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DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA
MOUNTAINS
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Defensible Space Optimization for Preventing Wildfire Structure Loss in the Santa Monica Mountains
Amanda J. Miner
Johns Hopkins University
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science (MS)
Advisors: Gergana Miller, PhD, and Robert S. Taylor, PhD
Submitted in December 2014
Research Funding Provided by the Santa Monica Mountains Fund and the Southern California Research and Learning Center.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to thank Robert Taylor for his guidance, encouragement, wisdom, and provision of quality data resources
throughout the course of this project—and for providing me with so much of his valuable time. I am so grateful for Marti
Witter’s support during this study in innumerable ways. Thank you to Alexandra Syphard and Tess Brennan, for being willing
to share data, knowledge and suggestions with me. I am very grateful to Irina Irvine, who has been a constant source of
encouragement and has allowed me substantial time to work on this. Finally, I want to thank Chris Miner for his patience,
wisdom and time in helping me to learn R and overcome some significant data hurdles.
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Abstract
This study replicated and extended an innovative study by Syphard et al. (2014) that assessed the role of defensible space in
preventing structure loss during wildfire events in San Diego. The geographic extent of this study was the Santa Monica Mountains
National Recreation Area, an area west of Los Angeles. Results of both studies corroborate that defensible space in excess of 30m (100ft)
provided no additional protection to structures. A variety of measurements, calculations, and statistical analysis methods were used to
assess what measure of defensible space provides protection, which terrain variables are correlated, and what additional factors
influence structure loss. Some results correlate with the San Diego study, while others provide insight as to future research needs. Of
particular interest here are the surrounding vegetation types that proved statistically significant, which merit additional study.
Keywords: Defensible space, wildfire, fuel modification, structure loss
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Defensible Space Optimization for Preventing Wildfire Structure Loss in the Santa Monica Mountains
BACKGROUND
The southern California region withstands a persistent risk of wildland fire events that threaten countless lives and structures.
The majority of these wildland fires occur during southern California’s annual “fire season”, which begins as early as May and typically
lasts through the month of December. Winter rains generate dense vegetation and summer droughts transform the vegetation into
highly ignitable fuels, coinciding with a seasonal southwest wind system. This regime, when coupled with southern California’s
substantial human population growth and expansion into fire-prone areas, creates considerable risk of structure loss to wildfire (Keeley
et al. 2013).
There is a prevailing pattern of land use in Southern California that includes “single family homes, master planned
communities, and large-lot ranchettes -- expanding into naturally fire-prone ecosystems”, producing a volatile scenario (Pincetl et al.
2008:25). Large populations are directly adjacent to and intermixed with dangerous fuels, and since “over 95% of all fires on these
landscapes are started by people, there has been a concomitant increase in fire frequency and increased chance of ignitions during Santa
Ana wind events….” (Keeley et al, 2004).
The 2003 fire season is a prime example of how severe the threat of structure loss can become. Beginning on October 21, 2003,
a firestorm comprised of 14 major wildfire events broke out across the southern California region, ranging from Santa Barbara County
all the way down to the US-Mexican border. The fires were finally suppressed on November 4th, after claiming 24 lives and 3,710
structures, burning 750,043 acres, and costing over $3 billion in damages and firefighting expenditure (Blackwell and Tuttle 2004;
Keeley et al. 2013).
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Figure 1: Fires Occurring in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area during 2003 and 2007
Approach to structure protection
According to Nowicki (2002), “current efforts to protect communities from the threat of [wildfire] are being planned without
consideration for what is actually effective at protecting houses and communities…strategic plans need to utilize the best available
science to develop the most effective and efficient methods for protecting houses and communities”. The effect of vegetation on
structure vulnerability to fire damage “is neither clear-cut nor easily characterized” (Foote et al. 1991).
Though the state of California mandates a single clearance distance measurement for all types of vegetation, this is “insufficient
to fully characterize the hazard that vegetation surrounding a structure presents” (Foote et al. 1991). Even though garden or landscape
vegetation planted adjacent to a structure could be deemed a substantial hazard, “much landscape vegetation clearly does not pose a
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hazard to structures” (Foote et al. 1991). Further, Foote et al. (1991) note that if vegetation standing between a structure and an
approaching fire is not highly flammable, it may even function as a protectant for the structure through absorption of part of the heat
flux and filtering out firebrands.
The state of California endorses the use of defensible space as a strategy for protecting buildings and firefighters, and as such,
it enforces very specific regulations pertaining to vegetation clearance. However, despite California's stringent ‘100 foot’ rule for
defensible space, there is actually little empirical evidence documenting the efficacy of different types of defensible space fuel
modification for protecting structures from wildfire.
Therefore, faced with an acute need to minimize structure losses, alongside uncertainty regarding adequate defensible space
requirements, a focused and scientific analysis to help define them is imperative “in order to avoid inadvertently damaging
adjacent...ecosystems and wildlife habitat…” (Nowicki 2002).
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RESEARCH QUESTIONS & METHODOLOGY
Primary Research Questions:
This study seeks the answers to the same three significant questions posed by the San Diego study;
1) How much defensible space is needed to provide significant protection to homes during wildfires, and is it beneficial to have
more than the legally required 100ft/30m?
2) Does the amount of defensible space needed depend on slope incline, aspect relative to the direction of fire spread, or other
obvious terrain variable?
3) What is the role of defensible space relative to other factors that influence structure loss, such as terrain, fuel types in the
home ignition zone, observable details of construction, and housing density? (Syphard et al. 2014).
1. Data Acquisition And Preparation
The first stage of the study involved locating the required data and preparing it for subsequent calculations. Essential study
data included:
 Structures (including an indication of whether they were damaged, destroyed, or neither damaged nor destroyed in any of the
identified fires)
 Historical Wildfire Perimeters (from 2000 to 2013)
 NAIP Orthographic Photographs (for the year prior to each of the identified fires)
 Parcels
 Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary
 Burn Severity (for each fire)
 3m DEM for the Santa Monica Mountains, from which to generate Slope and ‘southwest-facing’ parcels
 Major and Minor Roads
 Surrounding Vegetation: Wildlife Habitat Classifications and SAMO Vegetation Map classifications
Within the structure data, all structures residing within fire perimeters (occurring between 2000 and 2013) were extracted
into two main ‘Structure’ datasets: Damaged/Destroyed and Unharmed. Although the San Diego study did not include ‘damaged’
structures in their analyses, I decided to include it with the intent to analyze it both concurrently and separately from destroyed
structures. Since my dataset was smaller, I was able to include this additional parameter.
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Syphard et al (2014) randomly selected equal numbers of ‘destroyed’ and ‘not destroyed’ to use from its substantially sized
dataset. However, since the Santa Monica Mountains is a significantly smaller study area, all structures within the park’s boundary
were necessarily used in the analysis. Interestingly, the Santa Monica Mountains contained around the same number of damaged and
destroyed structures as it did unharmed structures. After the structure data was prepared, the datasets were merged into one, and the
specific fires impacting each structure were reviewed. ‘Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity’ data (http://mtbs.gov , US Geological
Survey/US Forest Service) was used to ensure that all structures were located within areas that burned at a minimum of low severity.
2. Defensible Space Measurements
Following the measurement methods used by Syphard et al (based on CALFIRE 2006 guidelines), I used 1 meter resolution
NAIP orthophotography from the year prior to each fire in order to measure the defensible space around structures. Workflow involved
drawing measurements beginning from all 4 orthogonal sides of each structure, until each line intersected with, a) wildland vegetation,
b) trees or shrubs with <10m between canopies, or c) any vegetation touching or overhanging a structure (any such side is immediately
assigned a 0m value). There were two overall sets of calculations performed: a) a measurement of defensible space that falls within each
structure’s parcel boundaries, and b) defensible space that continues to the full measure of defensible space (Figure 2).
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Figure 2: Defensible Space Measurement Methods for the Four Orthogonal Sides of Each Structure (showing allowable measurements for the purposes of this
study). Adapted from Syphard et al. (2014).
These measurements were performed for every structure in my dataset. Wherever I was presented with unusually shaped
structures, or wherever structures presented at an angle, I simply treated all such cases in a consistent manner.
To calculate the percentage of woody vegetation cover, non-woody vegetation cover, and structure area on each parcel, I
generated a 25m fishnet for the whole study area. The surrounding vegetation type at the end of defensible space measurements was
averaged for every structure, using a 30m buffer around structures. Finally, all structures with touching or overhanging vegetation on
one or more sides were recorded, and this set of calculations was joined to the main datasets.
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VARIABLE DEFINITION
Defensible space to the property boundary Measure of defensible space clearance from side of structure to property
boundary, calculated for each of the four orthogonal directions from the
structure and averaged
Total distance of defensible space (beyond parcel boundary) Measure of clearance from side of structure to end of clearance calculated for
four orthogonal directions from structure and averaged
Vegetation cover type at end of defensible space Main vegetation cover type encountered at the end of defensible space
measurement (WHR Vegetation Class and SAMO Veg Map data)
Percent vegetation clearance Percentage of clearance calculated across the entire property
Vegetation overhanging/touching structure Number of sides on which woody vegetation touches structure (assigned a
number between 1 and 4)
Table 1. Defensible Space Variables Measured for Every Structure
3. Calculation Of Each Structure’s Spatial Information
Specific spatial information was extracted for all structures, which included housing density, slope, distance to nearest
major/minor streets, and surrounding fuel type. To assess housing density, a ‘Kernel Density’ analysis was run for all structures with
1500m and 2000m radius parameters, and the results of each were added to structure attribute tables using the ‘Value to Point’ tool.
This tool was used repetitively to add any attributes that were in raster format. Next, values were extracted from a 3m slope raster
(derived from a 3m DEM) and added to each structures’ attribute tables. In accordance with Syphard et al. (2014), slope was sorted
from lowest to highest, and at the midpoint of the dataset all values above the midpoint’s value were assigned a ‘1’ for steep slope, and
all values below the midpoint value were assigned ‘0’ for shallow slope. These assignments were somewhat arbitrary and may not truly
reflect what is steep or shallow on the ground, I decided to use the terms ‘low’ and ‘high’ slope for the purpose of simplicity. ‘Aspect’
was calculated from the same 3m DEM, to generate an index of ‘southwestness (parcels with a southwest-facing aspect)’. Due to the
3m scale used, it was necessary to use the ‘Majority Filter’ tool, after first using the ‘Int’ tool to generate an integer field. I used the
maximum of Eight Neighbors and selected ‘Majority’ for the replacement threshold. This was necessary for achieving a more
‘generalized’ aspect result that was applicable to the general scale of parcels. The ‘Near’ tool was then used to calculate the distance of
each structure to the nearest minor and major streets, based on a pre-existing road-type attribute. This was a data set acquired from
the Santa Monica Mountains NRA, which seemed appropriately designated upon review.
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4. Initial Analysis Of Data Subsets
The entire dataset was sorted into two equal subsets of high and low slope. Within these subsets, groups were created to
reflect the mean distance of defensible space around structures. These groups were further sorted into subgroups reflecting mean
defensible space a) within parcel boundaries, and b) regardless of parcel boundaries. For these two subgroups, the proportion of all
homes destroyed (or damaged) by fire were calculated.
5. Tests For Independence
Pearson’s Chi-squared tests were performed to determine whether the proportion of destroyed structures within different
measurement groups was significant. The first test was based upon 4 equal interval groups within the 30m required distance. These
intervals were at 0-7m, 8-15m, 16-23m, and 24-30m. The second test was based on 3 interval groups to test whether groups with mean
distances of greater than 30m are significantly different to those in the first test. The intervals for this test were at 24-30m, 31-90m, and
>90m. I also generated a relative risk value for each measurement range using MedCalc’s relative risk calculator
(www.medcalc.org/calc/relative_risk.php) based on the results of these groupings (Tables 2 and 3). Relative risk compares the ratio of
the probability of an event occurring in an ‘exposed group’ (in this case damaged or destroyed structures) to the probability of that
same event occurring in a ‘non-exposed’, control group (in this case unharmed structures). This enables a comparison of risk between
groups, and helps to put risk in context. A relative risk of 1 would mean there is no difference in risk between the two groups. If the
relative risk is <1, the event is less likely to occur in the ‘exposed’ group than in the control group, but if it is >1, then the event is more
likely to occur in the ‘exposed’ group than in the control group.
6. Determine a ‘Prescriptive Dose’ of Defensible Space for Structure Survival
Using the software package DRC in R, a dose-response relationship of defensible space with the survival of structures was
calculated. This is an analysis type used in the medical field to quantify the median effective treatment dosage. The test uses a value
known as ‘ED50’, which is commonly used as a measure of the reasonable expectancy of a drug effect. For this study, it will provide the
median effective dose for 50% of the structures receiving the ‘treatment’. First, using the binary dependent variable of ‘destroyed or
damaged/not destroyed or damaged’, the calculation was performed by fitting a log-logistic model with logistic regression. This was
repeated using ‘Destroyed’, ‘Damaged’, and ‘Not Damaged or Destroyed’. Separate analyses were performed for defensible space
measurements within and beyond parcel boundaries.
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7. Consider Defensible Space Relative To Other Variables
The dose response analysis was followed by a series of multiple linear regression analyses. First, using the binary dependent
variables ‘damaged/destroyed’ and ‘unharmed’, I fit a log-logistic model with logistic regression using package MuMIn in R for model
averaging. This provides the coefficient of determination (R2) for each model, which is used to assess whether the model describes the
data well. It provides the ratio of any unexplained residual variance by the model (i.e. the difference between observed and predicted
values) over total observed variance. In order to consider defensible space in relation to other variables, I developed a series of multiple-
generalized linear regression models (GLMs) to consider all possible combinations of predictor variables for best fit. This was done
using AICc to rank the models to select the best model for each region. For each series, I ran one model with WHR Vegetation
Classification (State of California, Wildlife Habitat Relationships) and the other with SAMO Veg Map Classification (NPS, Santa
Monica Mountains NRA) in order to evaluate detailed information about the role of vegetation in structure loss. First performed a
series of logit regressions, performing models with each vegetation classification to the parcel boundary and to the full measure of
defensible space. Then I separated out damaged, destroyed, and unharmed for use in an ordered logit regression series (to the parcel
boundary and to full defensible space, using each vegetation classification).
8. Assess Destroyed Structures According To Surrounding Matrix
For this stage of the analyses, the most common cover type at the end of defensible space measurements was summarized,
based on the majority surrounding cover type from the 4 orthogonal sides. The predominant surrounding vegetation (fuel) type was
assessed for each structure, based upon the California Wildlife Habitat Relationships System (‘WHRTYPE’) classifications and also
the SAMO VegMap classifications. This was achieved by drawing a 30m buffer around each structure, and extracting the most
dominant vegetation type values to the structure point data. The raw data tables from all calculations can be viewed in APPENDIX A.
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RESULTS
9. Categorical Analysis
a) Pearson’s Chi-Squared Tests of Independence
Figure 3: Pearson’s Chi-Squared Tests of Independence, Showing Proportion of Damaged and Destroyed Structures based on Slope (Low or High), P = 0.03316,
X-Squared = 4.4575
Figure 4: Proportion of Damaged or Destroyed Structures based on the Mean Measurement of Defensible Space (up to the Parcel Boundary), P = 0.421, X-squa
red = 5.4431
Defensible Space Measurements
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Figure 5: Proportion of Damaged or Destroyed Structures based on the Mean Measurement of Defensible Space (beyond the Parcel Boundary), P = < 0.3257, X-
Squared = 2.2438
For the Chi-squared tests of independence, there were some significant patterns regarding the proportions of damaged and
destroyed structures among the 4 equal interval groups (0-30m). For measurements up to the parcel boundaries, the majority of
structures fell into the 0-7m group. The number of damaged or destroyed structures dropped off substantially in the 8-15m group and
continued to decline through the 16-23m and 24-30m groups, leaving only a minimal number in the latter group. Therefore, the
proportion of damaged/destroyed structures steadily decreased as defensible space increased for measurements to the parcel boundary.
When measurements were made to the full defensible space, the 3 equal interval groups followed a similar pattern of decreasing
damaged/destroyed structures as defensible space increased. However, the vast majority of structures fell within the 24-40m group,
with only minimal numbers of structures in the 30-60m and >60m groups.
Whether structures were measured to the parcel boundary or to the full defensible space, those that were not damaged were
comparable in number to those that were destroyed in each measurement category, with the exception of the last category in each.
Only damaged structures remained in the last category, whether measured to the parcel boundary or the full defensible space. The Chi-
Squared value for defensible space measurements up to the parcel boundary is x2 = 5.4431 (where >5 is considered significant) with a p-
value of P = 0.1421. However, when measured beyond the parcel boundary, the chi-squared value is 2.2438, and p=0.3257.
Destroyed structures accounted for slightly more than half of all damaged/destroyed structures on low slopes, whereas on high
slopes damaged structures made up well over half of the structures (approximately 60%). The Chi-Squared value for this test was x2=
4.5375 and P=0.03316.
24-30m 30-60m >60m
Defensible Space Measurements
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b) Relative Risk
Slope Type Damaged
or
Destroyed
Unburned Relative
Risk
p-value Damaged
or
Destroyed
Unburned Relative
Risk
p-value
Low Slope
0-7 135 123 1.0463
(0.1469)
P = 0.9639 133 122 1.0430
(0.1464)
P = 0.0036
8-15 7 6 1.0291
(0.6139)
P = 0.9135 10 7 1.1278
(0.7449)
P = 0.5679
16-23 1 3 0.4643
(0.0790)
P = 0.3957 1 3 0.4250
(0.0743)
P = 0.3361
24-30 0 0 0.9333
(0.1238)
P = 0.9466 0 0 1.6667
(0.1552)
P = 0.6732
31-90 0 0 1.0000
(0.0625)
P = 1.0000 0 0 1.00000
(0.0625)
P = 1.0000
60 or 90+ 0 0 1.0000
(0.0625)
P = 1.0000 0 0 1.00000
(0.0625)
P = 1.0000
High Slope
0-7 90 108 0.9095
(0.1274)
P = 0.9247 89 108 0.9040
(0.1266)
P = 0.9199
8-15 3 1 1.6500
(0.9183)
P = 0.0940 1 1 1.1067
(0.2744)
P = 0.8866
16-23 1 1 0.6667
(0.0803)
P = 0.7074 0 1 0.5000
(0.0352)
P = 0.6087
24-30 1 0 0.7759
(0.3466)
P = 0.5370 0 1 1.0000
(0.0335)
P = 1.0000
31-90 0 0 1.00000
(0.0625)
P = 1.0000 0 0 2.0000
(0.0902)
P = 0.6611
60 or 90+ 0 0 1.00000
(0.0625)
P = 1.0000 0 0 1.00000
(0.0625)
P = 1.0000
Table 2. Number of Burned and Unburned Structures within Defensible Space Distance Categories (m), their Relative Risk and Significance (Confidence
Intervals in Parentheses)
The relative risk analysis yielded some interesting patterns (Table 2). For structures on low slopes, the 0-7m and 8-15m groups
had relative risk values of >1 for both measurements of defensible space, meaning that structure damage or destruction is more likely to
occur. There was only one measurement group that had statistical significance from the relative risk calculations; 0-7m on low slope,
when measured to full defensible space (p=0.0036). The only other low slope measurement group that had a relative risk of damage or
destruction was the 24-30m group when measured to the full defensible space. Low slope measurement groups with low relative risk
for damaged or destroyed structures (<1) were 16-23 and 24-30m (to the parcel boundary), and 16-23m (full defensible space). There
was no difference in relative risk between ‘exposed’ and control groups at the 31-90m and 60 or 90+m, regardless of the measure of
defensible space.
Measurements to Parcel Boundary Full Defensible Space Measurements
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On ‘high’ slope, the 0-7m group had less relative risk of structure damage (regardless of defensible space measurement type). The
8-15m groups were the only high slope groups that had a greater relative risk of damage or destruction. The remaining groups either
had less or equal relative risk for damage or destruction when compared to the control group.
10. Effective Treatment Analysis
All Parcels
Effective
Treatment
(n=244)
Parcel Mean
of All
Structures
(n=485)
Effective Treatment
of all Low Slope
Structures (mean
13.91455%) (n=133)
Parcel Mean
of All Low
Slope
Structures
(n=279)
High Slope (mean
37.35952%)
effective treatment
(n=241)
Parcel Mean of
all High Slope
Structures
(n=206)
Defensible
Space within
parcel
1.724548 1.553285 2.072473 1.786952 1.307666 1.236813
Total Distance
of Defensible
Space
1.906474 1.746608 2.195277 1.944078 1.560431 1.479161
Mean Percent
(%) Clearance
on Property
25.209016 24.971134 25.962406 25.781362 24.306306 23.873786
Table 3. Effective Treatment Results Representing the Distance (Meters) and Percent Clearance that Provided Improvement in Structure Survival in the Event
of a Wildfire (based on structures that survived)
Here, ‘effective treatment’ was crudely defined by the mean measurement of unharmed structures. When the mean defensible
space measurements around surviving structures were compared with ‘effective’ defensible space, they were surprisingly similar (Table
3). The low numbers were heavily influenced by the number of structures that had vegetation touching or overhanging structure sides
(recorded as 0m of defensible space per study guidelines). Whether the mean defensible space of surviving structures was measured to
the parcel boundary or to full defensible space, it was in fact slightly lower than the ‘effective’ measurement, regardless of slope type.
The mean effective defensible space treatment of low slope structures was approximately 1m higher than the mean of all low slope
structures, regardless of whether defensible space was measured to the parcel boundary or to the full extent. Likewise, the mean
effective defensible space treatment for high slope structures was slightly higher than the actual parcel mean for high slopes. This too
was the same regardless of the extent of the defensible space measurement.
The calculated effective treatment for mean percent clearance across all parcels was 25.209016%. For parcels on low slope, the
effective mean percent clearance was 25.962406%, and the result for high slope was 24.306306%. The mean percent clearance values of
surviving structures indicate that actual values were almost identical to effective treatment calculations, with <2% difference between
all values.
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Most Frequent
Vegetation Type:
WHR Classification
Most Frequent
Vegetation Type: SAMO
Veg Classification
Second Most Frequent
Vegetation Type: WHR
Classification
Second Most Frequent
Vegetation Type: SAMO
Veg Classification
Defensible Space
Measurement
Urban Urban/Disturbed, Built
Up/Cleared Types
Coastal Sage Scrub Urban Trees or Riparian
Woodland Types
Destroyed Structures Urban (49) Urban/Disturbed, Built
Up/Cleared Types (89)
Coastal Sage Scrub (41) Riparian Woodland Types
(11)
Damaged Structures Urban (61) Urban/Disturbed, Built
Up/Cleared Types (103)
Coastal Sage Scrub (40) Riparian Woodland Types
(9)
Unharmed Structures Urban (135) Urban/Disturbed, Built
Up/Cleared Types (184)
Coastal Sage Scrub/ Mixed
Chaparral (59/37)
Urban Trees (30)
Table 4: Most frequent vegetation types at the end of all defensible space measurements, and which were most frequent for destroyed, damaged, and unharmed
structures.
The most frequently found vegetation at the end of defensible space measurements was Urban, regardless of vegetation
Classification used (Table 4). The second most frequently found vegetation was Coastal Sage Scrub (WHR Classification) and Urban
Trees and Riparian Woodland Types (SAMO Veg Classification). Urban vegetation types represented by both vegetation
classifications are the most frequently occurring vegetation types associated with destroyed, damaged, and unharmed structures, as
well as the most frequently occurring vegetation at the end of defensible space measurements. Generally speaking, results showed that
damaged and destroyed structures were located within predominantly urban, coastal sage scrub, and riparian woodland type
communities. Unharmed structures were located within largely urban, coastal sage scrub, mixed chaparral, and urban tree vegetation
types.
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11. Dose Response Analysis (DRC in R)
Figure 6: Median Effective ‘Dose’ of Defensible Space (meters) When Measured to the Parcel Boundary
Figure 7: Median Effective ‘Dose’ of Defensible Space (meters) When Full Defensible Space was Measured
When the dose-response analysis was run on defensible space measured to the parcel boundary, the ED50 value indicated a
median effective treatment ‘dosage’ of 16.790 meters. Results for full defensible space measurements were very similar, indicating a
median effective treatment ‘dosage’ of 17.107 meters. This would indicate mean defensible space measurement of 16.95m, regardless of
measurement method.
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12. Generalized Linear Regression Analysis, with Model Averaging (MuMIn in R)
The first set of multiple regression models used WHR Vegetation Classifications. With measurements to the parcel boundary
(Table 5), the most important variables according to their Akaike weights were mean defensible space measurements, distance to major
roads, and slope. Significant variables were the same when full defensible space measurements were used, although the significance of
slope was diminished (Table: 6). The R2 value for Model A with averaging is 0.05602355, and 0.05635483 for Model B with averaging.
When the SAMO Veg Classification was used, the overall model fit was marginally better. For Model C (measurements to the
parcel boundary), the R2 value was 0.06737012 (Table 7). Distance to roads was the only significant variable in this model. Model D
(full defensible space measurements) had the best fit of all models, with an R2 value of 0.06841039, and had 2 significant variables;
slope and distance to major roads (Table 8). There is some debate among sources as to the inference of the R2 measure. Extremely
strong predictors are needed to achieve an R2 score even close to 1, with fit considered ‘excellent’ above 0.2.
While neither of the regressions with model averaging revealed any significance for particular vegetation types, this level of
detail was retrieved in the Ordered Logit results (SECTION 13).
Figures 8 and 9 are final plots showing the trend of defensible space measurements in these models. They show a pattern of
steadily declining fire likelihood as defensible space increases, leveling off between 17 and 24m. These results were the same regardless
of the defensible space measure or vegetation type used.
***p<0.001, **p<0.01, *p<0.05. Standard errors in parentheses
Table 5: Logit Regression Model A (with Averaging), with Measurements to the Parcel Boundary using the WHR Vegetation Classification.
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***p<0.001, **p<0.01, *p<0.05. Standard errors in parentheses
Table 6: Logit Regression Model B (with Averaging), with Full Defensible Space Measurements using the WHR Vegetation Classification.
***p<0.001, **p<0.01, *p<0.05. Standard errors in parentheses
Table 7: Logit Regression Model C (with Averaging), with Defensible Space Measurements to the Parcel Boundary using the SAMO VegMap Classification.
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***p<0.001, **p<0.01, *p<0.05. Standard errors in parentheses
Table 8: Logit Regression Model D (with Averaging), with Full Defensible Space Measurements using the SAMO VegMap Classification.
Figure 8: Logit Regressions with model averaging, using measurements to the parcel boundary (regardless of vegetation type)
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Figure 9: Logit Regressions with model averaging, using full defensible space measurements (regardless of vegetation type)
13. Ordered Logit Regression Analysis
Table 9: Ordered Logit Regression, Damaged, Destroyed, and Undamaged, with WHR Vegetation Classification
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For the ordered logit regression analysis, I separated ‘damaged’ and ‘destroyed’ structures from one another for comparison
with structures that were ‘unharmed’. This provided more in-depth results regarding the significance of surrounding vegetation types.
The first model used the WHR Vegetation Classification, and indicated the strong significance of the following vegetation types:
Coastal Sage Scrub (CSC), Mixed Chaparral (MCH), Urban (URB), and Montane Riparian (MRI). Though this model had a better fit
than the logit regressions (Akaike weights indicated ~996 regardless of defensible space measurement), the only other significant
variable was distance to major roads.
Table 10: Ordered Logit Regression, Damaged, Destroyed, and Undamaged, with SAMO VegMap Classification
When an ordered logit regression was run with the SAMO Veg Map Classification, Upland Tree types, Riparian Woodland
types, and Urban Roads were significant. This model had the best overall model fit (AIC 1000.39 for measurements to parcel boundary,
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and AIC 999.82 for full defensible space). The total explained deviance for the WHR Vegetation Classification was ~968 and for the
SAMO Veg Map Classification it was ~962.
Figure 10: Ordered Logit Regression Plot, Measurements to Parcel Boundary with WHR Vegetation Classification
When plots were drawn from these ordered logit regressions a clear pattern emerged. This was particularly true for the
measurement to the parcel boundary, regardless of vegetation type. The optimum defensible space for either damaged or destroyed
structures is between 21 and 24m. When the model using full defensible space was plotted, a very slightly less confident version of the
same result is presented (i.e. it shows that there is ~2% chance that a structure will still be destroyed with 24m of defensible space, and
~4% chance that it could be damaged).
Figure 11: Ordered Logit Regression Plot, Full Defensible Space Measurements with WHR Vegetation Classification
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When plots were drawn from the SAMO VegMap Ordered Logit Regressions, they showed the same general trend as
the WHR Vegetation plots, but with slightly less confidence (Figures 12 & 13). When measured to the parcel boundary, the
destroyed structures showed an optimum measurement of 23-24m, with a ~2% chance that a structure would still be destroyed.
Damaged structures indicated the same general measurement, with ~4-5% chance that a structure would still be damaged. When
measured to the full defensible space, the line became much more linear. Though the damaged and destroyed lines ended at 24m,
they showed a ~7% and ~5% chance of being damaged or destroyed, respectively. In the next section we can see that there are
certain vegetation types that could be affecting the data (and perhaps the overall models) due to their low representation.
Figure 12: Ordered Logit Regression Plot, Full Defensible Space Measurements with SAMO VegMap Classification
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Figure 13: Ordered Logit Regression Plot, Full Defensible Space Measurements with SAMO VegMap Classification
Ordered Logit Plots of Vegetation Variables Only
Figure 14: Ordered Logit Plots for Individual WHR Vegetation Types
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When vegetation types were plotted individually it proved a much greater level of detail about their influence. In the Ordered
Logit Plots for WHR Vegetation types, Urban, Coastal Sage Scrub, and Montane Riparian all indicated an optimum defensible space
measurement of <30m. Annual Grasses and Coast Oak Woodland produced unusual results, although this is likely due to their low
representation in the study (counts of 3 and 7, respectively). Mixed chaparral was the only vegetation type in the WHR classification
that appeared to need slightly longer than the 24m measurement, and more so for ‘damaged’ structures than ‘destroyed’. This could
perhaps be an influence of the ‘critically flammable’ nature of Mixed Chaparral vegetation communities (Bolsinger 1989).
Figure 15: Ordered Logit Plots for Individual SAMO VegMap Types
Individual ordered logit plots for each of the SAMO VegMap types also yielded additional insight. First it must be noted that
there were some strange outputs for a few of the vegetation types. Upland Tree types, Urban Shrubs, and Exotic and/or Invasive types
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yielded an unusual pattern, but again this is likely due to extremely low representation in the model (counts of 1, 2, and 3, respectively).
Urban Roads were unusual in that the slope trended in the opposite direction when compared to other vegetation types. However, this
indicates that the further a structure is from urban roads the more likely it is to be damaged or destroyed. This makes some sense in
that the structure is more likely to be surrounded by flammable vegetation types as opposed to impervious surface.
CSS types and Urban Tree types both indicated an optimum measurement of ~17m of defensible space, and Urban
Grasses/Herbs and Disturbed Vegetation types indicated a measurement of ~20m. Chaparral types were very close behind, with a
measurement of ~21m. Urban/Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types was by far the most represented SAMO vegetation group found within
defensible space measurements (376). This suggested that a measurement of ~22m of defensible space would be optimal (but indicated
a <5% chance that a structure could still be destroyed, and a 10% chance that it could still be damaged). Riparian Woodland types
indicated that a defensible space measurement of slightly greater than 24m is needed, with a 5% and 10% chance of being damaged or
destroyed (respectively). Given the trend of the plot lines, however, it is unlikely that they indicate an optimum measurement greater
than 30m.
14. Influence of Touching or Overhanging Vegetation
As surrounding vegetation at the edge of defensible space measurements proved to be an important variable within my results,
it seemed pertinent to evaluate the vegetation that was adjacent to, or overhanging structures. Although the vegetation types
themselves were not recorded (as they were assumed to be exotic/urban), the number of structure sides that had overhanging or
touching vegetation was. The directional sides of the structures that had overhanging or touching vegetation were not recorded, but
the recorded numbers between destroyed, damaged, and non-damaged structures were rather unremarkable, in that non-damaged
structures held a consistently comparable (or higher) count than damaged/ destroyed. This was true regardless of how many sides were
touching or overhanging.
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DISCUSSION
These results clearly indicate that a defensible space measurement in excess of 30m is not indicated to provide protection to
structures during wildfire events. In fact, the combined results of the dose-response and regression models strongly indicate that
optimal defensible space is between 17 and 22m. However, it must be noted that these results do not account for the defensible space
that is necessary for firefighters to perform their duties. In spite of this, we can still propose that there is no indicated structural benefit
to having more defensible space than the legally required measurement of 30m.
My results did not suggest that defensible space needs were dependent on aspect (‘southwestness’) relative to the direction
of fire spread. Also, results regarding slope were somewhat counterintuitive. However, an important note to make is that, in following
the same method as Syphard et al. (2014) for determining which parcels lie on low or high slopes, the mean value of my ‘low’ slopes
produced a >13% incline. This is classed as a ‘moderate’ slope, so may in fact be mischaracterizing both my ‘low slope’ and ‘high slope’
grouped results.
According to Table 3, the most effective defensible space measurements when measured to the parcel boundary were <2m
regardless of slope or measure of defensible space. This seems remarkably low, but is likely influenced by the proportion of the
structures in the dataset that had vegetation touching or overhanging one or more sides. The authors of the original study automatically
assigned a 0m value to any structure side that was wholly or partially touched by vegetation. Interestingly, overall regression results
did not indicate any significance of overhanging or touching vegetation. Perhaps this would have yielded different results had I split
these into two separate categories. Regardless, this aspect of the study merits some further investigation, particularly in terms of the
type of vegetation involved, as “the hazard of vegetation adjacent to structures has been recognized for some time” (Foote et al. 1991). I
am hopeful that this would yield improved overall model fit.
Overall effective percent clearance was approximately 25% regardless of slope, as there was negligible variation between low
slope, high slope, and all parcels. For some reason, this factor did not play as significant a role in my results as the defensible space
measurements did.
According to the WHR Classification, approximately 50% of all structures were located within an ‘urban’ land cover type,
whereas 77.53% of all structures were within the SAMO Veg Classification of ‘Urban/Disturbed, Built Up/Cleared Types’. It is
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important to note that ornamental/urban vegetation may produce highly flammable litter, and yet it is permitted as part of defensible
space. Therefore, a further study of urban vegetation type flammability is needed. This should include an assessment of weeds, which
are highly flammable and are promoted whenever land is disturbed. In the fires that occurred in the Santa Monica Mountains,
structures acted as fuel for one another due to close proximity. The flammability of urban vegetation merits some further study, as “the
ignitability of whatever the embers land on, particularly adjacent to the house, is…most critical for propagating the fire within the
property, or igniting the home” (Syphard et al. 2014). Once urban vegetation’s influence is better understood, it should be integrated
into the defensible space strategy and the education of homeowners, especially in very high risk areas.
Another important consideration is whether other factors are causing longer measures of defensible space to be less significant
for structure protection. As Syphard et al. (2014) note, “most homes are not destroyed by the direct ignition of the fire front but rather
due to ember-ignited spot fires, sometimes from fire brands carried as far as several km away” (I). For this reason, it is important that
any assessment of defensible space needs is considered at the ‘landscape’-scale. Other landscape-scale variables that may minimize the
effect of increasing measures of defensible space are distance to major roads, housing density, and slope. It is interesting that distance
to major roads is a significant variable throughout most of this study, but distance to minor roads is not. Roofing and construction
materials are known to play a role, but if we seek more immediate and attainable strategies it seems that the role of urban vegetation in
structure ignitions is a primary research need.
CONCLUSION
Several known factors related to structure loss were included in this study: housing density, distance to roads, percent
clearance of surrounding vegetation, vegetation type, slope, aspect, and defensible space. Related factors to structure loss that were
not included in this study were construction and roofing types, urban vegetation types directly adjacent to structure, presence and
amount of weeds, and fuel loads of vegetation. These are variables that would ideally be included in any subsequent studies, if the
data is available.
With the variables used in this study, the results strongly suggest that defensible space measurements of greater than 30m
provide no additional protection to a structure. The results are similar to those of the San Diego study (Syphard et al. 2014), although
they state that optimum defensible space for structure protection is around 15m. Given that firefighting activities need defensible
space to do their part in structure protection, 15m—or even <30m—may not be a practical measure in many cases. The general rule
of thumb for firefighters is to maintain a safety distance of three times the height of the flame. However, since surrounding vegetation
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type proved significant in these results, a study of urban vegetation fuel loads (to calculate flame heights) may prove beneficial. With
this information, it may be possible to accurately define optimum defensible space measures according to the surrounding plant
community that meet firefighter protection needs.
Going forward, the results of this study would be best validated if additional data from surrounding fires could be added to
the analysis, whether that is older fire data or an expansion of the study area. If the results were to hold up with data from another
time and/or location, it would certainly be clarifying.
Long term planning for structure protection should be done at the landscape scale—with strategic landscape planning that
considers housing density and clustering, as well as the vegetation intermix (both urban and non-urban). This would ideally include
space for optimum defensible space between and around structures, with careful integration of low fuel load vegetation types. New
development planning should consider all known factors such as distance to roads, southwest aspect and slope. Smart landscape
planning would in fact seek to minimize fire exposure in the first place.
In the short term, the most important action that a homeowner can take to make their property less vulnerable in the event of
a wildfire is the removal of flammable vegetation adjacent to, or overhanging their home. The San Diego study indicated that parcel
clearance is optimal at 40%, whereas this study indicates that 25% is sufficient. Regardless, a homeowner can ‘defend’ their property
most effectively by removing vegetation with the highest fuel load, and minimizing canopy cover. As Syphard et al. (2014) indicate,
defensible space should not be synonymous with ‘clearance’, but rather the removal of the right vegetation types, given that some
vegetation cover can protect structures from radiant heat.
The comparable trend between this and the San Diego study is certainly validating, and implies its applicability across the
southern California region. These methods, and possibly the results themselves, may be pertinent to other regions with persistent
fire regimes.
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FID OBJECTID_1 OBJECTID FIRE_NAME ALARM_DATEDAMDESTROYCERTDAMDES USETHISID N N_Beyond S S_Beyond E E_Beyond W W_Beyond MEAN_NSEWMEAN_BEYON PercentVeg PercentWoo PercentStr
0 1 424 CORRAL 20071124 0 21745 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 80 15
1 2 421 CORRAL 20071124 0 21741 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 80 15
2 3 419 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 21739 0 0 5.277818 5.277818 0 0 5.291677 5.291677 2.64237375 2.64237375 15 75 10
3 4 420 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 21740 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 20 45
4 5 423 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 21744 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 20 45
5 6 436 CANYON 20071021 Destroyed 3 36288 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 40 30
6 7 410 CANYON 20071021 Damaged 3 21064 0 0 5.054868 11.718611 1.843411 1.843411 0 0 1.72456975 3.3905055 8 13 80
7 8 422 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 21742 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 35 20
8 9 437 CANYON 20071021 Destroyed 3 36292 0 0 11.08982 27.415652 0 0 0 0 2.772455 6.853913 50 20 30
9 10 417 CORRAL 20071124 0 21732 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 85
10 11 418 CORRAL 20071124 0 21735 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 47 11
11 12 415 CORRAL 20071124 0 21729 0 0 1.976027 1.976027 0 0 0 0 0.49400675 0.49400675 63 32 5
12 13 416 CORRAL 20071124 0 21731 2.017321 2.017321 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.50433025 0.50433025 8 8 85
13 14 414 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 2 21728 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 20 4
14 15 425 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 21796 4.286993 4.286993 29.421726 32.386343 19.398442 19.398442 7.713403 7.818399 15.205141 15.9725443 88 9 3
15 16 412 CORRAL 20071124 0 21703 1.87089 1.87089 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4677225 0.4677225 26 50 24
16 17 435 CORRAL 20071124 0 21807 3.860394 3.860394 22.338879 22.338879 11.182386 11.182386 7.277359 7.277359 11.1647545 11.1647545 34 66 0
17 18 426 CORRAL 20071124 0 21798 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 58 4
18 19 478 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 36370 8.753821 8.753821 17.595324 17.595324 6.085429 6.085429 8.996824 8.996824 10.3578495 10.3578495 19 78 3
19 20 413 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 21727 3.508277 3.508277 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.87706925 0.87706925 45 30 25
20 21 461 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 36341 0 0 4.050346 4.050346 5.446497 5.446497 5.565325 5.565325 3.765542 3.765542 6 72 22
21 22 409 CANYON 20071021 0 20852 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 40
22 23 470 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 2 36355 0 0 0 0 1.846211 1.846211 0 0 0.46155275 0.46155275 10 85 5
23 24 469 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 2 36354 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 75 5
24 25 429 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 21801 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 96 3
25 26 471 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 36356 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 74 3
26 27 427 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 21799 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 87 5
27 28 473 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 36358 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 74 3
28 29 408 CANYON 20071021 Destroyed 3 20848 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 34 14
29 30 430 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 21802 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 74 3
30 31 431 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 21803 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 75 2
31 32 428 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 21800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 65 20
32 33 472 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 36357 4.907855 4.907855 0 0 9.745328 9.745328 0 0 3.66329575 3.66329575 23 74 3
33 34 432 CORRAL 20071124 0 21804 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 75 11
34 35 463 CORRAL 20071127 Damaged 3 36346 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 33 2
35 36 433 CORRAL 20071124 0 21805 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 75 11
36 37 462 CORRAL 20071127 0 36345 0 0 9.313437 9.313437 3.894878 3.894878 10.583355 10.583355 5.9479175 5.9479175 55 42 3
37 38 411 CORRAL 20071124 0 21573 0 0 0 0 2.776699 2.776699 0 0 0.69417475 0.69417475 38 56 6
38 39 434 CORRAL 20071124 0 21806 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 50 17
39 40 464 CORRAL 20071127 Destroyed 3 36347 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 33 2
40 41 455 CORRAL 20071127 0 36326 4.065777 4.065777 5.227427 5.227427 5.548326 5.548326 0 0 3.7103825 3.7103825 36 61 3
41 42 465 CORRAL 20071127 Destroyed 3 36348 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 73 3
42 43 466 CORRAL 20071127 Destroyed 3 36349 0 0 0 0 1.907941 1.907941 0 0 0.47698525 0.47698525 24 73 3
43 44 467 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 36350 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 27 1
44 45 15 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 13774 0 0 3.374263 3.374263 0 0 22.445617 22.445617 6.45497 6.45497 72 25 3
45 46 16 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 13775 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 71 6
46 47 17 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 13776 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 71 8
47 48 18 CORRAL 20071124 0 13777 15.800712 15.800712 22.472688 22.472688 27.815002 27.815002 0 0 16.5221005 16.5221005 68 29 3
48 49 20 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 13779 2.116671 13.527733 0 0 0 0 18.815243 18.815243 5.2329785 8.085744 82 13 5
49 50 19 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 13778 0 0 3.1914 3.1914 2.927376 2.927376 0 0 1.529694 1.529694 82 13 5
50 51 395 CANYON 20071021 0 20774 0 0 0 0 35.860886 35.860886 3.092993 3.092993 9.73846975 9.73846975 59 35 6
51 52 452 CORRAL 20071127 Damaged 0 36323 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 98 0
52 53 404 CANYON 20071021 0 20819 2.559072 2.559072 20.903067 20.903067 13.828466 13.828466 0 0 9.32265125 9.32265125 68 28 4
53 54 21 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 13780 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 55 11
54 55 482 CANYON 20071021 0 36393 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91 8 2
55 56 22 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 13781 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 55 11
56 57 450 CORRAL 20071127 0 36321 2.704753 2.704753 3.007492 3.007492 0 0 3.768763 3.768763 2.370252 2.370252 4 96 0
57 58 451 CORRAL 20071127 0 36322 0 0 5.982545 5.982545 0 0 3.925024 3.925024 2.47689225 2.47689225 8 98 0
58 59 483 CANYON 20071021 0 36394 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91 7 2
59 60 405 CANYON 20071021 0 20821 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 33 39
60 61 23 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 13782 0 0 7.030992 7.030992 1.567637 1.537637 0 0 2.14965725 2.14215725 59 38 3
61 62 402 CANYON 20071021 0 20815 2.675353 2.675353 8.884339 8.884339 3.152934 3.152934 0 0 3.6781565 3.6781565 28 33 39
62 63 26 CORRAL 20071124 0 13785 0 0 0 0 2.193366 2.193366 0 0 0.5483415 0.5483415 43 50 7
63 64 403 CANYON 20071021 0 20816 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 33 39
64 65 397 CANYON 20071021 0 20809 3.298663 3.298663 0 0 1.337445 1.337445 0 0 1.159027 1.159027 27 58 15
65 66 25 CORRAL 20071124 0 13784 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 34 8
66 67 484 CANYON 20071021 Destroyed 3 36395 2.013621 2.013621 2.010807 2.010807 3.915841 3.915841 1.3387 1.3387 2.31974225 2.31974225 64 12 24
67 68 398 CANYON 20071021 Destroyed 3 20810 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.358175 2.358175 0.58954375 0.58954375 34 57 9
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gridcode WHRTYPE DAMDESTrev Slope3m SOUTHWEST Cshort2 dynamicFMs dynFMwCus canopy_cov canopy_hei SG4revUrba DistMajorR DistMinorR HomeDens1k HomeDens15 USETHISIDv SlopeLowHi STRUCTURE TOT_OHVg ByOpenSpc
2 URB 0 26.352314 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types278.086877 42.5427492 2.3447E-05 14.5452337 21745 1 0 1 0
2 URB 0 24.2956333 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types288.776121 39.9139536 2.4052E-05 14.8198214 21741 0 0 0 0
2 URB 1 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types286.006712 29.9687921 2.4088E-05 14.7483673 21739 0 1 0 0
2 URB 1 33.3333321 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types308.690888 50.5206201 2.4728E-05 15.0622225 21740 1 2 0 0
2 URB 1 0 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types319.554378 41.2368364 2.5347E-05 15.2862835 21744 0 1 0 0
2 URB 1 16.666666 0 roads nb1 nb1 0 0 Urban-roads 488.742801 1.32125893 2.8643E-06 2.19234657 36288 0 2 0 0
2 URB 1 50 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types492.013097 27.3804877 3.1911E-06 2.5989778 21064 1 1 0 0
2 URB 1 5.89255667 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types344.491487 52.0426988 2.5932E-05 15.5308313 21742 0 1 0 1
2 URB 1 23.5702267 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types456.594517 12.7546035 3.3794E-06 3.01503801 36292 0 2 0 0
2 URB 0 54.3266869 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types316.889579 110.214708 2.5749E-05 15.3749237 21732 1 0 2 1
2 URB 0 0 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types357.056399 87.794362 2.6975E-05 15.9000235 21735 0 0 1 1
2 URB 0 23.5702267 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types289.965177 96.5507089 2.4736E-05 15.0450439 21729 0 0 1 1
2 URB 0 8.33333302 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types326.249428 124.095352 2.5891E-05 15.460537 21731 0 0 1 1
2 URB 1 33.3333321 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types314.772168 118.988058 2.538E-05 15.4507179 21728 1 1 0 1
3 CSC 1 50 0 Urban - Herb/Cleared1 gr1 5 1 Urban- grass, herbs539.026827 29.8853849 2.7203E-05 16.896059 21796 1 2 0 1
2 URB 0 24.2956333 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types233.677177 107.925734 1.8532E-05 13.4966869 21703 0 0 1 1
3 CSC 0 66.6666641 0 Urban - Herb/Clearedgr1 gr1 5 1 Urban- grass, herbs510.137626 30.2016033 2.711E-05 17.0423012 21807 1 0 0 1
5 MRI 0 54.3266869 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types459.980512 36.0166652 3.0257E-05 17.706625 21798 1 0 3 1
3 CSC 1 24.2956333 0 Urban - Herb/Clearedgr1 gr1 5 1 Urban- grass, herbs481.578042 60.8746903 2.8346E-05 17.4429989 36370 0 2 0 1
2 URB 1 13.176157 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types374.414066 49.217076 2.431E-05 15.636692 21727 0 2 0 1
5 MRI 1 62.6387367 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types434.464779 75.688822 3.0623E-05 18.0188313 36341 1 2 0 1
2 URB 0 47.507309 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types293.638387 22.4732854 5.0045E-06 5.50244093 20852 1 0 2 1
3 CSC 1 33.3333321 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types376.451607 12.3785771 3.1313E-05 18.265358 36355 1 1 0 1
3 CSC 1 47.507309 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types354.765786 7.56391257 3.147E-05 18.3890095 36354 1 2 0 1
3 CSC 1 21.2459145 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types359.389501 30.9953611 3.1469E-05 18.4359741 21801 0 1 0 0
5 MRI 1 5.89255667 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types355.382609 80.9882126 3.1337E-05 18.5374565 36356 0 2 0 1
3 CSC 1 21.2459145 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types314.188644 14.0703014 3.1679E-05 18.6070862 21799 0 1 0 1
3 CSC 1 17.6776695 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types325.223315 36.4497111 3.1678E-05 18.6680222 36358 0 2 0 0
2 URB 1 47.507309 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types199.265213 62.0767571 6.5345E-06 6.17100525 20848 1 2 0 1
3 CSC 1 0 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types317.185704 17.8876534 3.1719E-05 18.6597309 21802 0 2 0 1
5 MRI 1 18.6338997 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types322.240083 62.8938522 3.1581E-05 18.7487793 21803 0 1 0 1
3 CSC 1 18.6338997 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types274.543604 89.5927935 3.1097E-05 18.542141 21800 0 1 0 1
5 MRI 1 62.6387367 0 Urban - Shrub sh5 sh5 5 5 Urban- shrub 313.776912 96.3272457 3.1337E-05 18.7740707 36357 1 2 0 1
5 MRI 0 37.7307701 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types263.665158 51.9869672 3.16E-05 18.963644 21804 1 0 1 1
3 CSC 1 0 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types50.9832623 124.532792 1.0989E-05 11.7897587 36346 0 1 0 1
5 MRI 0 21.2459145 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types236.68224 45.7545998 3.1235E-05 19.0295219 21805 0 0 0 1
3 CSC 0 16.666666 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types64.0990426 115.746407 1.0825E-05 11.7810373 36345 0 0 0 1
3 CSC 0 0 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types41.3327683 87.9682569 3.5205E-06 9.41607761 21573 0 0 2 0
5 MRI 0 11.7851133 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types203.378698 38.042995 3.0138E-05 18.7873039 21806 0 0 2 1
3 CSC 1 16.666666 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types55.5606449 115.633096 1.1373E-05 12.3076735 36347 0 2 0 1
3 CSC 0 18.6338997 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types295.300156 12.7827291 5.8454E-06 7.92986393 36326 0 0 1 1
3 CSC 1 0 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types43.9161101 77.1082617 1.3161E-05 13.404088 36348 0 2 0 1
5 MRI 1 21.2459145 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types35.4532773 62.0745128 1.5127E-05 14.4565392 36349 0 2 0 1
3 CSC 1 18.6338997 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types42.7924883 156.796219 2.9428E-05 18.9700279 36350 0 2 0 1
3 CSC 1 5.89255667 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types63.7036251 134.916941 2.9633E-05 18.9948769 13774 0 2 0 1
3 CSC 1 21.2459145 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types40.1763604 257.103097 2.6368E-05 17.7980423 13775 0 1 0 1
3 CSC 1 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types28.430696 221.412924 2.4831E-05 17.2496605 13776 0 1 0 1
3 CSC 0 37.7307701 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types21.6434292 299.830663 2.3814E-05 16.9587326 13777 1 0 2 1
3 CSC 1 30.0462608 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types53.697189 336.867629 2.5496E-05 17.7500572 13779 1 2 0 1
3 CSC 1 23.5702267 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types37.7652462 349.279219 2.5054E-05 17.5302334 13778 0 2 0 1
2 URB 0 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types293.439354 157.404601 1.4214E-05 8.53085136 20774 0 0 1 0
3 CSC 1 25 0 California Sycamoretl6 tl6 50 60 Riparian woodland types402.094511 47.0507619 8.403E-06 18.8041496 36323 1 1 0 1
2 URB 0 21.2459145 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types101.795467 12.1570125 1.3636E-05 8.14137363 20819 0 0 0 0
5 MRI 1 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types39.2897112 375.951684 2.352E-05 16.876194 13780 0 1 0 1
2 URB 0 21.2459145 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types344.176922 88.0752845 1.3226E-05 8.34071541 36393 0 0 3 0
3 CSC 1 18.6338997 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types43.2217661 357.77366 2.2664E-05 16.4865494 13781 0 1 0 1
5 MRI 0 47.507309 0 California Sycamoretl6 tl6 50 60 Riparian woodland types479.82236 82.105302 8.2427E-06 18.0676746 36321 1 0 1 1
5 MRI 0 41.6666679 0 California Walnuttu5 tu5 30 10 Upland tree Types 474.507911 82.8633134 8.2427E-06 18.0676746 36322 1 0 0 1
2 URB 0 5.89255667 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types321.593523 122.617609 1.3366E-05 8.37765408 36394 0 0 1 0
2 URB 0 30.0462608 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types61.5377147 44.9203447 1.2962E-05 7.90874815 20821 1 0 1 0
3 CSC 1 37.2677994 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types37.6327996 405.241914 2.1311E-05 15.8861485 13782 1 2 0 1
2 URB 0 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types56.317288 91.9898487 1.3663E-05 8.06939983 20815 0 0 0 0
3 CSC 0 30.0462608 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Up1 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types17.6421135 438.686153 2.1732E-05 16.1089191 13785 1 0 1 0
2 URB 0 11.7851133 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types33.3827311 97.8821965 1.3361E-05 7.96823692 20816 0 0 2 0
2 URB 0 0 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types73.8313651 20.837157 1.5367E-05 8.55425739 20809 0 0 1 1
3 CSC 0 0 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types15.0161576 418.328945 2.1732E-05 16.1089191 13784 0 0 2 1
2 URB 1 33.3333321 0 Predom. Shrubs/Herb on Cutsgs2 gs2 5 5 Disturbed vegetation types237.38002 66.2140198 1.426E-05 8.58787823 36395 1 2 0 1
2 URB 1 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types60.6231538 23.1864869 1.5364E-05 8.54169846 20810 0 2 0 1
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FID OBJECTID_1 OBJECTID FIRE_NAME ALARM_DATEDAMDESTROYCERTDAMDES USETHISID N N_Beyond S S_Beyond E E_Beyond W W_Beyond MEAN_NSEWMEAN_BEYON PercentVeg PercentWoo PercentStr
68 69 399 CANYON 20071021 Destroyed 3 20811 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 57 9
69 70 401 CANYON 20071021 0 20813 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 58 15
70 71 400 CANYON 20071021 Destroyed 3 20812 6.571914 6.571914 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.6429785 1.6429785 34 57 9
71 72 396 CANYON 20071021 0 20808 15.257907 15.257907 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.81447675 3.81447675 75 17 8
72 73 24 CORRAL 20071124 0 13783 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 13 24
73 74 454 CORRAL 20071127 Destroyed 3 36325 4.375374 4.375374 10.734095 10.734095 13.48629 13.48629 19.163821 19.163821 11.939895 11.939895 4 96 0
74 75 453 CORRAL 20071127 Destroyed 3 36324 10.752146 10.752146 22.491185 22.491185 11.112522 21.226405 9.520001 9.520001 13.4689635 15.9974343 4 96 0
75 76 394 CANYON 20071021 0 20726 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 31 31
76 77 392 CANYON 20071021 0 20720 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 40 15
77 78 27 CORRAL 20071124 0 13786 0 0 9.094486 9.094486 3.134615 3.134615 0 0 3.05727525 3.05727525 82 12 6
78 79 30 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 13815 3.75075 3.75075 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9376875 0.9376875 14 84 2
79 80 391 CANYON 20071021 0 20708 0 0 0 0 3.018176 3.018176 0 0 0.754544 0.754544 32 50 18
80 81 28 CORRAL 20071124 0 13787 25.805405 25.805405 22.244814 22.244814 25.151166 25.151166 21.168359 21.168359 23.592436 23.592436 22 78 0
81 82 29 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 2 13794 20.726764 20.726764 0.635001 11.811003 10.025929 10.025929 0 0 7.8469235 10.640924 25 75 0
82 83 393 CANYON 20071021 Destroyed 3 20725 0 0 5.736052 5.736052 0 0 0 0 1.434013 1.434013 65 23 12
83 84 468 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 36351 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 67 4
84 85 388 CANYON 20071021 0 20670 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 86 6
85 86 481 CANYON 20071021 Damaged 3 36392 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 92 1
86 87 32 CORRAL 20071124 0 13817 9.349488 9.349488 16.085025 16.085025 24.512415 24.512415 8.931604 8.931604 14.719633 14.719633 9 90 1
87 88 13 PACIFIC 20030106 0 12601 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.339974 2.339974 0.5849935 0.5849935 28 68 4
88 89 12 PACIFIC 20030106 Damaged 0 12600 0 0 0 0 7.408348 7.408348 10.472977 10.472977 4.47033125 4.47033125 28 68 4
89 90 31 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 13816 0 0 12.140346 12.140346 3.465862 3.465832 0 0 3.901552 3.9015445 28 68 4
90 91 34 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 13819 5.48667 5.48667 1.653649 1.653649 2.610852 2.610852 0 0 2.43779275 2.43779275 28 68 4
91 92 33 CORRAL 20071124 0 13818 0 0 6.734992 6.734992 0 0 0 0 1.683748 1.683748 28 68 4
92 93 442 CANYON 20071021 Destroyed 3 36303 0 0 0 0 4.131588 4.131588 0 0 1.032897 1.032897 4 92 4
93 94 11 PACIFIC 20030106 Damaged 0 12599 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 95 1
94 95 10 PACIFIC 20030106 0 12591 3.173349 3.173349 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.79333725 0.79333725 22 71 7
95 96 190 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 70 15
96 97 184 CORRAL 20071124 0 14145 0 0 0 8.265862 2.174892 2.174892 0 0 0.543723 2.6101885 17 67 16
97 98 189 CORRAL 20071124 0 14150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 60 20
98 99 185 CORRAL 20071124 0 14146 0 0 0 0 2.122292 2.122292 0 0 0.530573 0.530573 8 28 64
99 100 389 CANYON 20071021 Damaged 0 20677 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 65 6
100 101 88 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 14048 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 99 0
101 102 89 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 2 14049 8.960288 8.960288 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.240072 2.240072 44 48 8
102 103 192 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 60 30
103 104 188 CORRAL 20071124 0 14149 6.631301 6.631301 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.65782525 1.65782525 36 37 27
104 105 186 CORRAL 20071124 0 14147 6.987454 6.987454 0 0 0 19.354278 0 0 1.7468635 6.585433 14 43 43
105 106 187 CORRAL 20071124 0 14148 0 6.245145 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.56128625 55 18 27
106 107 191 CORRAL 20071124 0 14152 0 0 7.551917 7.551917 0 0 2.669561 2.669561 2.5553695 2.5553695 16 50 34
107 108 193 CORRAL 20071124 0 14154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 34 33
108 109 144 CORRAL 20071124 0 14104 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.358492 4.358492 1.089623 1.089623 40 20 40
109 110 179 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 65 25
110 111 149 CORRAL 20071124 0 14110 4.868343 4.868343 0 0 3.879144 3.879144 0 0 2.18687175 2.18687175 17 50 33
111 112 180 CORRAL 20071124 0 14141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 19
112 113 183 CORRAL 20071124 0 14144 0 6.141994 1.693337 1.693337 9.163009 9.163009 0 0 2.7140865 4.249585 6 27 67
113 114 182 CORRAL 20071124 0 14143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 63 21
114 115 148 CORRAL 20071124 0 14109 0 0 0 0 1.748434 1.748434 0 0 0.4371085 0.4371085 0 78 22
115 116 146 CORRAL 20071124 0 14107 0 0 2.64255 2.64255 0 0 0 0 0.6606375 0.6606375 10 70 20
116 117 181 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 57 33
117 118 390 CANYON 20071021 Damaged 0 20678 1.878219 1.878219 0 0 4.089301 4.089301 3.557842 3.557842 2.3813405 2.3813405 29 65 6
118 119 147 CORRAL 20071124 0 14108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 25
119 120 145 CORRAL 20071124 0 14106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 77 13
120 121 150 CORRAL 20071124 0 14111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 25
121 122 178 CORRAL 20071124 0 14139 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50
122 123 91 CORRAL 20071124 0 14051 11.003994 11.003994 0 0 5.565918 5.565918 0 0 4.142478 4.142478 27 71 2
123 124 90 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 2 14050 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 48 8
124 125 165 CORRAL 20071124 0 14126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50
125 126 177 CORRAL 20071124 0 14138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 60 20
126 127 143 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 1 14103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 65 15
127 128 164 CORRAL 20071124 0 14125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50
128 129 166 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 2 14127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 80 5
129 130 142 CORRAL 20071124 0 14102 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 50 25
130 131 151 CORRAL 20071124 0 14112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 33
131 132 176 CORRAL 20071124 0 14137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50
132 133 167 CORRAL 20071124 0 14128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.773432 0 0.943358 0 75 25
133 134 163 CORRAL 20071124 0 14124 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 45 50
134 135 168 CORRAL 20071124 0 14129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50
135 136 474 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 1 36363 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 65 15
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gridcode WHRTYPE DAMDESTrev Slope3m SOUTHWEST Cshort2 dynamicFMs dynFMwCus canopy_cov canopy_hei SG4revUrba DistMajorR DistMinorR HomeDens1k HomeDens15 USETHISIDv SlopeLowHi STRUCTURE TOT_OHVg ByOpenSpc
2 URB 1 18.6338997 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types50.8617754 17.4940034 1.5364E-05 8.54169846 20811 0 2 0 0
2 URB 0 33.3333321 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types40.2440479 25.8685825 1.4741E-05 8.3511076 20813 1 0 2 0
2 URB 1 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types44.4631516 8.03518902 1.5175E-05 8.48266125 20812 0 2 0 1
2 URB 0 0 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types78.2911473 13.0059328 1.5919E-05 8.73086834 20808 0 0 0 0
3 CSC 0 29.4627819 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types11.8539055 393.280607 2.123E-05 15.8590574 13783 1 0 1 1
3 CSC 1 13.176157 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Up1 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types656.657162 240.99027 8.9169E-06 19.6367531 36325 0 2 0 0
3 CSC 1 39.5284691 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types603.221198 241.307093 1.1967E-05 23.0205574 36324 1 2 0 1
2 URB 0 23.5702267 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types96.4502114 20.9135666 1.5683E-05 8.8277483 20726 0 0 2 0
3 CSC 0 24.2956333 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types201.5839 134.952586 7.0492E-06 5.98420191 20720 0 0 1 1
3 CSC 0 18.6338997 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types21.2726748 331.96646 1.984E-05 15.0970926 13786 0 0 1 1
3 CSC 1 13.176157 0 California Sycamoretl6 tl6 50 60 Riparian woodland types6.65765099 531.242181 2.0484E-05 15.974226 13815 0 2 0 1
2 URB 0 13.176157 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types195.629111 97.1400547 1.1481E-05 7.84358883 20708 0 0 0 0
2 URB 0 24.2956333 0 Urban - Herb/Clearedgr1 gr1 5 1 Urban- grass, herbs16.0798189 282.832506 1.9207E-05 14.699604 13787 0 0 0 1
2 URB 1 18.6338997 0 Urban - Herb/Clearedgr1 gr1 5 1 Urban- grass, herbs 7.2222676 215.466777 1.8012E-05 14.0666723 13794 0 1 0 1
2 URB 1 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types23.9174419 70.6651507 1.5445E-05 8.71795654 20725 0 2 0 1
3 CSC 1 23.5702267 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types32.1345199 160.245399 1.7293E-05 13.5337687 36351 0 2 0 1
3 CSC 0 0 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types192.447998 124.501769 3.8862E-06 3.53554893 20670 0 0 2 0
2 URB 1 29.4627819 0 Urban - Shrub sh5 sh5 5 5 Urban- shrub 33.6262277 150.642097 1.4335E-05 8.54296398 36392 1 1 0 1
3 CSC 0 18.6338997 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Up1 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types70.3394998 371.082297 1.5963E-05 13.4766808 13817 0 0 0 0
5 MRI 0 17.6776695 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types81.0795312 18.0809024 3.4099E-06 1.92482603 12601 0 0 0 1
2 URB 1 30.0462608 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types90.2758437 12.0510328 3.446E-06 1.96240246 12600 1 1 0 1
3 CSC 1 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types33.417273 323.975077 1.638E-05 13.3643208 13816 0 2 0 1
3 CSC 1 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types34.7873967 303.63299 1.6461E-05 13.2013388 13819 0 2 0 1
3 CSC 0 0 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types112.398771 339.809124 1.4675E-05 12.9059505 13818 0 0 0 1
3 CSC 1 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types409.06076 26.8265988 3.2211E-06 3.77955437 36303 0 2 0 1
5 MRI 1 13.176157 0 California Sycamoretl6 tl6 50 60 Riparian woodland types156.150454 49.2887989 3.4277E-06 2.0011673 12599 0 1 0 1
2 URB 0 29.4627819 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types111.592161 18.9761576 3.1638E-06 2.48768139 12591 1 0 0 1
2 URB 1 63.7377434 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types48.5000779 9.58898694 9.6094E-05 47.8407402 14151 1 1 0 1
2 URB 0 50.3460236 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types251.401201 11.780703 9.4173E-05 47.9906425 14145 1 0 1 1
2 URB 0 88.3883514 0 Urban - Herb/Clearedgr1 gr1 5 1 Urban- grass, herbs 99.217448 19.0018308 9.6861E-05 48.1269989 14150 1 0 3 1
2 URB 0 37.7307701 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Up1 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types204.184409 14.3411688 9.5707E-05 48.2181664 14146 1 0 1 0
3 CSC 1 0 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types455.048775 72.4872073 4.2617E-06 3.95016861 20677 0 1 0 1
8 MCH 1 31.7323875 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types921.82244 27.4714394 3.4486E-06 12.4299221 14048 1 2 0 1
3 CSC 1 25 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types437.899202 26.8422552 7.8682E-05 44.9686928 14049 1 1 0 1
2 URB 1 8.33333302 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types21.6409235 49.1974256 9.6152E-05 47.7193832 14153 0 1 0 1
2 URB 0 52.704628 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types126.13488 8.2919754 9.8439E-05 48.5781898 14149 1 0 2 1
2 URB 0 37.7307701 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types189.831798 13.3793271 9.7632E-05 48.5751991 14147 1 0 2 1
2 URB 0 62.6387367 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types141.13119 11.1645197 9.8439E-05 48.5781898 14148 1 0 1 1
2 URB 0 37.2677994 0 Urban - Herb/Clearedgr1 gr1 5 1 Urban- grass, herbs70.2842571 25.1977485 9.7483E-05 48.1320915 14152 1 0 2 0
2 URB 0 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types22.5004129 37.0359532 9.7403E-05 47.9787979 14154 0 0 2 0
3 CSC 0 31.7323875 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types244.184573 31.008313 9.6739E-05 48.5396881 14104 1 0 1 1
2 URB 1 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types22.430106 20.0691847 9.6527E-05 47.7254295 14140 0 1 0 0
2 URB 0 37.2677994 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types130.596502 15.6987398 9.9668E-05 48.7754288 14110 1 0 1 0
2 URB 0 24.2956333 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types45.8514711 19.6053351 9.8517E-05 48.2070274 14141 0 0 1 0
2 URB 0 58.3333321 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types102.285464 18.0093248 0.00010062 48.9088516 14144 1 0 1 0
2 URB 0 30.0462608 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types85.6600244 18.151674 0.00010031 48.7809715 14143 1 0 0 0
2 URB 0 29.4627819 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types165.246477 20.3654876 0.00010067 49.0992813 14109 1 0 2 0
3 CSC 0 35.8430214 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types227.87695 33.5875263 9.9399E-05 48.9974899 14107 1 0 2 0
2 URB 1 50.3460236 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types63.3716311 21.5755761 9.9255E-05 48.4297943 14142 1 1 0 0
2 URB 1 35.3553391 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types518.897922 20.5840697 3.647E-06 3.48589611 20678 1 1 0 1
3 CSC 0 68.7184296 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types185.728618 29.1653369 0.00010136 49.2948112 14108 1 0 4 0
3 CSC 0 47.1404533 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types206.66329 34.0323543 0.00010093 49.2605934 14106 1 0 1 0
2 URB 0 37.7307701 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types145.982508 20.7465375 0.00010177 49.2654457 14111 1 0 0 0
2 URB 0 30.0462608 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types24.0539674 10.9038753 9.8602E-05 48.1497078 14139 1 0 3 0
3 CSC 0 16.666666 0 Black Sage sh2 SCAL18 5 3 CSS types 378.610989 17.2020781 9.0674E-05 47.4970589 14051 0 0 0 1
3 CSC 1 5.89255667 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types429.166776 26.3025183 8.4921E-05 46.348793 14050 0 1 0 1
2 URB 0 37.2677994 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types115.536966 11.3439272 0.00010242 49.2716675 14126 1 0 1 0
2 URB 0 33.3333321 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types27.7068287 22.4377091 0.00010032 48.5690079 14138 1 0 2 0
3 CSC 1 37.7307701 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types233.061496 30.2773638 0.00010117 49.3578491 14103 1 1 0 0
2 URB 0 11.7851133 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types98.277659 23.0639672 0.00010212 49.1437607 14125 0 0 1 0
2 URB 1 18.6338997 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types63.4952257 11.2212723 0.00010166 48.9838486 14127 0 1 0 0
3 CSC 0 50.3460236 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types196.254155 21.8660301 0.00010242 49.5572243 14102 1 0 2 0
2 URB 0 17.6776695 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types125.272881 16.5610398 0.00010327 49.5004845 14112 0 0 0 0
2 URB 0 39.5284691 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types26.509182 36.3931851 0.000101 48.7023849 14137 1 0 0 0
2 URB 0 31.7323875 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types64.327516 10.246475 0.00010235 49.1172562 14128 1 0 1 0
2 URB 0 21.2459145 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types94.1237965 20.4083868 0.00010281 49.2771225 14124 0 0 2 0
2 URB 0 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types48.8944238 16.76604 0.00010229 49.0269699 14129 0 0 0 0
3 CSC 1 13.176157 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types158.704587 15.44086 0.00010368 49.6944771 36363 0 1 0 0
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FID OBJECTID_1 OBJECTID FIRE_NAME ALARM_DATEDAMDESTROYCERTDAMDES USETHISID N N_Beyond S S_Beyond E E_Beyond W W_Beyond MEAN_NSEWMEAN_BEYON PercentVeg PercentWoo PercentStr
136 137 152 CORRAL 20071124 0 14113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 40 50
137 138 175 CORRAL 20071124 0 14136 0 0 2.875091 2.875091 0 0 0 0 0.71877275 0.71877275 0 67 33
138 139 162 CORRAL 20071124 0 14123 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 65 20
139 140 132 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 14092 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 42 33
140 141 153 CORRAL 20071124 0 14114 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 45 50
141 142 141 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 2 14101 1.058335 1.058335 1.063614 1.063614 1.905004 1.905004 0 0 1.00673825 1.00673825 10 65 25
142 143 161 CORRAL 20071124 0 14122 0 0 2.07787 2.07787 0 0 0 0 0.5194675 0.5194675 10 50 40
143 144 131 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 14091 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 70 25
144 145 169 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 80 5
145 146 133 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 14093 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 42 33
146 147 160 CORRAL 20071124 0 14121 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 50 40
147 148 92 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 14052 0 0 8.362022 8.362022 23.833078 23.833078 0 0 8.048775 8.048775 34 63 3
148 149 130 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 14090 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 70 25
149 150 174 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 14135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 25 50
150 151 140 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 60 25
151 152 154 CORRAL 20071124 0 14115 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 55 25
152 153 134 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 14094 0 0 0 0 0.591628 2.62146 0 0 0.147907 0.655365 10 65 25
153 154 459 CORRAL 20071127 Destroyed 1 36330 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 98 0
154 155 170 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14131 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 60 25
155 156 93 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 14053 0 0 0 0 19.752917 19.752917 0 0 4.93822925 4.93822925 34 63 3
156 157 159 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14120 0 2.970889 2.548809 2.548809 0 4.661484 2.759801 2.759801 1.3271525 3.23524575 5 35 60
157 158 139 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14099 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 25 50
158 159 173 CORRAL 20071124 0 14134 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 50 15
159 160 155 CORRAL 20071124 0 14116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50
160 161 406 CANYON 20071021 0 20831 8.800037 8.800037 0 0 0 0 13.348485 13.348485 5.5371305 5.5371305 40 58 2
161 162 135 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14095 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 70 20
162 163 171 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 1 14132 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 50 45
163 164 158 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 2 14119 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 65 10
164 165 129 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 14089 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 60 20
165 166 137 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14097 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 20
166 167 172 CORRAL 20071124 0 14133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 50 40
167 168 136 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 14096 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 55 20
168 169 407 CANYON 20071021 0 20833 2.135412 2.135412 0 0 0 0 1.332043 1.332043 0.86686375 0.86686375 70 9 21
169 170 156 CORRAL 20071124 0 14117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 60
170 171 138 CORRAL 20071124 0 14098 0 0 0 0 2.107913 2.107913 0 0 0.52697825 0.52697825 5 25 70
171 172 157 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 70 15
172 173 128 CORRAL 20071124 0 14088 0 0 0 0 1.697217 1.697217 0 0 0.42430425 0.42430425 5 62 33
173 174 121 CORRAL 20071124 0 14081 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 57 33
174 175 119 CORRAL 20071124 0 14079 1.587503 8.203167 0 0 1.87089 1.87089 0 0 0.86459825 2.51851425 47 20 33
175 176 124 CORRAL 20071124 0 14084 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 55 30
176 177 127 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14087 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 62 33
177 178 480 CANYON 20071021 0 36385 8.586264 8.586264 0 0 9.64239 9.64239 3.538718 3.538718 5.441843 5.441843 23 77 0
178 179 125 CORRAL 20071124 0 14085 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 55 30
179 180 45 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 13986 1.807335 1.807335 7.35578 7.35578 5.174627 5.174627 16.463106 16.463106 7.700212 7.700212 5 94 1
180 181 122 CORRAL 20071124 0 14082 0 1.761536 0 0 3.649415 3.649415 0 0 0.91235375 1.35273775 0 50 50
181 182 126 CORRAL 20071124 0 14086 0 0 0 0 12.102682 12.102682 0 0 3.0256705 3.0256705 40 47 13
182 183 123 CORRAL 20071124 0 14083 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 55 20
183 184 5 PACIFIC 20030106 0 12477 0 0 3.582214 3.582214 0 0 0 0 0.8955535 0.8955535 29 65 6
184 185 14 PACIFIC 20030106 0 12812 7.315666 7.315666 0 0 2.208174 2.208174 0 0 2.38096 2.38096 52 41 7
185 186 457 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 36328 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 35
186 187 117 CORRAL 20071124 0 14077 2.330845 2.330845 0 0 3.641816 3.641816 0 0 1.49316525 1.49316525 0 50 50
187 188 120 CORRAL 20071124 0 14080 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 52 33
188 189 118 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 14078 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 65 10
189 190 110 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 14070 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 50 25
190 191 194 CORRAL 20071124 0 14163 17.797509 17.797509 13.559016 13.559016 10.24262 10.24262 28.444688 28.444688 17.5109583 17.5109583 33 67 0
191 192 46 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 13987 0 0 18.025225 18.025225 13.974563 13.974563 0 0 7.999947 7.999947 5 94 1
192 193 109 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 14069 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 50 10
193 194 456 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 36327 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 47 20
194 195 114 CORRAL 20071124 0 14074 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 55 40
195 196 115 CORRAL 20071124 0 14075 0 0 0 0 1.759218 1.759218 0 0 0.4398045 0.4398045 25 42 33
196 197 108 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14068 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 34 33
197 198 4 PACIFIC 20030106 0 12475 8.814089 8.814089 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.20352225 2.20352225 5 91 4
198 199 106 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 14066 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 40 35
199 200 111 CORRAL 20071124 0 14071 0 0 0 0 0 2.755424 0 0 0 0.688856 25 50 25
200 201 195 CORRAL 20071124 0 14164 10.596496 10.596496 44.945477 44.945477 3.982515 3.982515 28.444688 28.444688 21.992294 21.992294 33 67 0
201 202 107 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14067 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 60
202 203 116 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14076 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 29 10
203 204 112 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 2 14072 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 60 20
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AMANDAjMINER_DEFENSIBLESPACE

  • 1. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 1 Defensible Space Optimization for Preventing Wildfire Structure Loss in the Santa Monica Mountains Amanda J. Miner Johns Hopkins University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science (MS) Advisors: Gergana Miller, PhD, and Robert S. Taylor, PhD Submitted in December 2014 Research Funding Provided by the Santa Monica Mountains Fund and the Southern California Research and Learning Center.
  • 2. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank Robert Taylor for his guidance, encouragement, wisdom, and provision of quality data resources throughout the course of this project—and for providing me with so much of his valuable time. I am so grateful for Marti Witter’s support during this study in innumerable ways. Thank you to Alexandra Syphard and Tess Brennan, for being willing to share data, knowledge and suggestions with me. I am very grateful to Irina Irvine, who has been a constant source of encouragement and has allowed me substantial time to work on this. Finally, I want to thank Chris Miner for his patience, wisdom and time in helping me to learn R and overcome some significant data hurdles.
  • 3. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 3 Abstract This study replicated and extended an innovative study by Syphard et al. (2014) that assessed the role of defensible space in preventing structure loss during wildfire events in San Diego. The geographic extent of this study was the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, an area west of Los Angeles. Results of both studies corroborate that defensible space in excess of 30m (100ft) provided no additional protection to structures. A variety of measurements, calculations, and statistical analysis methods were used to assess what measure of defensible space provides protection, which terrain variables are correlated, and what additional factors influence structure loss. Some results correlate with the San Diego study, while others provide insight as to future research needs. Of particular interest here are the surrounding vegetation types that proved statistically significant, which merit additional study. Keywords: Defensible space, wildfire, fuel modification, structure loss
  • 4. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 4 Defensible Space Optimization for Preventing Wildfire Structure Loss in the Santa Monica Mountains BACKGROUND The southern California region withstands a persistent risk of wildland fire events that threaten countless lives and structures. The majority of these wildland fires occur during southern California’s annual “fire season”, which begins as early as May and typically lasts through the month of December. Winter rains generate dense vegetation and summer droughts transform the vegetation into highly ignitable fuels, coinciding with a seasonal southwest wind system. This regime, when coupled with southern California’s substantial human population growth and expansion into fire-prone areas, creates considerable risk of structure loss to wildfire (Keeley et al. 2013). There is a prevailing pattern of land use in Southern California that includes “single family homes, master planned communities, and large-lot ranchettes -- expanding into naturally fire-prone ecosystems”, producing a volatile scenario (Pincetl et al. 2008:25). Large populations are directly adjacent to and intermixed with dangerous fuels, and since “over 95% of all fires on these landscapes are started by people, there has been a concomitant increase in fire frequency and increased chance of ignitions during Santa Ana wind events….” (Keeley et al, 2004). The 2003 fire season is a prime example of how severe the threat of structure loss can become. Beginning on October 21, 2003, a firestorm comprised of 14 major wildfire events broke out across the southern California region, ranging from Santa Barbara County all the way down to the US-Mexican border. The fires were finally suppressed on November 4th, after claiming 24 lives and 3,710 structures, burning 750,043 acres, and costing over $3 billion in damages and firefighting expenditure (Blackwell and Tuttle 2004; Keeley et al. 2013).
  • 5. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 5 Figure 1: Fires Occurring in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area during 2003 and 2007 Approach to structure protection According to Nowicki (2002), “current efforts to protect communities from the threat of [wildfire] are being planned without consideration for what is actually effective at protecting houses and communities…strategic plans need to utilize the best available science to develop the most effective and efficient methods for protecting houses and communities”. The effect of vegetation on structure vulnerability to fire damage “is neither clear-cut nor easily characterized” (Foote et al. 1991). Though the state of California mandates a single clearance distance measurement for all types of vegetation, this is “insufficient to fully characterize the hazard that vegetation surrounding a structure presents” (Foote et al. 1991). Even though garden or landscape vegetation planted adjacent to a structure could be deemed a substantial hazard, “much landscape vegetation clearly does not pose a
  • 6. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 6 hazard to structures” (Foote et al. 1991). Further, Foote et al. (1991) note that if vegetation standing between a structure and an approaching fire is not highly flammable, it may even function as a protectant for the structure through absorption of part of the heat flux and filtering out firebrands. The state of California endorses the use of defensible space as a strategy for protecting buildings and firefighters, and as such, it enforces very specific regulations pertaining to vegetation clearance. However, despite California's stringent ‘100 foot’ rule for defensible space, there is actually little empirical evidence documenting the efficacy of different types of defensible space fuel modification for protecting structures from wildfire. Therefore, faced with an acute need to minimize structure losses, alongside uncertainty regarding adequate defensible space requirements, a focused and scientific analysis to help define them is imperative “in order to avoid inadvertently damaging adjacent...ecosystems and wildlife habitat…” (Nowicki 2002).
  • 7. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 7 RESEARCH QUESTIONS & METHODOLOGY Primary Research Questions: This study seeks the answers to the same three significant questions posed by the San Diego study; 1) How much defensible space is needed to provide significant protection to homes during wildfires, and is it beneficial to have more than the legally required 100ft/30m? 2) Does the amount of defensible space needed depend on slope incline, aspect relative to the direction of fire spread, or other obvious terrain variable? 3) What is the role of defensible space relative to other factors that influence structure loss, such as terrain, fuel types in the home ignition zone, observable details of construction, and housing density? (Syphard et al. 2014). 1. Data Acquisition And Preparation The first stage of the study involved locating the required data and preparing it for subsequent calculations. Essential study data included:  Structures (including an indication of whether they were damaged, destroyed, or neither damaged nor destroyed in any of the identified fires)  Historical Wildfire Perimeters (from 2000 to 2013)  NAIP Orthographic Photographs (for the year prior to each of the identified fires)  Parcels  Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary  Burn Severity (for each fire)  3m DEM for the Santa Monica Mountains, from which to generate Slope and ‘southwest-facing’ parcels  Major and Minor Roads  Surrounding Vegetation: Wildlife Habitat Classifications and SAMO Vegetation Map classifications Within the structure data, all structures residing within fire perimeters (occurring between 2000 and 2013) were extracted into two main ‘Structure’ datasets: Damaged/Destroyed and Unharmed. Although the San Diego study did not include ‘damaged’ structures in their analyses, I decided to include it with the intent to analyze it both concurrently and separately from destroyed structures. Since my dataset was smaller, I was able to include this additional parameter.
  • 8. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 8 Syphard et al (2014) randomly selected equal numbers of ‘destroyed’ and ‘not destroyed’ to use from its substantially sized dataset. However, since the Santa Monica Mountains is a significantly smaller study area, all structures within the park’s boundary were necessarily used in the analysis. Interestingly, the Santa Monica Mountains contained around the same number of damaged and destroyed structures as it did unharmed structures. After the structure data was prepared, the datasets were merged into one, and the specific fires impacting each structure were reviewed. ‘Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity’ data (http://mtbs.gov , US Geological Survey/US Forest Service) was used to ensure that all structures were located within areas that burned at a minimum of low severity. 2. Defensible Space Measurements Following the measurement methods used by Syphard et al (based on CALFIRE 2006 guidelines), I used 1 meter resolution NAIP orthophotography from the year prior to each fire in order to measure the defensible space around structures. Workflow involved drawing measurements beginning from all 4 orthogonal sides of each structure, until each line intersected with, a) wildland vegetation, b) trees or shrubs with <10m between canopies, or c) any vegetation touching or overhanging a structure (any such side is immediately assigned a 0m value). There were two overall sets of calculations performed: a) a measurement of defensible space that falls within each structure’s parcel boundaries, and b) defensible space that continues to the full measure of defensible space (Figure 2).
  • 9. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 9 Figure 2: Defensible Space Measurement Methods for the Four Orthogonal Sides of Each Structure (showing allowable measurements for the purposes of this study). Adapted from Syphard et al. (2014). These measurements were performed for every structure in my dataset. Wherever I was presented with unusually shaped structures, or wherever structures presented at an angle, I simply treated all such cases in a consistent manner. To calculate the percentage of woody vegetation cover, non-woody vegetation cover, and structure area on each parcel, I generated a 25m fishnet for the whole study area. The surrounding vegetation type at the end of defensible space measurements was averaged for every structure, using a 30m buffer around structures. Finally, all structures with touching or overhanging vegetation on one or more sides were recorded, and this set of calculations was joined to the main datasets.
  • 10. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 10 VARIABLE DEFINITION Defensible space to the property boundary Measure of defensible space clearance from side of structure to property boundary, calculated for each of the four orthogonal directions from the structure and averaged Total distance of defensible space (beyond parcel boundary) Measure of clearance from side of structure to end of clearance calculated for four orthogonal directions from structure and averaged Vegetation cover type at end of defensible space Main vegetation cover type encountered at the end of defensible space measurement (WHR Vegetation Class and SAMO Veg Map data) Percent vegetation clearance Percentage of clearance calculated across the entire property Vegetation overhanging/touching structure Number of sides on which woody vegetation touches structure (assigned a number between 1 and 4) Table 1. Defensible Space Variables Measured for Every Structure 3. Calculation Of Each Structure’s Spatial Information Specific spatial information was extracted for all structures, which included housing density, slope, distance to nearest major/minor streets, and surrounding fuel type. To assess housing density, a ‘Kernel Density’ analysis was run for all structures with 1500m and 2000m radius parameters, and the results of each were added to structure attribute tables using the ‘Value to Point’ tool. This tool was used repetitively to add any attributes that were in raster format. Next, values were extracted from a 3m slope raster (derived from a 3m DEM) and added to each structures’ attribute tables. In accordance with Syphard et al. (2014), slope was sorted from lowest to highest, and at the midpoint of the dataset all values above the midpoint’s value were assigned a ‘1’ for steep slope, and all values below the midpoint value were assigned ‘0’ for shallow slope. These assignments were somewhat arbitrary and may not truly reflect what is steep or shallow on the ground, I decided to use the terms ‘low’ and ‘high’ slope for the purpose of simplicity. ‘Aspect’ was calculated from the same 3m DEM, to generate an index of ‘southwestness (parcels with a southwest-facing aspect)’. Due to the 3m scale used, it was necessary to use the ‘Majority Filter’ tool, after first using the ‘Int’ tool to generate an integer field. I used the maximum of Eight Neighbors and selected ‘Majority’ for the replacement threshold. This was necessary for achieving a more ‘generalized’ aspect result that was applicable to the general scale of parcels. The ‘Near’ tool was then used to calculate the distance of each structure to the nearest minor and major streets, based on a pre-existing road-type attribute. This was a data set acquired from the Santa Monica Mountains NRA, which seemed appropriately designated upon review.
  • 11. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 11 4. Initial Analysis Of Data Subsets The entire dataset was sorted into two equal subsets of high and low slope. Within these subsets, groups were created to reflect the mean distance of defensible space around structures. These groups were further sorted into subgroups reflecting mean defensible space a) within parcel boundaries, and b) regardless of parcel boundaries. For these two subgroups, the proportion of all homes destroyed (or damaged) by fire were calculated. 5. Tests For Independence Pearson’s Chi-squared tests were performed to determine whether the proportion of destroyed structures within different measurement groups was significant. The first test was based upon 4 equal interval groups within the 30m required distance. These intervals were at 0-7m, 8-15m, 16-23m, and 24-30m. The second test was based on 3 interval groups to test whether groups with mean distances of greater than 30m are significantly different to those in the first test. The intervals for this test were at 24-30m, 31-90m, and >90m. I also generated a relative risk value for each measurement range using MedCalc’s relative risk calculator (www.medcalc.org/calc/relative_risk.php) based on the results of these groupings (Tables 2 and 3). Relative risk compares the ratio of the probability of an event occurring in an ‘exposed group’ (in this case damaged or destroyed structures) to the probability of that same event occurring in a ‘non-exposed’, control group (in this case unharmed structures). This enables a comparison of risk between groups, and helps to put risk in context. A relative risk of 1 would mean there is no difference in risk between the two groups. If the relative risk is <1, the event is less likely to occur in the ‘exposed’ group than in the control group, but if it is >1, then the event is more likely to occur in the ‘exposed’ group than in the control group. 6. Determine a ‘Prescriptive Dose’ of Defensible Space for Structure Survival Using the software package DRC in R, a dose-response relationship of defensible space with the survival of structures was calculated. This is an analysis type used in the medical field to quantify the median effective treatment dosage. The test uses a value known as ‘ED50’, which is commonly used as a measure of the reasonable expectancy of a drug effect. For this study, it will provide the median effective dose for 50% of the structures receiving the ‘treatment’. First, using the binary dependent variable of ‘destroyed or damaged/not destroyed or damaged’, the calculation was performed by fitting a log-logistic model with logistic regression. This was repeated using ‘Destroyed’, ‘Damaged’, and ‘Not Damaged or Destroyed’. Separate analyses were performed for defensible space measurements within and beyond parcel boundaries.
  • 12. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 12 7. Consider Defensible Space Relative To Other Variables The dose response analysis was followed by a series of multiple linear regression analyses. First, using the binary dependent variables ‘damaged/destroyed’ and ‘unharmed’, I fit a log-logistic model with logistic regression using package MuMIn in R for model averaging. This provides the coefficient of determination (R2) for each model, which is used to assess whether the model describes the data well. It provides the ratio of any unexplained residual variance by the model (i.e. the difference between observed and predicted values) over total observed variance. In order to consider defensible space in relation to other variables, I developed a series of multiple- generalized linear regression models (GLMs) to consider all possible combinations of predictor variables for best fit. This was done using AICc to rank the models to select the best model for each region. For each series, I ran one model with WHR Vegetation Classification (State of California, Wildlife Habitat Relationships) and the other with SAMO Veg Map Classification (NPS, Santa Monica Mountains NRA) in order to evaluate detailed information about the role of vegetation in structure loss. First performed a series of logit regressions, performing models with each vegetation classification to the parcel boundary and to the full measure of defensible space. Then I separated out damaged, destroyed, and unharmed for use in an ordered logit regression series (to the parcel boundary and to full defensible space, using each vegetation classification). 8. Assess Destroyed Structures According To Surrounding Matrix For this stage of the analyses, the most common cover type at the end of defensible space measurements was summarized, based on the majority surrounding cover type from the 4 orthogonal sides. The predominant surrounding vegetation (fuel) type was assessed for each structure, based upon the California Wildlife Habitat Relationships System (‘WHRTYPE’) classifications and also the SAMO VegMap classifications. This was achieved by drawing a 30m buffer around each structure, and extracting the most dominant vegetation type values to the structure point data. The raw data tables from all calculations can be viewed in APPENDIX A.
  • 13. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 13 RESULTS 9. Categorical Analysis a) Pearson’s Chi-Squared Tests of Independence Figure 3: Pearson’s Chi-Squared Tests of Independence, Showing Proportion of Damaged and Destroyed Structures based on Slope (Low or High), P = 0.03316, X-Squared = 4.4575 Figure 4: Proportion of Damaged or Destroyed Structures based on the Mean Measurement of Defensible Space (up to the Parcel Boundary), P = 0.421, X-squa red = 5.4431 Defensible Space Measurements
  • 14. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 14 Figure 5: Proportion of Damaged or Destroyed Structures based on the Mean Measurement of Defensible Space (beyond the Parcel Boundary), P = < 0.3257, X- Squared = 2.2438 For the Chi-squared tests of independence, there were some significant patterns regarding the proportions of damaged and destroyed structures among the 4 equal interval groups (0-30m). For measurements up to the parcel boundaries, the majority of structures fell into the 0-7m group. The number of damaged or destroyed structures dropped off substantially in the 8-15m group and continued to decline through the 16-23m and 24-30m groups, leaving only a minimal number in the latter group. Therefore, the proportion of damaged/destroyed structures steadily decreased as defensible space increased for measurements to the parcel boundary. When measurements were made to the full defensible space, the 3 equal interval groups followed a similar pattern of decreasing damaged/destroyed structures as defensible space increased. However, the vast majority of structures fell within the 24-40m group, with only minimal numbers of structures in the 30-60m and >60m groups. Whether structures were measured to the parcel boundary or to the full defensible space, those that were not damaged were comparable in number to those that were destroyed in each measurement category, with the exception of the last category in each. Only damaged structures remained in the last category, whether measured to the parcel boundary or the full defensible space. The Chi- Squared value for defensible space measurements up to the parcel boundary is x2 = 5.4431 (where >5 is considered significant) with a p- value of P = 0.1421. However, when measured beyond the parcel boundary, the chi-squared value is 2.2438, and p=0.3257. Destroyed structures accounted for slightly more than half of all damaged/destroyed structures on low slopes, whereas on high slopes damaged structures made up well over half of the structures (approximately 60%). The Chi-Squared value for this test was x2= 4.5375 and P=0.03316. 24-30m 30-60m >60m Defensible Space Measurements
  • 15. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 15 b) Relative Risk Slope Type Damaged or Destroyed Unburned Relative Risk p-value Damaged or Destroyed Unburned Relative Risk p-value Low Slope 0-7 135 123 1.0463 (0.1469) P = 0.9639 133 122 1.0430 (0.1464) P = 0.0036 8-15 7 6 1.0291 (0.6139) P = 0.9135 10 7 1.1278 (0.7449) P = 0.5679 16-23 1 3 0.4643 (0.0790) P = 0.3957 1 3 0.4250 (0.0743) P = 0.3361 24-30 0 0 0.9333 (0.1238) P = 0.9466 0 0 1.6667 (0.1552) P = 0.6732 31-90 0 0 1.0000 (0.0625) P = 1.0000 0 0 1.00000 (0.0625) P = 1.0000 60 or 90+ 0 0 1.0000 (0.0625) P = 1.0000 0 0 1.00000 (0.0625) P = 1.0000 High Slope 0-7 90 108 0.9095 (0.1274) P = 0.9247 89 108 0.9040 (0.1266) P = 0.9199 8-15 3 1 1.6500 (0.9183) P = 0.0940 1 1 1.1067 (0.2744) P = 0.8866 16-23 1 1 0.6667 (0.0803) P = 0.7074 0 1 0.5000 (0.0352) P = 0.6087 24-30 1 0 0.7759 (0.3466) P = 0.5370 0 1 1.0000 (0.0335) P = 1.0000 31-90 0 0 1.00000 (0.0625) P = 1.0000 0 0 2.0000 (0.0902) P = 0.6611 60 or 90+ 0 0 1.00000 (0.0625) P = 1.0000 0 0 1.00000 (0.0625) P = 1.0000 Table 2. Number of Burned and Unburned Structures within Defensible Space Distance Categories (m), their Relative Risk and Significance (Confidence Intervals in Parentheses) The relative risk analysis yielded some interesting patterns (Table 2). For structures on low slopes, the 0-7m and 8-15m groups had relative risk values of >1 for both measurements of defensible space, meaning that structure damage or destruction is more likely to occur. There was only one measurement group that had statistical significance from the relative risk calculations; 0-7m on low slope, when measured to full defensible space (p=0.0036). The only other low slope measurement group that had a relative risk of damage or destruction was the 24-30m group when measured to the full defensible space. Low slope measurement groups with low relative risk for damaged or destroyed structures (<1) were 16-23 and 24-30m (to the parcel boundary), and 16-23m (full defensible space). There was no difference in relative risk between ‘exposed’ and control groups at the 31-90m and 60 or 90+m, regardless of the measure of defensible space. Measurements to Parcel Boundary Full Defensible Space Measurements
  • 16. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 16 On ‘high’ slope, the 0-7m group had less relative risk of structure damage (regardless of defensible space measurement type). The 8-15m groups were the only high slope groups that had a greater relative risk of damage or destruction. The remaining groups either had less or equal relative risk for damage or destruction when compared to the control group. 10. Effective Treatment Analysis All Parcels Effective Treatment (n=244) Parcel Mean of All Structures (n=485) Effective Treatment of all Low Slope Structures (mean 13.91455%) (n=133) Parcel Mean of All Low Slope Structures (n=279) High Slope (mean 37.35952%) effective treatment (n=241) Parcel Mean of all High Slope Structures (n=206) Defensible Space within parcel 1.724548 1.553285 2.072473 1.786952 1.307666 1.236813 Total Distance of Defensible Space 1.906474 1.746608 2.195277 1.944078 1.560431 1.479161 Mean Percent (%) Clearance on Property 25.209016 24.971134 25.962406 25.781362 24.306306 23.873786 Table 3. Effective Treatment Results Representing the Distance (Meters) and Percent Clearance that Provided Improvement in Structure Survival in the Event of a Wildfire (based on structures that survived) Here, ‘effective treatment’ was crudely defined by the mean measurement of unharmed structures. When the mean defensible space measurements around surviving structures were compared with ‘effective’ defensible space, they were surprisingly similar (Table 3). The low numbers were heavily influenced by the number of structures that had vegetation touching or overhanging structure sides (recorded as 0m of defensible space per study guidelines). Whether the mean defensible space of surviving structures was measured to the parcel boundary or to full defensible space, it was in fact slightly lower than the ‘effective’ measurement, regardless of slope type. The mean effective defensible space treatment of low slope structures was approximately 1m higher than the mean of all low slope structures, regardless of whether defensible space was measured to the parcel boundary or to the full extent. Likewise, the mean effective defensible space treatment for high slope structures was slightly higher than the actual parcel mean for high slopes. This too was the same regardless of the extent of the defensible space measurement. The calculated effective treatment for mean percent clearance across all parcels was 25.209016%. For parcels on low slope, the effective mean percent clearance was 25.962406%, and the result for high slope was 24.306306%. The mean percent clearance values of surviving structures indicate that actual values were almost identical to effective treatment calculations, with <2% difference between all values.
  • 17. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 17 Most Frequent Vegetation Type: WHR Classification Most Frequent Vegetation Type: SAMO Veg Classification Second Most Frequent Vegetation Type: WHR Classification Second Most Frequent Vegetation Type: SAMO Veg Classification Defensible Space Measurement Urban Urban/Disturbed, Built Up/Cleared Types Coastal Sage Scrub Urban Trees or Riparian Woodland Types Destroyed Structures Urban (49) Urban/Disturbed, Built Up/Cleared Types (89) Coastal Sage Scrub (41) Riparian Woodland Types (11) Damaged Structures Urban (61) Urban/Disturbed, Built Up/Cleared Types (103) Coastal Sage Scrub (40) Riparian Woodland Types (9) Unharmed Structures Urban (135) Urban/Disturbed, Built Up/Cleared Types (184) Coastal Sage Scrub/ Mixed Chaparral (59/37) Urban Trees (30) Table 4: Most frequent vegetation types at the end of all defensible space measurements, and which were most frequent for destroyed, damaged, and unharmed structures. The most frequently found vegetation at the end of defensible space measurements was Urban, regardless of vegetation Classification used (Table 4). The second most frequently found vegetation was Coastal Sage Scrub (WHR Classification) and Urban Trees and Riparian Woodland Types (SAMO Veg Classification). Urban vegetation types represented by both vegetation classifications are the most frequently occurring vegetation types associated with destroyed, damaged, and unharmed structures, as well as the most frequently occurring vegetation at the end of defensible space measurements. Generally speaking, results showed that damaged and destroyed structures were located within predominantly urban, coastal sage scrub, and riparian woodland type communities. Unharmed structures were located within largely urban, coastal sage scrub, mixed chaparral, and urban tree vegetation types.
  • 18. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 18 11. Dose Response Analysis (DRC in R) Figure 6: Median Effective ‘Dose’ of Defensible Space (meters) When Measured to the Parcel Boundary Figure 7: Median Effective ‘Dose’ of Defensible Space (meters) When Full Defensible Space was Measured When the dose-response analysis was run on defensible space measured to the parcel boundary, the ED50 value indicated a median effective treatment ‘dosage’ of 16.790 meters. Results for full defensible space measurements were very similar, indicating a median effective treatment ‘dosage’ of 17.107 meters. This would indicate mean defensible space measurement of 16.95m, regardless of measurement method.
  • 19. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 19 12. Generalized Linear Regression Analysis, with Model Averaging (MuMIn in R) The first set of multiple regression models used WHR Vegetation Classifications. With measurements to the parcel boundary (Table 5), the most important variables according to their Akaike weights were mean defensible space measurements, distance to major roads, and slope. Significant variables were the same when full defensible space measurements were used, although the significance of slope was diminished (Table: 6). The R2 value for Model A with averaging is 0.05602355, and 0.05635483 for Model B with averaging. When the SAMO Veg Classification was used, the overall model fit was marginally better. For Model C (measurements to the parcel boundary), the R2 value was 0.06737012 (Table 7). Distance to roads was the only significant variable in this model. Model D (full defensible space measurements) had the best fit of all models, with an R2 value of 0.06841039, and had 2 significant variables; slope and distance to major roads (Table 8). There is some debate among sources as to the inference of the R2 measure. Extremely strong predictors are needed to achieve an R2 score even close to 1, with fit considered ‘excellent’ above 0.2. While neither of the regressions with model averaging revealed any significance for particular vegetation types, this level of detail was retrieved in the Ordered Logit results (SECTION 13). Figures 8 and 9 are final plots showing the trend of defensible space measurements in these models. They show a pattern of steadily declining fire likelihood as defensible space increases, leveling off between 17 and 24m. These results were the same regardless of the defensible space measure or vegetation type used. ***p<0.001, **p<0.01, *p<0.05. Standard errors in parentheses Table 5: Logit Regression Model A (with Averaging), with Measurements to the Parcel Boundary using the WHR Vegetation Classification.
  • 20. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 20 ***p<0.001, **p<0.01, *p<0.05. Standard errors in parentheses Table 6: Logit Regression Model B (with Averaging), with Full Defensible Space Measurements using the WHR Vegetation Classification. ***p<0.001, **p<0.01, *p<0.05. Standard errors in parentheses Table 7: Logit Regression Model C (with Averaging), with Defensible Space Measurements to the Parcel Boundary using the SAMO VegMap Classification.
  • 21. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 21 ***p<0.001, **p<0.01, *p<0.05. Standard errors in parentheses Table 8: Logit Regression Model D (with Averaging), with Full Defensible Space Measurements using the SAMO VegMap Classification. Figure 8: Logit Regressions with model averaging, using measurements to the parcel boundary (regardless of vegetation type)
  • 22. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 22 Figure 9: Logit Regressions with model averaging, using full defensible space measurements (regardless of vegetation type) 13. Ordered Logit Regression Analysis Table 9: Ordered Logit Regression, Damaged, Destroyed, and Undamaged, with WHR Vegetation Classification
  • 23. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 23 For the ordered logit regression analysis, I separated ‘damaged’ and ‘destroyed’ structures from one another for comparison with structures that were ‘unharmed’. This provided more in-depth results regarding the significance of surrounding vegetation types. The first model used the WHR Vegetation Classification, and indicated the strong significance of the following vegetation types: Coastal Sage Scrub (CSC), Mixed Chaparral (MCH), Urban (URB), and Montane Riparian (MRI). Though this model had a better fit than the logit regressions (Akaike weights indicated ~996 regardless of defensible space measurement), the only other significant variable was distance to major roads. Table 10: Ordered Logit Regression, Damaged, Destroyed, and Undamaged, with SAMO VegMap Classification When an ordered logit regression was run with the SAMO Veg Map Classification, Upland Tree types, Riparian Woodland types, and Urban Roads were significant. This model had the best overall model fit (AIC 1000.39 for measurements to parcel boundary,
  • 24. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 24 and AIC 999.82 for full defensible space). The total explained deviance for the WHR Vegetation Classification was ~968 and for the SAMO Veg Map Classification it was ~962. Figure 10: Ordered Logit Regression Plot, Measurements to Parcel Boundary with WHR Vegetation Classification When plots were drawn from these ordered logit regressions a clear pattern emerged. This was particularly true for the measurement to the parcel boundary, regardless of vegetation type. The optimum defensible space for either damaged or destroyed structures is between 21 and 24m. When the model using full defensible space was plotted, a very slightly less confident version of the same result is presented (i.e. it shows that there is ~2% chance that a structure will still be destroyed with 24m of defensible space, and ~4% chance that it could be damaged). Figure 11: Ordered Logit Regression Plot, Full Defensible Space Measurements with WHR Vegetation Classification
  • 25. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 25 When plots were drawn from the SAMO VegMap Ordered Logit Regressions, they showed the same general trend as the WHR Vegetation plots, but with slightly less confidence (Figures 12 & 13). When measured to the parcel boundary, the destroyed structures showed an optimum measurement of 23-24m, with a ~2% chance that a structure would still be destroyed. Damaged structures indicated the same general measurement, with ~4-5% chance that a structure would still be damaged. When measured to the full defensible space, the line became much more linear. Though the damaged and destroyed lines ended at 24m, they showed a ~7% and ~5% chance of being damaged or destroyed, respectively. In the next section we can see that there are certain vegetation types that could be affecting the data (and perhaps the overall models) due to their low representation. Figure 12: Ordered Logit Regression Plot, Full Defensible Space Measurements with SAMO VegMap Classification
  • 26. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 26 Figure 13: Ordered Logit Regression Plot, Full Defensible Space Measurements with SAMO VegMap Classification Ordered Logit Plots of Vegetation Variables Only Figure 14: Ordered Logit Plots for Individual WHR Vegetation Types
  • 27. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 27 When vegetation types were plotted individually it proved a much greater level of detail about their influence. In the Ordered Logit Plots for WHR Vegetation types, Urban, Coastal Sage Scrub, and Montane Riparian all indicated an optimum defensible space measurement of <30m. Annual Grasses and Coast Oak Woodland produced unusual results, although this is likely due to their low representation in the study (counts of 3 and 7, respectively). Mixed chaparral was the only vegetation type in the WHR classification that appeared to need slightly longer than the 24m measurement, and more so for ‘damaged’ structures than ‘destroyed’. This could perhaps be an influence of the ‘critically flammable’ nature of Mixed Chaparral vegetation communities (Bolsinger 1989). Figure 15: Ordered Logit Plots for Individual SAMO VegMap Types Individual ordered logit plots for each of the SAMO VegMap types also yielded additional insight. First it must be noted that there were some strange outputs for a few of the vegetation types. Upland Tree types, Urban Shrubs, and Exotic and/or Invasive types
  • 28. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 28 yielded an unusual pattern, but again this is likely due to extremely low representation in the model (counts of 1, 2, and 3, respectively). Urban Roads were unusual in that the slope trended in the opposite direction when compared to other vegetation types. However, this indicates that the further a structure is from urban roads the more likely it is to be damaged or destroyed. This makes some sense in that the structure is more likely to be surrounded by flammable vegetation types as opposed to impervious surface. CSS types and Urban Tree types both indicated an optimum measurement of ~17m of defensible space, and Urban Grasses/Herbs and Disturbed Vegetation types indicated a measurement of ~20m. Chaparral types were very close behind, with a measurement of ~21m. Urban/Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types was by far the most represented SAMO vegetation group found within defensible space measurements (376). This suggested that a measurement of ~22m of defensible space would be optimal (but indicated a <5% chance that a structure could still be destroyed, and a 10% chance that it could still be damaged). Riparian Woodland types indicated that a defensible space measurement of slightly greater than 24m is needed, with a 5% and 10% chance of being damaged or destroyed (respectively). Given the trend of the plot lines, however, it is unlikely that they indicate an optimum measurement greater than 30m. 14. Influence of Touching or Overhanging Vegetation As surrounding vegetation at the edge of defensible space measurements proved to be an important variable within my results, it seemed pertinent to evaluate the vegetation that was adjacent to, or overhanging structures. Although the vegetation types themselves were not recorded (as they were assumed to be exotic/urban), the number of structure sides that had overhanging or touching vegetation was. The directional sides of the structures that had overhanging or touching vegetation were not recorded, but the recorded numbers between destroyed, damaged, and non-damaged structures were rather unremarkable, in that non-damaged structures held a consistently comparable (or higher) count than damaged/ destroyed. This was true regardless of how many sides were touching or overhanging.
  • 29. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 29 DISCUSSION These results clearly indicate that a defensible space measurement in excess of 30m is not indicated to provide protection to structures during wildfire events. In fact, the combined results of the dose-response and regression models strongly indicate that optimal defensible space is between 17 and 22m. However, it must be noted that these results do not account for the defensible space that is necessary for firefighters to perform their duties. In spite of this, we can still propose that there is no indicated structural benefit to having more defensible space than the legally required measurement of 30m. My results did not suggest that defensible space needs were dependent on aspect (‘southwestness’) relative to the direction of fire spread. Also, results regarding slope were somewhat counterintuitive. However, an important note to make is that, in following the same method as Syphard et al. (2014) for determining which parcels lie on low or high slopes, the mean value of my ‘low’ slopes produced a >13% incline. This is classed as a ‘moderate’ slope, so may in fact be mischaracterizing both my ‘low slope’ and ‘high slope’ grouped results. According to Table 3, the most effective defensible space measurements when measured to the parcel boundary were <2m regardless of slope or measure of defensible space. This seems remarkably low, but is likely influenced by the proportion of the structures in the dataset that had vegetation touching or overhanging one or more sides. The authors of the original study automatically assigned a 0m value to any structure side that was wholly or partially touched by vegetation. Interestingly, overall regression results did not indicate any significance of overhanging or touching vegetation. Perhaps this would have yielded different results had I split these into two separate categories. Regardless, this aspect of the study merits some further investigation, particularly in terms of the type of vegetation involved, as “the hazard of vegetation adjacent to structures has been recognized for some time” (Foote et al. 1991). I am hopeful that this would yield improved overall model fit. Overall effective percent clearance was approximately 25% regardless of slope, as there was negligible variation between low slope, high slope, and all parcels. For some reason, this factor did not play as significant a role in my results as the defensible space measurements did. According to the WHR Classification, approximately 50% of all structures were located within an ‘urban’ land cover type, whereas 77.53% of all structures were within the SAMO Veg Classification of ‘Urban/Disturbed, Built Up/Cleared Types’. It is
  • 30. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 30 important to note that ornamental/urban vegetation may produce highly flammable litter, and yet it is permitted as part of defensible space. Therefore, a further study of urban vegetation type flammability is needed. This should include an assessment of weeds, which are highly flammable and are promoted whenever land is disturbed. In the fires that occurred in the Santa Monica Mountains, structures acted as fuel for one another due to close proximity. The flammability of urban vegetation merits some further study, as “the ignitability of whatever the embers land on, particularly adjacent to the house, is…most critical for propagating the fire within the property, or igniting the home” (Syphard et al. 2014). Once urban vegetation’s influence is better understood, it should be integrated into the defensible space strategy and the education of homeowners, especially in very high risk areas. Another important consideration is whether other factors are causing longer measures of defensible space to be less significant for structure protection. As Syphard et al. (2014) note, “most homes are not destroyed by the direct ignition of the fire front but rather due to ember-ignited spot fires, sometimes from fire brands carried as far as several km away” (I). For this reason, it is important that any assessment of defensible space needs is considered at the ‘landscape’-scale. Other landscape-scale variables that may minimize the effect of increasing measures of defensible space are distance to major roads, housing density, and slope. It is interesting that distance to major roads is a significant variable throughout most of this study, but distance to minor roads is not. Roofing and construction materials are known to play a role, but if we seek more immediate and attainable strategies it seems that the role of urban vegetation in structure ignitions is a primary research need. CONCLUSION Several known factors related to structure loss were included in this study: housing density, distance to roads, percent clearance of surrounding vegetation, vegetation type, slope, aspect, and defensible space. Related factors to structure loss that were not included in this study were construction and roofing types, urban vegetation types directly adjacent to structure, presence and amount of weeds, and fuel loads of vegetation. These are variables that would ideally be included in any subsequent studies, if the data is available. With the variables used in this study, the results strongly suggest that defensible space measurements of greater than 30m provide no additional protection to a structure. The results are similar to those of the San Diego study (Syphard et al. 2014), although they state that optimum defensible space for structure protection is around 15m. Given that firefighting activities need defensible space to do their part in structure protection, 15m—or even <30m—may not be a practical measure in many cases. The general rule of thumb for firefighters is to maintain a safety distance of three times the height of the flame. However, since surrounding vegetation
  • 31. DEFENSIBLE SPACE OPTIMIZATION FOR PREVENTING WILDFIRE STRUCTURE LOSS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 31 type proved significant in these results, a study of urban vegetation fuel loads (to calculate flame heights) may prove beneficial. With this information, it may be possible to accurately define optimum defensible space measures according to the surrounding plant community that meet firefighter protection needs. Going forward, the results of this study would be best validated if additional data from surrounding fires could be added to the analysis, whether that is older fire data or an expansion of the study area. If the results were to hold up with data from another time and/or location, it would certainly be clarifying. Long term planning for structure protection should be done at the landscape scale—with strategic landscape planning that considers housing density and clustering, as well as the vegetation intermix (both urban and non-urban). This would ideally include space for optimum defensible space between and around structures, with careful integration of low fuel load vegetation types. New development planning should consider all known factors such as distance to roads, southwest aspect and slope. Smart landscape planning would in fact seek to minimize fire exposure in the first place. In the short term, the most important action that a homeowner can take to make their property less vulnerable in the event of a wildfire is the removal of flammable vegetation adjacent to, or overhanging their home. The San Diego study indicated that parcel clearance is optimal at 40%, whereas this study indicates that 25% is sufficient. Regardless, a homeowner can ‘defend’ their property most effectively by removing vegetation with the highest fuel load, and minimizing canopy cover. As Syphard et al. (2014) indicate, defensible space should not be synonymous with ‘clearance’, but rather the removal of the right vegetation types, given that some vegetation cover can protect structures from radiant heat. The comparable trend between this and the San Diego study is certainly validating, and implies its applicability across the southern California region. These methods, and possibly the results themselves, may be pertinent to other regions with persistent fire regimes.
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  • 35. 1 FID OBJECTID_1 OBJECTID FIRE_NAME ALARM_DATEDAMDESTROYCERTDAMDES USETHISID N N_Beyond S S_Beyond E E_Beyond W W_Beyond MEAN_NSEWMEAN_BEYON PercentVeg PercentWoo PercentStr 0 1 424 CORRAL 20071124 0 21745 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 80 15 1 2 421 CORRAL 20071124 0 21741 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 80 15 2 3 419 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 21739 0 0 5.277818 5.277818 0 0 5.291677 5.291677 2.64237375 2.64237375 15 75 10 3 4 420 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 21740 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 20 45 4 5 423 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 21744 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 20 45 5 6 436 CANYON 20071021 Destroyed 3 36288 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 40 30 6 7 410 CANYON 20071021 Damaged 3 21064 0 0 5.054868 11.718611 1.843411 1.843411 0 0 1.72456975 3.3905055 8 13 80 7 8 422 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 21742 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 35 20 8 9 437 CANYON 20071021 Destroyed 3 36292 0 0 11.08982 27.415652 0 0 0 0 2.772455 6.853913 50 20 30 9 10 417 CORRAL 20071124 0 21732 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 85 10 11 418 CORRAL 20071124 0 21735 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 47 11 11 12 415 CORRAL 20071124 0 21729 0 0 1.976027 1.976027 0 0 0 0 0.49400675 0.49400675 63 32 5 12 13 416 CORRAL 20071124 0 21731 2.017321 2.017321 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.50433025 0.50433025 8 8 85 13 14 414 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 2 21728 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 20 4 14 15 425 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 21796 4.286993 4.286993 29.421726 32.386343 19.398442 19.398442 7.713403 7.818399 15.205141 15.9725443 88 9 3 15 16 412 CORRAL 20071124 0 21703 1.87089 1.87089 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4677225 0.4677225 26 50 24 16 17 435 CORRAL 20071124 0 21807 3.860394 3.860394 22.338879 22.338879 11.182386 11.182386 7.277359 7.277359 11.1647545 11.1647545 34 66 0 17 18 426 CORRAL 20071124 0 21798 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 58 4 18 19 478 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 36370 8.753821 8.753821 17.595324 17.595324 6.085429 6.085429 8.996824 8.996824 10.3578495 10.3578495 19 78 3 19 20 413 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 21727 3.508277 3.508277 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.87706925 0.87706925 45 30 25 20 21 461 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 36341 0 0 4.050346 4.050346 5.446497 5.446497 5.565325 5.565325 3.765542 3.765542 6 72 22 21 22 409 CANYON 20071021 0 20852 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 40 22 23 470 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 2 36355 0 0 0 0 1.846211 1.846211 0 0 0.46155275 0.46155275 10 85 5 23 24 469 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 2 36354 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 75 5 24 25 429 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 21801 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 96 3 25 26 471 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 36356 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 74 3 26 27 427 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 21799 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 87 5 27 28 473 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 36358 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 74 3 28 29 408 CANYON 20071021 Destroyed 3 20848 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 34 14 29 30 430 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 21802 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 74 3 30 31 431 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 21803 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 75 2 31 32 428 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 21800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 65 20 32 33 472 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 36357 4.907855 4.907855 0 0 9.745328 9.745328 0 0 3.66329575 3.66329575 23 74 3 33 34 432 CORRAL 20071124 0 21804 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 75 11 34 35 463 CORRAL 20071127 Damaged 3 36346 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 33 2 35 36 433 CORRAL 20071124 0 21805 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 75 11 36 37 462 CORRAL 20071127 0 36345 0 0 9.313437 9.313437 3.894878 3.894878 10.583355 10.583355 5.9479175 5.9479175 55 42 3 37 38 411 CORRAL 20071124 0 21573 0 0 0 0 2.776699 2.776699 0 0 0.69417475 0.69417475 38 56 6 38 39 434 CORRAL 20071124 0 21806 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 50 17 39 40 464 CORRAL 20071127 Destroyed 3 36347 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 33 2 40 41 455 CORRAL 20071127 0 36326 4.065777 4.065777 5.227427 5.227427 5.548326 5.548326 0 0 3.7103825 3.7103825 36 61 3 41 42 465 CORRAL 20071127 Destroyed 3 36348 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 73 3 42 43 466 CORRAL 20071127 Destroyed 3 36349 0 0 0 0 1.907941 1.907941 0 0 0.47698525 0.47698525 24 73 3 43 44 467 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 36350 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 27 1 44 45 15 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 13774 0 0 3.374263 3.374263 0 0 22.445617 22.445617 6.45497 6.45497 72 25 3 45 46 16 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 13775 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 71 6 46 47 17 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 13776 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 71 8 47 48 18 CORRAL 20071124 0 13777 15.800712 15.800712 22.472688 22.472688 27.815002 27.815002 0 0 16.5221005 16.5221005 68 29 3 48 49 20 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 13779 2.116671 13.527733 0 0 0 0 18.815243 18.815243 5.2329785 8.085744 82 13 5 49 50 19 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 13778 0 0 3.1914 3.1914 2.927376 2.927376 0 0 1.529694 1.529694 82 13 5 50 51 395 CANYON 20071021 0 20774 0 0 0 0 35.860886 35.860886 3.092993 3.092993 9.73846975 9.73846975 59 35 6 51 52 452 CORRAL 20071127 Damaged 0 36323 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 98 0 52 53 404 CANYON 20071021 0 20819 2.559072 2.559072 20.903067 20.903067 13.828466 13.828466 0 0 9.32265125 9.32265125 68 28 4 53 54 21 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 13780 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 55 11 54 55 482 CANYON 20071021 0 36393 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91 8 2 55 56 22 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 13781 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 55 11 56 57 450 CORRAL 20071127 0 36321 2.704753 2.704753 3.007492 3.007492 0 0 3.768763 3.768763 2.370252 2.370252 4 96 0 57 58 451 CORRAL 20071127 0 36322 0 0 5.982545 5.982545 0 0 3.925024 3.925024 2.47689225 2.47689225 8 98 0 58 59 483 CANYON 20071021 0 36394 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91 7 2 59 60 405 CANYON 20071021 0 20821 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 33 39 60 61 23 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 13782 0 0 7.030992 7.030992 1.567637 1.537637 0 0 2.14965725 2.14215725 59 38 3 61 62 402 CANYON 20071021 0 20815 2.675353 2.675353 8.884339 8.884339 3.152934 3.152934 0 0 3.6781565 3.6781565 28 33 39 62 63 26 CORRAL 20071124 0 13785 0 0 0 0 2.193366 2.193366 0 0 0.5483415 0.5483415 43 50 7 63 64 403 CANYON 20071021 0 20816 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 33 39 64 65 397 CANYON 20071021 0 20809 3.298663 3.298663 0 0 1.337445 1.337445 0 0 1.159027 1.159027 27 58 15 65 66 25 CORRAL 20071124 0 13784 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 34 8 66 67 484 CANYON 20071021 Destroyed 3 36395 2.013621 2.013621 2.010807 2.010807 3.915841 3.915841 1.3387 1.3387 2.31974225 2.31974225 64 12 24 67 68 398 CANYON 20071021 Destroyed 3 20810 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.358175 2.358175 0.58954375 0.58954375 34 57 9 DEFspaceVerDec3_Excel APPENDIX A
  • 36. 2 gridcode WHRTYPE DAMDESTrev Slope3m SOUTHWEST Cshort2 dynamicFMs dynFMwCus canopy_cov canopy_hei SG4revUrba DistMajorR DistMinorR HomeDens1k HomeDens15 USETHISIDv SlopeLowHi STRUCTURE TOT_OHVg ByOpenSpc 2 URB 0 26.352314 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types278.086877 42.5427492 2.3447E-05 14.5452337 21745 1 0 1 0 2 URB 0 24.2956333 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types288.776121 39.9139536 2.4052E-05 14.8198214 21741 0 0 0 0 2 URB 1 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types286.006712 29.9687921 2.4088E-05 14.7483673 21739 0 1 0 0 2 URB 1 33.3333321 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types308.690888 50.5206201 2.4728E-05 15.0622225 21740 1 2 0 0 2 URB 1 0 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types319.554378 41.2368364 2.5347E-05 15.2862835 21744 0 1 0 0 2 URB 1 16.666666 0 roads nb1 nb1 0 0 Urban-roads 488.742801 1.32125893 2.8643E-06 2.19234657 36288 0 2 0 0 2 URB 1 50 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types492.013097 27.3804877 3.1911E-06 2.5989778 21064 1 1 0 0 2 URB 1 5.89255667 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types344.491487 52.0426988 2.5932E-05 15.5308313 21742 0 1 0 1 2 URB 1 23.5702267 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types456.594517 12.7546035 3.3794E-06 3.01503801 36292 0 2 0 0 2 URB 0 54.3266869 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types316.889579 110.214708 2.5749E-05 15.3749237 21732 1 0 2 1 2 URB 0 0 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types357.056399 87.794362 2.6975E-05 15.9000235 21735 0 0 1 1 2 URB 0 23.5702267 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types289.965177 96.5507089 2.4736E-05 15.0450439 21729 0 0 1 1 2 URB 0 8.33333302 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types326.249428 124.095352 2.5891E-05 15.460537 21731 0 0 1 1 2 URB 1 33.3333321 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types314.772168 118.988058 2.538E-05 15.4507179 21728 1 1 0 1 3 CSC 1 50 0 Urban - Herb/Cleared1 gr1 5 1 Urban- grass, herbs539.026827 29.8853849 2.7203E-05 16.896059 21796 1 2 0 1 2 URB 0 24.2956333 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types233.677177 107.925734 1.8532E-05 13.4966869 21703 0 0 1 1 3 CSC 0 66.6666641 0 Urban - Herb/Clearedgr1 gr1 5 1 Urban- grass, herbs510.137626 30.2016033 2.711E-05 17.0423012 21807 1 0 0 1 5 MRI 0 54.3266869 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types459.980512 36.0166652 3.0257E-05 17.706625 21798 1 0 3 1 3 CSC 1 24.2956333 0 Urban - Herb/Clearedgr1 gr1 5 1 Urban- grass, herbs481.578042 60.8746903 2.8346E-05 17.4429989 36370 0 2 0 1 2 URB 1 13.176157 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types374.414066 49.217076 2.431E-05 15.636692 21727 0 2 0 1 5 MRI 1 62.6387367 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types434.464779 75.688822 3.0623E-05 18.0188313 36341 1 2 0 1 2 URB 0 47.507309 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types293.638387 22.4732854 5.0045E-06 5.50244093 20852 1 0 2 1 3 CSC 1 33.3333321 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types376.451607 12.3785771 3.1313E-05 18.265358 36355 1 1 0 1 3 CSC 1 47.507309 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types354.765786 7.56391257 3.147E-05 18.3890095 36354 1 2 0 1 3 CSC 1 21.2459145 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types359.389501 30.9953611 3.1469E-05 18.4359741 21801 0 1 0 0 5 MRI 1 5.89255667 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types355.382609 80.9882126 3.1337E-05 18.5374565 36356 0 2 0 1 3 CSC 1 21.2459145 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types314.188644 14.0703014 3.1679E-05 18.6070862 21799 0 1 0 1 3 CSC 1 17.6776695 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types325.223315 36.4497111 3.1678E-05 18.6680222 36358 0 2 0 0 2 URB 1 47.507309 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types199.265213 62.0767571 6.5345E-06 6.17100525 20848 1 2 0 1 3 CSC 1 0 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types317.185704 17.8876534 3.1719E-05 18.6597309 21802 0 2 0 1 5 MRI 1 18.6338997 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types322.240083 62.8938522 3.1581E-05 18.7487793 21803 0 1 0 1 3 CSC 1 18.6338997 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types274.543604 89.5927935 3.1097E-05 18.542141 21800 0 1 0 1 5 MRI 1 62.6387367 0 Urban - Shrub sh5 sh5 5 5 Urban- shrub 313.776912 96.3272457 3.1337E-05 18.7740707 36357 1 2 0 1 5 MRI 0 37.7307701 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types263.665158 51.9869672 3.16E-05 18.963644 21804 1 0 1 1 3 CSC 1 0 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types50.9832623 124.532792 1.0989E-05 11.7897587 36346 0 1 0 1 5 MRI 0 21.2459145 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types236.68224 45.7545998 3.1235E-05 19.0295219 21805 0 0 0 1 3 CSC 0 16.666666 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types64.0990426 115.746407 1.0825E-05 11.7810373 36345 0 0 0 1 3 CSC 0 0 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types41.3327683 87.9682569 3.5205E-06 9.41607761 21573 0 0 2 0 5 MRI 0 11.7851133 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types203.378698 38.042995 3.0138E-05 18.7873039 21806 0 0 2 1 3 CSC 1 16.666666 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types55.5606449 115.633096 1.1373E-05 12.3076735 36347 0 2 0 1 3 CSC 0 18.6338997 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types295.300156 12.7827291 5.8454E-06 7.92986393 36326 0 0 1 1 3 CSC 1 0 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types43.9161101 77.1082617 1.3161E-05 13.404088 36348 0 2 0 1 5 MRI 1 21.2459145 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types35.4532773 62.0745128 1.5127E-05 14.4565392 36349 0 2 0 1 3 CSC 1 18.6338997 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types42.7924883 156.796219 2.9428E-05 18.9700279 36350 0 2 0 1 3 CSC 1 5.89255667 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types63.7036251 134.916941 2.9633E-05 18.9948769 13774 0 2 0 1 3 CSC 1 21.2459145 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types40.1763604 257.103097 2.6368E-05 17.7980423 13775 0 1 0 1 3 CSC 1 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types28.430696 221.412924 2.4831E-05 17.2496605 13776 0 1 0 1 3 CSC 0 37.7307701 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types21.6434292 299.830663 2.3814E-05 16.9587326 13777 1 0 2 1 3 CSC 1 30.0462608 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types53.697189 336.867629 2.5496E-05 17.7500572 13779 1 2 0 1 3 CSC 1 23.5702267 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types37.7652462 349.279219 2.5054E-05 17.5302334 13778 0 2 0 1 2 URB 0 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types293.439354 157.404601 1.4214E-05 8.53085136 20774 0 0 1 0 3 CSC 1 25 0 California Sycamoretl6 tl6 50 60 Riparian woodland types402.094511 47.0507619 8.403E-06 18.8041496 36323 1 1 0 1 2 URB 0 21.2459145 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types101.795467 12.1570125 1.3636E-05 8.14137363 20819 0 0 0 0 5 MRI 1 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types39.2897112 375.951684 2.352E-05 16.876194 13780 0 1 0 1 2 URB 0 21.2459145 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types344.176922 88.0752845 1.3226E-05 8.34071541 36393 0 0 3 0 3 CSC 1 18.6338997 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types43.2217661 357.77366 2.2664E-05 16.4865494 13781 0 1 0 1 5 MRI 0 47.507309 0 California Sycamoretl6 tl6 50 60 Riparian woodland types479.82236 82.105302 8.2427E-06 18.0676746 36321 1 0 1 1 5 MRI 0 41.6666679 0 California Walnuttu5 tu5 30 10 Upland tree Types 474.507911 82.8633134 8.2427E-06 18.0676746 36322 1 0 0 1 2 URB 0 5.89255667 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types321.593523 122.617609 1.3366E-05 8.37765408 36394 0 0 1 0 2 URB 0 30.0462608 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types61.5377147 44.9203447 1.2962E-05 7.90874815 20821 1 0 1 0 3 CSC 1 37.2677994 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types37.6327996 405.241914 2.1311E-05 15.8861485 13782 1 2 0 1 2 URB 0 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types56.317288 91.9898487 1.3663E-05 8.06939983 20815 0 0 0 0 3 CSC 0 30.0462608 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Up1 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types17.6421135 438.686153 2.1732E-05 16.1089191 13785 1 0 1 0 2 URB 0 11.7851133 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types33.3827311 97.8821965 1.3361E-05 7.96823692 20816 0 0 2 0 2 URB 0 0 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types73.8313651 20.837157 1.5367E-05 8.55425739 20809 0 0 1 1 3 CSC 0 0 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types15.0161576 418.328945 2.1732E-05 16.1089191 13784 0 0 2 1 2 URB 1 33.3333321 0 Predom. Shrubs/Herb on Cutsgs2 gs2 5 5 Disturbed vegetation types237.38002 66.2140198 1.426E-05 8.58787823 36395 1 2 0 1 2 URB 1 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types60.6231538 23.1864869 1.5364E-05 8.54169846 20810 0 2 0 1 DEFspaceVerDec3_Excel
  • 37. 3 FID OBJECTID_1 OBJECTID FIRE_NAME ALARM_DATEDAMDESTROYCERTDAMDES USETHISID N N_Beyond S S_Beyond E E_Beyond W W_Beyond MEAN_NSEWMEAN_BEYON PercentVeg PercentWoo PercentStr 68 69 399 CANYON 20071021 Destroyed 3 20811 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 57 9 69 70 401 CANYON 20071021 0 20813 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 58 15 70 71 400 CANYON 20071021 Destroyed 3 20812 6.571914 6.571914 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.6429785 1.6429785 34 57 9 71 72 396 CANYON 20071021 0 20808 15.257907 15.257907 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.81447675 3.81447675 75 17 8 72 73 24 CORRAL 20071124 0 13783 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 13 24 73 74 454 CORRAL 20071127 Destroyed 3 36325 4.375374 4.375374 10.734095 10.734095 13.48629 13.48629 19.163821 19.163821 11.939895 11.939895 4 96 0 74 75 453 CORRAL 20071127 Destroyed 3 36324 10.752146 10.752146 22.491185 22.491185 11.112522 21.226405 9.520001 9.520001 13.4689635 15.9974343 4 96 0 75 76 394 CANYON 20071021 0 20726 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 31 31 76 77 392 CANYON 20071021 0 20720 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 40 15 77 78 27 CORRAL 20071124 0 13786 0 0 9.094486 9.094486 3.134615 3.134615 0 0 3.05727525 3.05727525 82 12 6 78 79 30 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 13815 3.75075 3.75075 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9376875 0.9376875 14 84 2 79 80 391 CANYON 20071021 0 20708 0 0 0 0 3.018176 3.018176 0 0 0.754544 0.754544 32 50 18 80 81 28 CORRAL 20071124 0 13787 25.805405 25.805405 22.244814 22.244814 25.151166 25.151166 21.168359 21.168359 23.592436 23.592436 22 78 0 81 82 29 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 2 13794 20.726764 20.726764 0.635001 11.811003 10.025929 10.025929 0 0 7.8469235 10.640924 25 75 0 82 83 393 CANYON 20071021 Destroyed 3 20725 0 0 5.736052 5.736052 0 0 0 0 1.434013 1.434013 65 23 12 83 84 468 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 36351 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 67 4 84 85 388 CANYON 20071021 0 20670 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 86 6 85 86 481 CANYON 20071021 Damaged 3 36392 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 92 1 86 87 32 CORRAL 20071124 0 13817 9.349488 9.349488 16.085025 16.085025 24.512415 24.512415 8.931604 8.931604 14.719633 14.719633 9 90 1 87 88 13 PACIFIC 20030106 0 12601 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.339974 2.339974 0.5849935 0.5849935 28 68 4 88 89 12 PACIFIC 20030106 Damaged 0 12600 0 0 0 0 7.408348 7.408348 10.472977 10.472977 4.47033125 4.47033125 28 68 4 89 90 31 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 13816 0 0 12.140346 12.140346 3.465862 3.465832 0 0 3.901552 3.9015445 28 68 4 90 91 34 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 13819 5.48667 5.48667 1.653649 1.653649 2.610852 2.610852 0 0 2.43779275 2.43779275 28 68 4 91 92 33 CORRAL 20071124 0 13818 0 0 6.734992 6.734992 0 0 0 0 1.683748 1.683748 28 68 4 92 93 442 CANYON 20071021 Destroyed 3 36303 0 0 0 0 4.131588 4.131588 0 0 1.032897 1.032897 4 92 4 93 94 11 PACIFIC 20030106 Damaged 0 12599 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 95 1 94 95 10 PACIFIC 20030106 0 12591 3.173349 3.173349 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.79333725 0.79333725 22 71 7 95 96 190 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 70 15 96 97 184 CORRAL 20071124 0 14145 0 0 0 8.265862 2.174892 2.174892 0 0 0.543723 2.6101885 17 67 16 97 98 189 CORRAL 20071124 0 14150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 60 20 98 99 185 CORRAL 20071124 0 14146 0 0 0 0 2.122292 2.122292 0 0 0.530573 0.530573 8 28 64 99 100 389 CANYON 20071021 Damaged 0 20677 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 65 6 100 101 88 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 14048 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 99 0 101 102 89 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 2 14049 8.960288 8.960288 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.240072 2.240072 44 48 8 102 103 192 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 60 30 103 104 188 CORRAL 20071124 0 14149 6.631301 6.631301 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.65782525 1.65782525 36 37 27 104 105 186 CORRAL 20071124 0 14147 6.987454 6.987454 0 0 0 19.354278 0 0 1.7468635 6.585433 14 43 43 105 106 187 CORRAL 20071124 0 14148 0 6.245145 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.56128625 55 18 27 106 107 191 CORRAL 20071124 0 14152 0 0 7.551917 7.551917 0 0 2.669561 2.669561 2.5553695 2.5553695 16 50 34 107 108 193 CORRAL 20071124 0 14154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 34 33 108 109 144 CORRAL 20071124 0 14104 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.358492 4.358492 1.089623 1.089623 40 20 40 109 110 179 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 65 25 110 111 149 CORRAL 20071124 0 14110 4.868343 4.868343 0 0 3.879144 3.879144 0 0 2.18687175 2.18687175 17 50 33 111 112 180 CORRAL 20071124 0 14141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 19 112 113 183 CORRAL 20071124 0 14144 0 6.141994 1.693337 1.693337 9.163009 9.163009 0 0 2.7140865 4.249585 6 27 67 113 114 182 CORRAL 20071124 0 14143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 63 21 114 115 148 CORRAL 20071124 0 14109 0 0 0 0 1.748434 1.748434 0 0 0.4371085 0.4371085 0 78 22 115 116 146 CORRAL 20071124 0 14107 0 0 2.64255 2.64255 0 0 0 0 0.6606375 0.6606375 10 70 20 116 117 181 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 57 33 117 118 390 CANYON 20071021 Damaged 0 20678 1.878219 1.878219 0 0 4.089301 4.089301 3.557842 3.557842 2.3813405 2.3813405 29 65 6 118 119 147 CORRAL 20071124 0 14108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 25 119 120 145 CORRAL 20071124 0 14106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 77 13 120 121 150 CORRAL 20071124 0 14111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 25 121 122 178 CORRAL 20071124 0 14139 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50 122 123 91 CORRAL 20071124 0 14051 11.003994 11.003994 0 0 5.565918 5.565918 0 0 4.142478 4.142478 27 71 2 123 124 90 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 2 14050 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 48 8 124 125 165 CORRAL 20071124 0 14126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50 125 126 177 CORRAL 20071124 0 14138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 60 20 126 127 143 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 1 14103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 65 15 127 128 164 CORRAL 20071124 0 14125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50 128 129 166 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 2 14127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 80 5 129 130 142 CORRAL 20071124 0 14102 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 50 25 130 131 151 CORRAL 20071124 0 14112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 33 131 132 176 CORRAL 20071124 0 14137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50 132 133 167 CORRAL 20071124 0 14128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.773432 0 0.943358 0 75 25 133 134 163 CORRAL 20071124 0 14124 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 45 50 134 135 168 CORRAL 20071124 0 14129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50 135 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  • 38. 4 gridcode WHRTYPE DAMDESTrev Slope3m SOUTHWEST Cshort2 dynamicFMs dynFMwCus canopy_cov canopy_hei SG4revUrba DistMajorR DistMinorR HomeDens1k HomeDens15 USETHISIDv SlopeLowHi STRUCTURE TOT_OHVg ByOpenSpc 2 URB 1 18.6338997 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types50.8617754 17.4940034 1.5364E-05 8.54169846 20811 0 2 0 0 2 URB 0 33.3333321 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types40.2440479 25.8685825 1.4741E-05 8.3511076 20813 1 0 2 0 2 URB 1 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types44.4631516 8.03518902 1.5175E-05 8.48266125 20812 0 2 0 1 2 URB 0 0 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types78.2911473 13.0059328 1.5919E-05 8.73086834 20808 0 0 0 0 3 CSC 0 29.4627819 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types11.8539055 393.280607 2.123E-05 15.8590574 13783 1 0 1 1 3 CSC 1 13.176157 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Up1 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types656.657162 240.99027 8.9169E-06 19.6367531 36325 0 2 0 0 3 CSC 1 39.5284691 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types603.221198 241.307093 1.1967E-05 23.0205574 36324 1 2 0 1 2 URB 0 23.5702267 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types96.4502114 20.9135666 1.5683E-05 8.8277483 20726 0 0 2 0 3 CSC 0 24.2956333 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types201.5839 134.952586 7.0492E-06 5.98420191 20720 0 0 1 1 3 CSC 0 18.6338997 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types21.2726748 331.96646 1.984E-05 15.0970926 13786 0 0 1 1 3 CSC 1 13.176157 0 California Sycamoretl6 tl6 50 60 Riparian woodland types6.65765099 531.242181 2.0484E-05 15.974226 13815 0 2 0 1 2 URB 0 13.176157 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types195.629111 97.1400547 1.1481E-05 7.84358883 20708 0 0 0 0 2 URB 0 24.2956333 0 Urban - Herb/Clearedgr1 gr1 5 1 Urban- grass, herbs16.0798189 282.832506 1.9207E-05 14.699604 13787 0 0 0 1 2 URB 1 18.6338997 0 Urban - Herb/Clearedgr1 gr1 5 1 Urban- grass, herbs 7.2222676 215.466777 1.8012E-05 14.0666723 13794 0 1 0 1 2 URB 1 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types23.9174419 70.6651507 1.5445E-05 8.71795654 20725 0 2 0 1 3 CSC 1 23.5702267 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types32.1345199 160.245399 1.7293E-05 13.5337687 36351 0 2 0 1 3 CSC 0 0 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types192.447998 124.501769 3.8862E-06 3.53554893 20670 0 0 2 0 2 URB 1 29.4627819 0 Urban - Shrub sh5 sh5 5 5 Urban- shrub 33.6262277 150.642097 1.4335E-05 8.54296398 36392 1 1 0 1 3 CSC 0 18.6338997 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Up1 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types70.3394998 371.082297 1.5963E-05 13.4766808 13817 0 0 0 0 5 MRI 0 17.6776695 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types81.0795312 18.0809024 3.4099E-06 1.92482603 12601 0 0 0 1 2 URB 1 30.0462608 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types90.2758437 12.0510328 3.446E-06 1.96240246 12600 1 1 0 1 3 CSC 1 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types33.417273 323.975077 1.638E-05 13.3643208 13816 0 2 0 1 3 CSC 1 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types34.7873967 303.63299 1.6461E-05 13.2013388 13819 0 2 0 1 3 CSC 0 0 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types112.398771 339.809124 1.4675E-05 12.9059505 13818 0 0 0 1 3 CSC 1 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types409.06076 26.8265988 3.2211E-06 3.77955437 36303 0 2 0 1 5 MRI 1 13.176157 0 California Sycamoretl6 tl6 50 60 Riparian woodland types156.150454 49.2887989 3.4277E-06 2.0011673 12599 0 1 0 1 2 URB 0 29.4627819 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types111.592161 18.9761576 3.1638E-06 2.48768139 12591 1 0 0 1 2 URB 1 63.7377434 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types48.5000779 9.58898694 9.6094E-05 47.8407402 14151 1 1 0 1 2 URB 0 50.3460236 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types251.401201 11.780703 9.4173E-05 47.9906425 14145 1 0 1 1 2 URB 0 88.3883514 0 Urban - Herb/Clearedgr1 gr1 5 1 Urban- grass, herbs 99.217448 19.0018308 9.6861E-05 48.1269989 14150 1 0 3 1 2 URB 0 37.7307701 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Up1 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types204.184409 14.3411688 9.5707E-05 48.2181664 14146 1 0 1 0 3 CSC 1 0 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types455.048775 72.4872073 4.2617E-06 3.95016861 20677 0 1 0 1 8 MCH 1 31.7323875 0 Urban - Sycamore-Live Oaktl2 tl2 60 50 Riparian woodland types921.82244 27.4714394 3.4486E-06 12.4299221 14048 1 2 0 1 3 CSC 1 25 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types437.899202 26.8422552 7.8682E-05 44.9686928 14049 1 1 0 1 2 URB 1 8.33333302 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types21.6409235 49.1974256 9.6152E-05 47.7193832 14153 0 1 0 1 2 URB 0 52.704628 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types126.13488 8.2919754 9.8439E-05 48.5781898 14149 1 0 2 1 2 URB 0 37.7307701 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types189.831798 13.3793271 9.7632E-05 48.5751991 14147 1 0 2 1 2 URB 0 62.6387367 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types141.13119 11.1645197 9.8439E-05 48.5781898 14148 1 0 1 1 2 URB 0 37.2677994 0 Urban - Herb/Clearedgr1 gr1 5 1 Urban- grass, herbs70.2842571 25.1977485 9.7483E-05 48.1320915 14152 1 0 2 0 2 URB 0 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types22.5004129 37.0359532 9.7403E-05 47.9787979 14154 0 0 2 0 3 CSC 0 31.7323875 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types244.184573 31.008313 9.6739E-05 48.5396881 14104 1 0 1 1 2 URB 1 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types22.430106 20.0691847 9.6527E-05 47.7254295 14140 0 1 0 0 2 URB 0 37.2677994 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types130.596502 15.6987398 9.9668E-05 48.7754288 14110 1 0 1 0 2 URB 0 24.2956333 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types45.8514711 19.6053351 9.8517E-05 48.2070274 14141 0 0 1 0 2 URB 0 58.3333321 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types102.285464 18.0093248 0.00010062 48.9088516 14144 1 0 1 0 2 URB 0 30.0462608 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types85.6600244 18.151674 0.00010031 48.7809715 14143 1 0 0 0 2 URB 0 29.4627819 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types165.246477 20.3654876 0.00010067 49.0992813 14109 1 0 2 0 3 CSC 0 35.8430214 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types227.87695 33.5875263 9.9399E-05 48.9974899 14107 1 0 2 0 2 URB 1 50.3460236 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types63.3716311 21.5755761 9.9255E-05 48.4297943 14142 1 1 0 0 2 URB 1 35.3553391 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types518.897922 20.5840697 3.647E-06 3.48589611 20678 1 1 0 1 3 CSC 0 68.7184296 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types185.728618 29.1653369 0.00010136 49.2948112 14108 1 0 4 0 3 CSC 0 47.1404533 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types206.66329 34.0323543 0.00010093 49.2605934 14106 1 0 1 0 2 URB 0 37.7307701 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types145.982508 20.7465375 0.00010177 49.2654457 14111 1 0 0 0 2 URB 0 30.0462608 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types24.0539674 10.9038753 9.8602E-05 48.1497078 14139 1 0 3 0 3 CSC 0 16.666666 0 Black Sage sh2 SCAL18 5 3 CSS types 378.610989 17.2020781 9.0674E-05 47.4970589 14051 0 0 0 1 3 CSC 1 5.89255667 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types429.166776 26.3025183 8.4921E-05 46.348793 14050 0 1 0 1 2 URB 0 37.2677994 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types115.536966 11.3439272 0.00010242 49.2716675 14126 1 0 1 0 2 URB 0 33.3333321 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types27.7068287 22.4377091 0.00010032 48.5690079 14138 1 0 2 0 3 CSC 1 37.7307701 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types233.061496 30.2773638 0.00010117 49.3578491 14103 1 1 0 0 2 URB 0 11.7851133 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types98.277659 23.0639672 0.00010212 49.1437607 14125 0 0 1 0 2 URB 1 18.6338997 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types63.4952257 11.2212723 0.00010166 48.9838486 14127 0 1 0 0 3 CSC 0 50.3460236 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types196.254155 21.8660301 0.00010242 49.5572243 14102 1 0 2 0 2 URB 0 17.6776695 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types125.272881 16.5610398 0.00010327 49.5004845 14112 0 0 0 0 2 URB 0 39.5284691 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types26.509182 36.3931851 0.000101 48.7023849 14137 1 0 0 0 2 URB 0 31.7323875 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types64.327516 10.246475 0.00010235 49.1172562 14128 1 0 1 0 2 URB 0 21.2459145 1 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types94.1237965 20.4083868 0.00010281 49.2771225 14124 0 0 2 0 2 URB 0 16.666666 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types48.8944238 16.76604 0.00010229 49.0269699 14129 0 0 0 0 3 CSC 1 13.176157 0 Urban/Disturbed or Built-Uptl3 25 5 40 Urban/ Disturbed, Built Up, Cleared types158.704587 15.44086 0.00010368 49.6944771 36363 0 1 0 0 DEFspaceVerDec3_Excel
  • 39. 5 FID OBJECTID_1 OBJECTID FIRE_NAME ALARM_DATEDAMDESTROYCERTDAMDES USETHISID N N_Beyond S S_Beyond E E_Beyond W W_Beyond MEAN_NSEWMEAN_BEYON PercentVeg PercentWoo PercentStr 136 137 152 CORRAL 20071124 0 14113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 40 50 137 138 175 CORRAL 20071124 0 14136 0 0 2.875091 2.875091 0 0 0 0 0.71877275 0.71877275 0 67 33 138 139 162 CORRAL 20071124 0 14123 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 65 20 139 140 132 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 14092 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 42 33 140 141 153 CORRAL 20071124 0 14114 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 45 50 141 142 141 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 2 14101 1.058335 1.058335 1.063614 1.063614 1.905004 1.905004 0 0 1.00673825 1.00673825 10 65 25 142 143 161 CORRAL 20071124 0 14122 0 0 2.07787 2.07787 0 0 0 0 0.5194675 0.5194675 10 50 40 143 144 131 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 14091 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 70 25 144 145 169 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 80 5 145 146 133 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 14093 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 42 33 146 147 160 CORRAL 20071124 0 14121 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 50 40 147 148 92 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 14052 0 0 8.362022 8.362022 23.833078 23.833078 0 0 8.048775 8.048775 34 63 3 148 149 130 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 14090 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 70 25 149 150 174 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 14135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 25 50 150 151 140 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 60 25 151 152 154 CORRAL 20071124 0 14115 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 55 25 152 153 134 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 14094 0 0 0 0 0.591628 2.62146 0 0 0.147907 0.655365 10 65 25 153 154 459 CORRAL 20071127 Destroyed 1 36330 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 98 0 154 155 170 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14131 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 60 25 155 156 93 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 14053 0 0 0 0 19.752917 19.752917 0 0 4.93822925 4.93822925 34 63 3 156 157 159 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14120 0 2.970889 2.548809 2.548809 0 4.661484 2.759801 2.759801 1.3271525 3.23524575 5 35 60 157 158 139 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14099 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 25 50 158 159 173 CORRAL 20071124 0 14134 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 50 15 159 160 155 CORRAL 20071124 0 14116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 50 160 161 406 CANYON 20071021 0 20831 8.800037 8.800037 0 0 0 0 13.348485 13.348485 5.5371305 5.5371305 40 58 2 161 162 135 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14095 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 70 20 162 163 171 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 1 14132 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 50 45 163 164 158 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 2 14119 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 65 10 164 165 129 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 14089 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 60 20 165 166 137 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14097 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 20 166 167 172 CORRAL 20071124 0 14133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 50 40 167 168 136 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 14096 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 55 20 168 169 407 CANYON 20071021 0 20833 2.135412 2.135412 0 0 0 0 1.332043 1.332043 0.86686375 0.86686375 70 9 21 169 170 156 CORRAL 20071124 0 14117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 60 170 171 138 CORRAL 20071124 0 14098 0 0 0 0 2.107913 2.107913 0 0 0.52697825 0.52697825 5 25 70 171 172 157 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 70 15 172 173 128 CORRAL 20071124 0 14088 0 0 0 0 1.697217 1.697217 0 0 0.42430425 0.42430425 5 62 33 173 174 121 CORRAL 20071124 0 14081 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 57 33 174 175 119 CORRAL 20071124 0 14079 1.587503 8.203167 0 0 1.87089 1.87089 0 0 0.86459825 2.51851425 47 20 33 175 176 124 CORRAL 20071124 0 14084 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 55 30 176 177 127 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14087 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 62 33 177 178 480 CANYON 20071021 0 36385 8.586264 8.586264 0 0 9.64239 9.64239 3.538718 3.538718 5.441843 5.441843 23 77 0 178 179 125 CORRAL 20071124 0 14085 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 55 30 179 180 45 CORRAL 20071124 Destroyed 3 13986 1.807335 1.807335 7.35578 7.35578 5.174627 5.174627 16.463106 16.463106 7.700212 7.700212 5 94 1 180 181 122 CORRAL 20071124 0 14082 0 1.761536 0 0 3.649415 3.649415 0 0 0.91235375 1.35273775 0 50 50 181 182 126 CORRAL 20071124 0 14086 0 0 0 0 12.102682 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14069 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 50 10 193 194 456 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 36327 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 47 20 194 195 114 CORRAL 20071124 0 14074 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 55 40 195 196 115 CORRAL 20071124 0 14075 0 0 0 0 1.759218 1.759218 0 0 0.4398045 0.4398045 25 42 33 196 197 108 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14068 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 34 33 197 198 4 PACIFIC 20030106 0 12475 8.814089 8.814089 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.20352225 2.20352225 5 91 4 198 199 106 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 3 14066 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 40 35 199 200 111 CORRAL 20071124 0 14071 0 0 0 0 0 2.755424 0 0 0 0.688856 25 50 25 200 201 195 CORRAL 20071124 0 14164 10.596496 10.596496 44.945477 44.945477 3.982515 3.982515 28.444688 28.444688 21.992294 21.992294 33 67 0 201 202 107 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14067 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 60 202 203 116 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 0 14076 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 29 10 203 204 112 CORRAL 20071124 Damaged 2 14072 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 60 20 DEFspaceVerDec3_Excel