Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Products

SOFTWARE

• Fuel Characteristic Classification System (FCCS)
  A comprehensive system of fuelbed classification that more accurately captures the structural complexity and geographical diversity of fuelbeds.
• CONSUME
  Software that predicts the amount of fuel consumption and emissions from the burning of logged units, piled debris, and natural fuels.
• Pile Calculator
  Estimates pile volume, pile biomass, fuel consumption, and pollutant emissions
• FEPS
  Fire Emission Production Simulator, an upgrade/replacement for the original EPM model that calculates fuel consumption, emissions, and heat release parameters for resource managers who manage prescribed and wildland fires.
• Software Tutorials
  Browser-based tutorials on the Natural Fuels Photo Series, FCCS, Consume 3.0, and FEPS.

DATABASES

• Digital Photo Series *see footnote
• FIREHouse
  The Northwest and Alaska Fire Research Clearinghouse (FIREHouse) is a web-based project providing information about fire science and technology relevant to Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska.

MAPS

• FCCS Fuelbeds Mapped at 1-km Resolution Across the the Contiguous United States
  Link to map (Note this is a 12 MB .pdf file)
  Link to GIS data layers [.zip file]

PUBLICATIONS

• All Publications
• Photo Series

* Use of the online version of the Digital Photo Series is recommended because it will always be up to date. A downloadable version is now available for installation on your computer and runs on a "virtual browser." Unzip the file, and click on dps.exe.
dps_1-24-13.zip [.zip 424 MB]