OpportunityTitle: Notice of Intent: Integration of strategic wildfire and fuel treatment analysis into national budget framework
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This action will result in a task agreement award under the National Park Service Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). This is a notice of intent and a noncompetitive award in accordance with the Department of Interior 505 Departmental Manual 2.12C. Please see attached announcement for more information.
Description: The investigators will continue to integrate the STARFire system into the Wildland fire budgeting framework based on results from past and ongoing projects (incl. CSUCP-145, 147, and 149). STARFire is a scalable spatial fire planning and budgeting system. It operates at the local, state or national levels and combines the full spectrum of values (life, property, protection, and nature&#226;&#191;&#191;s services) with fire behavior information. STARFire demonstrates return on investment, quantifies performance and the impact of budget changes. STARFire supports agencies, planners and managers with wildfire decision accountability including: 1) a risk assessment for the entire planning unit that spatially identifies values at risk and the resources that would benefit from fire and by how much; 2) locates fuel treatments to maximize value added and return on investment; 3) analyzes initial attack/preparedness budget options and demonstrates how dispatch locations and preparedness strategies reduce risk and respond to fuel treatment programs; and 4) provides the ability to include the cost of smoke and smoke impacts in strategic planning.
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GrantorContactText: Grants Management Officer Kelly Adams &lt;br/&gt;Kelly_Adams@nps.gov&lt;br/&gt;