Management tools

View:  AQUIPT | BlueSky IFS | Real-time smoke | WFDSS | SMARTFIRE & Traj | SMARTFIRE & NEI | NAAQS analyses | Emergency Smoke Response System

What BlueSky-enabled tools are available for ....

Air Quality Impacts Planning Tool (AQUIPT)

time-range:  longer term (seasonal, future rx window, etc...)
met:  climatologically based
fire: user input
interaction:  submission, delayed response (24hr)
output:  probablistic impacts

The Air Quality Impact Planning Tool (AQUIPT) utilizes a 30-yr climatology of weather data in conjunction with user-input fire information.  AQUIPT will provide probablistic forecasts of smoke based on numerous individual model runs for days that meet user-specified prescription windows.

BlueSky Interactive Fire Scenario (IFS) application

time-range:  2 day forecast, also connected to historical met
met:  daily STI MM5 + archived met
fire:  user input (also accepts user input fuels etc...)
interaction:  real-time, as-you-wait
output:  consumption, emissions, smoke maps

The BlueSky IFS application allows a user to step through the various components of BlueSky in a real-time, interactive environment.  Users can choose their consumption model, emissions model, etc..., viewing and modifying output at each step.   Consumption, emissions, plume, and smoke concentration output can be generated, and then modified by changing fire information.   Meteorology is provided based on the date selected which can be "today" or any day in the multi-year archive.

Real-time Smoke Prediction Systems

time-range:  1-7 day forecast, depending on system
met:  daily, various sources
fire:  from reporting systems, some can accept manual fires/modifications
interaction:  passive, view output
output:  smoke impact maps (generally hourly)

Real-time smoke prediction systems produce daily smoke predictions.  These systems generally injest fire information from fire reporting systems (e.g. ICS-209 or SMARTFIRE) and utilize meteorological forecasts from atmospheric models.  Some of these systems (FCAMMS, CANSAC) offer mechanisms to allow incident command teams the ability to adjust projected fire size.   See the Daily fire information and smoke model predictions page for a complete list.

SMARTFIRE and On-the-fly Trajectories

time-range:  48 hours
met:  STI MM5 CONUS
fire:  SMARTFIRE information
interaction:  real-time, as-you-wait
output:  basic fire information + user requested on-the-fly trajectories

The SMARTFIRE Dataviewer shows SMARTFIRE fire information along with the ability to run on-the-fly trajectories. 

• http://getbluesky.org/smartfire/dataviewer (requires free login)
  

SMARTFIRE and Emissions Inventory development

time-range:  retrospective
met:  n/a
fire:  SMARTFIRE information
interaction:  passive, view results
outptut:   fire size, emissions inventories

SMARTFIRE fire information is run through emission calculations in BlueSky.  These data are then stored in a basic wildland fire emissions inventory.  Additional retrospective analyses are also run periodically as needed.   Please contact us for more information.

Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS)

applies only to smoke portion

time-range:  longer term (seasonal, future rx window, etc...)
met:  daily, STI MM5 CONUS
fire:  submitted through WFDSS (1-fire)
interaction:  submission, delayed response (hours)
output:  aggregated trajectories

The BlueSky team is working with the developers of the Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS) to create the ability to obtain smoke trajectories for a fire within WFDSS.  This is an active area of development.  Please contact us for more information.

NAAQS analyses

time-range:  retrospective
met: STI MM5 CONUS
fire: analysis specific or SMARTFIRE
interaction: request, view output
output: various

Exceptional event rule flagging is an active area of development.  The BlueSky team is in contact with WESTAR and has conducted some sample research analyses to identify whether fire smoke has caused an exceedance.  It is clear that some of the smoke model predictions (e.g. with and without fire smoke) have value in this area, but no universally applicable methodology for this has been agreed to.   Please contact us for more information.

Emergency Smoke Response System (ESRS) prototype

time-range:  few day forecast
met:  various
fire:  SMARTFIRE, manual incident command scenarios
interaction:  daily requests or passive, view output
output:  high-resolution met and smoke predictions, analyst summaries and graphics, discussion

The prototype Emergency Smoke Response System was set up and implemented for the 2007 Southern California and 2008 Northern California wildfire incidents.  The ESRS provides higher resolution weather and smoke information, along with specialized air quality forecaster produced daily summaries and graphics.  The ESRS allows for the most direct inclusion of these types of information by placing an air quality specialist at the call of the regional commanders.  Please contact us for more information.