P083: Incorporating Project-Level Analysis and Enhanced Decision Support into the OptFuels Fuel Treatment Planning System for the LTB
Project Number
04.01.01.0109
Action Priority
Conduct Applied Scientific Research
Implementers
U.S. Forest Service – Rocky Mountain Research Station
Supporting Agencies
Unknown or unspecified
Primary Contact
Kat McIntyre (KMcIntyre@trpa.gov)
Stage
Completed
Duration
2011 - 2013
Total Project Cost
$138,497
Funding Request
$0
Science Program
Conduct Applied Scientific Research
A geographic information system-based decision support system, called OptFuels, was developed as part of a SNPLMA-funded project for spatially scheduling forest fuel treatments over multiple planning periods in the Lake Tahoe Basin. OptFuels combines the vegetation simulation capabilities of the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS), the landscape fire behavior modeling functionality of the Minimum Travel Time algorithm in FlamMap (FlamMap-MTT), and a heuristic algorithm for scheduling fuel treatments. This integrated system provides land managers with a streamlined ability to develop spatiotemporal fuel treatment alternatives and assess trade-offs among various alternatives and no action.