Drones monitor prescribed fires in Massachusetts
by: WWLP Digital First, Posted: Aug 2, 2021
(MassWildlife)
(WWLP) – There were 17 prescribed fires this spring conducted by MassWildlife to improve wildlife habitat that were also monitored by drones.
According to MassWildlife, drones are being used this year to help monitor habitat conditions before, during, and after prescribed fires. Prescribed burns help get rid of thatch or leaf litter, remove hazardous fuels, promoting warm season grasses and herbs and eliminate woody encroachment or undesirable plants.
Southwick Fire Dept. to conduct prescribed burn
More than 560 acres within the Wildlife Management Areas had prescribed burns conducted across Massachusetts. MassWildlife was able to use the new tool (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) this year that provides real-time videography and thermal imagery. The images help MassWildlife evaluate the effects of the fires and improve management of habitat for wildlife over time.
Maritime grasslands prescribed fire at Penikese Island Sanctuary. (MassWildlife)
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DROUGHT IN ACTION
NIDIS Drought and Wildland Fire Nexus (NDAWN) Strategy
NDAWN is rooted in developing partnerships and collaboration with the wildland fire management community. It was launched to address the challenges fire managers face and to establish a robust drought and wildland fire decision-support information network.
What Is NDAWN?
The Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institute, and NIDIS partnered to form the NIDIS Drought and Wildland Fire Nexus (NDAWN) to identify priorities and actions to improve products and communication in the drought and fire communities.
NDAWN is both a strategy and a network. As a strategy, it defines the needs and challenges of fire managers to effectively utilize drought information and aims to meet those needs and to establish a robust drought and wildland fire decision-support information network. This strategy presents a logical framework to guide how NIDIS investment over the next five years could benefit both wildland firefighters and public health and safety in fire-prone areas of the United States. NDAWN also functions as a network at multiple scales, from sub-regional to national. This multi-tiered approach of direct engagement enables NIDIS and its partners to better understand drought impacts for on-the-ground fire management and identify how drought impacts could be mitigated.
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NEW EACC DASHBOARD
The Eastern Area Coordination Center (EACC) has recently deployed this new Eastern Area Fire Environment Outlook dashboard/storyboard tool. It includes:
- Eastern Area Significant Fire Potential and State Compact Narrative 7-Day Forecasts
- NOAA 14-Day Historical Accumulated Percent of Normal Precipitation
- Energy Release Component Fuel Model 7G Percentile and 3 Day Trends Map
- EA Previous Day Observed Min RH Map
- Snow Cover/Depth, Greenup and Drought Map
- The U.S. drought monitor map
- Current Surface Weather Features, Radar loop, Severe Fire Danger Rating, and NWS Hazards
- NWS All-Hazards Map
- NOAA/WPC Days 1-7 Forecast Surface Maps Loop
- EA NWS Gridded Forecast Display Map
- NOAA/WPC 7-Day Total Accumulated Precipitation Forecast Map
- NOAA Climate Prediction Center 6-10 Day Outlook Maps
- 6-10 Day Outlook - Precipitation Probability
- EA Fire Activity
- Eastern Area Morning Briefing
- GACC Planned Rx Report
- GACC Detailed Situation Report
- Fire Information for Resource Management System US/Canada
- Interactive YTD Fires/RX Map
- Smoke/Air Quality Map
- Fire, Fuels, and Weather information for Compacts
- Great Lakes
- Big Rivers
- Mid-Atlantic
- Northeast
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WISCONSIN DNR FIRE MANAGEMENT DASHBOARDS
The dashboards below show information about wildfires and prescribed fires across the state. They include real-time and historic data.
WILDFIRE DASHBOARD
See statewide real-time and historic wildfires. Take a closer look at the specifics of emerging wildfires, including acres burned, causes, weather conditions and more. You can also select date ranges or locations to view the number of wildfires and acres burned. Wildfire data are available from 2016 to present.
PRESCRIBED FIRE DASHBOARD
See planned, real-time and historic prescribed fires. You can view the specifics of any prescribed fire conducted on DNR land. You can also look at prescribed fires within specific date ranges or locations. Prescribed burn data are available from 2019 to present.
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The Northeast Regional Strategy Committee (NE RSC) delivers articles and stories each month that demonstrate the collaborative efforts of agencies, organizations and communities supporting and promoting the three goals of the Cohesive Strategy: Restoring Resilient Landscapes, Creating Fire Adapted Communities and Responding to Wildfire.
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