 Consume
 CONSUME
is a user-friendly software application designed for resource managers
and scientists with some working knowledge of Microsoft Windows®
applications. Land managers and researchers input fuel characteristics,
lighting patterns, fuel conditions, and meteorological attributes,
then CONSUME outputs fuel consumption and emissions by combustion
phase.
Consume 3.0
CONSUME 3.0 is designed to import data directly from the Fuel
Characteristic Classification System (FCCS), and the output
is formatted to feed other models and provide usable outputs for
burn plan preparation and smoke management requirements. Additionally,
training and a user’s manual are available. CONSUME can be
used for most forest, shrub and grasslands in North America.
Related Research
Validation of
Fuel Consumption Models for Smoke Management Planning in the Eastern Regions of the United States
Fuel Consumption and Flammability Thresholds in Shrub-Dominated Ecosystems
Forest Floor Consumption and Smoke Characterization in Boreal Forested Fuelbed Types of Alaska
Selected Publications
Joint Fire Science Program. 2009. Consume 3.0--a software tool for computing fuel consumption. Fire Science Brief. 66, June 2009. 6 p.
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Ottmar, Roger D.; Prichard, Susan J.; Vihnanek, Robert E.; Sandberg,
David V. Modification and validation of fuel consumption models
for shrub and forested lands in the Southwest, Pacific Northwest,
Rockies, Midwest, Southeast, and Alaska. Final report.
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text [.pdf]
Ottmar, R.D.; Sandberg, D.V.; Bluhm, A. 2003. Biomass consumption
and carbon pools. Poster. In: Galley, K.E.M., Klinger, R.C.; Sugihara,
N.G. (eds) Proceedings of Fire Ecology, Prevention, and Management.
Misc. Pub. 13. Tallahassee, FL: Tall Timbers Research Station.
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Hollis, J.J.; Matthews, S.; Ottmar, R.D.; Prichard, S.J.; Slijepcevic, A.; Burrows, N.D.; Ward, B.; Tolhurst, K.G.; Anderson, W.R.; Gould, J.S. 2010. Testing woody fuel consumption models for application in Australian southern eucalypt forest fires. Forest Ecology and Management. 260: 948-964.
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Team Lead: Roger
Ottmar
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research was partially funded by the