an area varies from person to person based on their perspective. Therefore, assessing value is a subjective process which needs to be approached from different perspectives. To accomplish this, an interdisciplinary approach was used to rate areas based on characteristics which would be affected by wildland fire, see list below. Areas were rated relative to other areas as high, moderate or low. Characteristics used for the assessment include, but are not limited to: Air sheds Minerals Aquatic/wildlife habitat Plantations Backcountry by-ways Political Commercial development Private property Cultural/historical Recreation Forest products Riparian zones Government property Scenic by-ways Improvements Social Life Soils
Wildland urban interface (WUI) Lightning Not human caused Recreation Developed campgrounds Dispersed recreation Water-based recreation Off-road vehicles (OHV/ORV) Mountain bikes Hunters/Recreational Shooting Trails, hikers, rock climbers Other Fire Risks Transportation corridors Fireworks Shooting, target areas Children, matches Incendiary device, arson Slash burning Hazard the definition for the word “hazard” varies for other applications, in wildand fire suppression it is used to describe the relationship between fuels and topography. This use should not be confused with other definitions. Factors such as fuel type, (grass, brush, or timber/live dead ratio), the amount of fuel (heavy, medium, or light/), and terrain are evaluated when rating MA’s for hazard. The hazard assessment considers: Expected fire behavior based on fuels and topography; Wildland urban interface; Overhanging branches, trash debris, fine fuels, ground fuels, fuel ladders; Vegetation clearances around campfire areas within the forest boundary, including leaf litter and duff, debris, wood piles against buildings; Dry, dead or overhanging vegetation around power lines and poles; Dry vegetation along roadsides where vehicles may stop; The value given characteristics and qualities of an area varies from person to person based on their perspective. Therefore, assessing value is a subjective process which needs to be approached from different perspectives. To accomplish this, an interdisciplinary approach was used to rate areas based on characteristics which would be affected by wildland fire, see list below. Areas were rated relative to other areas as high, moderate or low. Characteristics used for the assessment include, but are not limited to: Air sheds Aquatic/wildlife habitat Backcountry by-ways Commercial development Cultural/historical Forest products Government property Improvements Life Minerals Plantations Political Private property Recreation Riparian zones Scenic by-ways Social Soils
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