NMC, Inc.

Project Title Advanced Integrated Fire Science Supportperiod of Performance 10 3 2022 Through 9 30 2027PLAIN Language Description This Project Develops Data Sets, Modeling Frameworks, and Applied Tools to Enhanceunderstanding of the Relationships Among Fuels, Fire Behavior, and Changes in or Adverse Impactsto Land Cover, Wildlife Habitat, Ecosystem Services, Cultural Resources, and Community Andinfrastructure Hazards Associated With Landslides, Debris Flows, and Changes in Water Quality Andquantity Activities to Be Performed 1 Linking Pre Fire Environments to Post Fire Debris Flow Hazards and Vulnerability of Culturalresources, Leveraging High Resolution Lidar Technology to Validate Finer Scale Mass Wastingand via Linkage of New and Existing Hazards Models 2 Development of Integrated and Cross Disciplinary Data Sets, Models, and Tools Linking Pre Firefuels and Environmental Characteristics With Fire Behavior and Fire Effects for Enhancedprediction of Post Fire Environmental Dynamics 3 Quantification and Prediction of Short and Long Term Ecological Impacts of Climate Andenvironmental Change and Wildfires via Application and Development of Innovative, Advanced Mathematical, Statistical, and Geospatial Tools, and Complex Ecosystem Modeling and Spatialanalysis 4 Application of Advanced Coupled Fire Atmospheric Models to Provide More Realistic Andmechanistic Understanding of Fire Behavior in Driving Ecological Fire Effects Deliverables and Expected Outcomes Fire and Cultural Resources the Recipient Will Develop Novel Approaches for Predicting Fire Effects Viaremote Characterization E G , Terrestrial Lidar Linked to Hazards Models Data and Model Integration of Landscape, Water, and Fire Dynamics They Will Integrate Next Generation Land Cover, 3D Fuels, and Fire Behavior Modeling to Link Spatial Patterns of Burnseverity With Forest Refugia, Vegetation Succession, and Recovery Trajectories to Enhance Post Firehazards Prediction Quantitative Spatial Ecology and Modeling They Will Quantify the Ecological Impacts Ofclimate and Wildfire, Including Evaluation of Management Treatment Effectiveness Under Varyingpotential Future Climate and Fire Regimes, Particularly Emphasizing Potential Changes in Landcover After Disturbance Results for All Objectives Will Be Documented in Peer Reviewed Manuscripts, Web Sites,visualization Tools, and Reports All Data Produced During the Project Will Be Archived in Theusgs Sciencebase Data Repository, Including Required Metadata and Other Associateddocumentation Intended Beneficiaries This Project Provides Support for Federal, State, Tribal, and Local Resource Managers and Otheridentified Stakeholder Groups Invested in Land Management and Conservation, Supporting Landmanagement and Tribal Decisions Related to Pre Fire Risk Mitigation and Fuels Treatments, Fireoperations, Resource Management and Conservation, and Post Fire Assessments and Predictions Ofecosystem Impacts, Resilience, and Recovery Subrecipient Activities, If Known or Specified at the Time of Award None Identified