WFDSS - Wildland Fire Decision Support System

Hours: 16

Course Description:

This system is intended to assist fire managers and analysts in determining the appropriate management response (AMR) for fire incidents. It is designed to replace the WFSA (Wildland Fire Situation Analysis) process with one that is more intuitive and easier to use. WFDSS will also incorporate the Wildland Fire Implementation Plan (WFIP) and Long-Term Incident Planning (LTIP) processes.

WFDSS was conceived as a way of integrating the various applications usedto manage incidents into a single system, which streamlines the analysis and reporting processes.
WFDSS is expected to be fully operational in 2009, and when completed, will provide the following advantages over previous systems:

1. Combines desktop applications for fire modeling into a web-based systemfor easier data acquisition.

2. Provides an easy way for fire managers and analysts to accurately document their decision-making process by allowing results of analyses to be attached to the decision point and included in the final incident report.

3. Provides one decision process and documentation system for all types of wildland fires.

4. Is a web-based application for easier sharing of analyses and reports across all levels of the federal wildland fire organization.

5. Introduces economic principles into the fire decision process.

Objectives:

• WFDSS Overview
• Show users how to create user accounts.
• Demonstrate DISPATCHER and AUTHOR roles within WFDSS (will display how to create a fire).

Target Group:

• Forest FMO's/AFMO's
• Fire Planners
• Dispatchers

Please bring a laptop computer and be able to connect to the internet.

Offer Level:
Geographic

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