1. How GIS is Used by CAL FIRE (Rebecca Ferkovich)

2. How GIS is used by CAL FIRE
Fire Incident Support
Fire Hazard Mapping
CA Fire Plan
SRA Fire Prevention Benefit Fee
Forest & Rangeland Assessments
Forest Practice
Pipeline Safety
…. and more!
How GIS is used by CAL FIRE

3. Fire Incident Support GIS support during fire incidents Assess damage
Supply GIS data library to incident planning ops
Timely imagery provided by USFS EROS - International Charter on Space and Major Disasters
Fire Incident Support

4. Expected likelihood of burning & fire behavior characteristics, aggregated into classified zones
Spatial data & process rules (fuels, topography, weather, etc)
Forms basis of fire safety laws & requirements for hazard disclosure for real estate transfers
Fire Hazard Mapping

5. Goal: Reduce costs/losses from wild land fire through Fire Prevention & Pre-Fire Planning Activities
GIS use: Identify needed projects, map/summarize existing project data, report accomplishments, evaluate values at risk, etc
Cal MAPPER – for Fire Planners – v1/2/3
CA Fire Plan

6. State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Benefit Fee (AB X1 29) - July 2011
Annual fee - habitable structures within SRA
Requires quality statewide SRA data that supports parcel level “in or out” decisions
SRA Fees

7. Forest & Rangeland Assessments
Statewide Assessment required every 5 years - used to inform policy and rule making
Priority Landscapes – weighted overlays of assets and threats
Map Viewer online – priority/default.html
Forest & Rangeland Assessments

8. Spatial data capture / analysis from initial project review through final completion of timber harvesting
Supports regulatory process, delivers info, informs public
Custom maps & web resources (ex: Watershed Mapper –
Forest Practice

9. State Pipeline Mapping System
Submissions received by regulated pipeline operators, updated and maintained by GIS Analyst
Positional accuracy of ~100’ (vs. national ~500’)
Uses: Emergency response; track/analyze PS response to CalOES spill notifications; risk-based analysis for inspections
State Pipeline Mapping System