Umpqua Fire Danger Operating Plan

South Umpqua Fire Danger Rating Area

Fuel Model: Y
RAWS: 353040
Fire Weather Zones: ORZ617
Historic Data Years: 2006-2023
Description: The South Umpqua FDRA is the Tiller RD boundary and is warmer, drier, and vegetation is unique compared to other Umpqua FDRAs with a relatively large component of ponderosa pine and incense cedar BpS. Buckeye is the only RAWS for this FDRA.

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.