Umpqua Fire Danger Operating Plan

North Umpqua Fire Danger Rating Area

Fuel Model: Y
RAWS: 353036 353038
Fire Weather Zones: ORZ617
Historic Data Years: 2000-2021
Description: The North Umpqua FDRA is transitional, located between and sharing similarities with, the other UPF FDRAs. Vegetation is similar to Cottage Grove, but experiences warmer, drier weather conditions compared to Crest or Cottage Grove FDRAs. Slope class and fire history are similar to the South Umpqua FDRA. Median elevation is similar to both the Cottage Grove and South Umpqua. There are two equally weighted RAWS in this FDRA, Grandad and Toketee.

SFDI: Jolly, W. Matt; Freeborn, Patrick H.; Page, Wesley G.; Butler, Bret W. 2019. Severe Fire Danger Index: A forecastable metric to inform firefighter and community wildfire risk management. Fire. 2: 47.
PV: Experimental replacement for the NFDRS 1978 Oregon and Washington Precaution Value, testing fire season 2022.

FDRA fire history data.
Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6

FDRA MODIS historical data.
Weather and NFDRS thresholds (median) associated with >= 10 MODIS on the same day. If no chart is displayed below there were no historical days during the period that met the criteria.