Improving Wildland Fire Safety: A Challenge for Forest Fire Researchers Richard J. Mangan Blackbull...

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Improving Wildland Fire Safety:

A Challenge for Forest

Fire Researchers

Richard J. Mangan

Blackbull Wildfire Services

Missoula, Montana USA

A High Risk Environment for Firefighters

Illnesses/Injuries/Fatalities

Blackbull Wildfire Services Missoula, Montana USA

Illnesses/Injuries

• Fatigue

Illnesses/Injuries

• Fatigue

• Smoke

Illnesses/Injuries

• Fatigue

• Smoke

• Heat Stress

Illnesses/Injuries

• Fatigue

• Smoke

• Heat Stress

• Ankle/Knee/Back

Fatalities

• Burnovers

Fatalities

• Burnovers

• Heart Attacks

Fatalities

• Burnovers

• Heart Attacks

• Aircraft Accidents

Fatalities

• Burnovers

• Heart Attacks

• Aircraft Accidents

• Vehicle Accidents

20th Century Improvements

• Air Tankers

• Air Tankers• Helicopters

Other Important 20th Century Improvements

• Protective Clothing

• Protective Clothing• Engine Protection

Systems

• Protective Clothing• Engine Protection

Systems• Ignition Systems

(Ground and Aerial)

Some Subtle Improvements

• Remote Automatic Weather Stations

• Fire Behavior Modeling

• Satellite Technology (Green-up & Drought)

• Lightning Detection

Research & Development Facilities

• CSIRO and NRE (Australia)

• Private (i.e. Iturri Company, Spain)

• Canadian Forest Service

• Siberian Fire Research Labs

• US Forest Service Fire Labs

and T&D Centers

Few in Number, World-wide in Scope

Our Challenge“…coordinate integrated research

among physical, biological and social science researchers to develop

meaningful products, with effective technology transfer, for field

firefighters….”

Key Components

• Needed Information/Equipment

Key Components

• Cost Efficient

Key Components

• Cost Efficient

• Timely

Key Components

• Cost Efficient

• Timely

• User-Friendly

Who is Your Market??

1st World, 2nd World, and 3rd World Nations, and their

Firefighters

Obstacles to Improving Wildfire Safety

• Tradition

• Ownership

• Tradition

• Ownership

• Physical Limitations

• Tradition

• Ownership

• Physical Limitations

• Costs

Research Opportunities to Improve Firefighter Safety

• Knowledge-based

• Knowledge-based• Equipment-based

• Knowledge-based• Equipment-based• Behavior-based

• Health & Fitness

• Health & Fitness• Decision Support

Systems

• Health & Fitness• Decision Support

Systems• Urban Interface

Knowledge-Based

• Fire Weather

Knowledge-Based

• Fire Weather

• Fire Behavior

Knowledge-Based

• Fire Weather

• Fire Behavior– Spotting

Knowledge-Based

• Fire Weather

• Fire Behavior– Spotting– Crowning

Knowledge-Based

• Fire Weather

• Fire Behavior– Spotting– Crowning– Extreme Behavior

Knowledge-Based

• Fire Weather

• Fire Behavior– Spotting– Crowning– Extreme Behavior

• Smoke Management

Some Success Stories

• Project Vesta (Australia)

Some Success Stories

• Project Vesta (Australia)

• Int. Crown Fire Modeling Expt. (Canada)

Equipment - Based

• Personal Shelters– Australian Blankets– U.S Fire Shelters

Equipment - Based

• Respiratory Protection

Equipment - Based

• Respiratory Protection

• Engines/Tankers

Behavior-Based

Behavior-Based• Human Factors

• Crew Cohesion

• Fireline Leadership

• Crew Cohesion

• Fireline Leadership

• Decision-Making Under Stress

Health & Fitness-Based

• Work Capacity Tests

• Work Capacity Tests• Nutrition

• Work Capacity Tests• Nutrition• Injury Analysis

• Work Capacity Tests• Nutrition• Injury Analysis• Work Hardening

• Work Capacity Tests• Nutrition• Injury Analysis• Work Hardening• Work/Rest/Fatigue

Decision Support Systems

• Integration of GPS/GIS/IR

• Dispatch Automation and Coordination

• Risk Analysis Processes

Wildland Interface Fires

• Firesafe Building Materials

• Vegetation Management

• Public Education

• Structure Protection Systems

Bringing Our Research Efforts Together….

• Universities

• Professional Societies

• Universities

• Conferences

• Universities

• Conferences

• U.N./E.U.

• Universities

• Conferences

• U.N./E.U.

• IUFFRO

• Universities

• Conferences

• U.N./E.U.

• IUFFRO

• Government Agencies

The Results of Your Efforts…..

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