The King Fire was a devastating wildfire that burned nearly 98,000 acres in September 2014 and threatened over 21,000 homes. It set several records for fire behavior and response. The fire impacted SMUD's hydroelectric operations by burning power lines, damaging fiber optic cables and penstocks, and causing debris flows and erosion. SMUD incurred over $4 million in costs for hazard tree removal, infrastructure replacement, road clearing, and erosion mitigation like helimulching. Lessons learned included expanding emergency plans, having contingency plans, ensuring personnel contact information is up to date, and training incident command system liaisons.
Video for Community Outreach - GSMCON2016Erin Farahi
This session highlights the power of video for community outreach, including using a smartphone to make professional quality videos, leveraging public TV channels, content and length guidelines, software tips, and advice for promotion and distribution. Attendees will walk away with a resource toolkit for implementing video campaigns. We will also have an interactive photo booth for attendees to shoot live video that they can immediately post to their social media accounts.
Speakers: Erin Cochran & Maureen DeNieva, Marin County Health Services, CA
Д.Афанасьев_ CleverDATA_Охота за даннымиCleverDATA
Эффективность использования внешних источников для пополнения знаний о вашей аудитории и таргетированного маркетинга/управления рисками/поведением клиентов
Технологии Больших Данных для банков и страховых компаний. Какие задачи решают? Как монетизировать Большие Данные? Бизнес-кейсы и конкретные примеры. Концепция 3D профиля клиента. Точная сегментация и персонифицированный маркетинг. Управление данными на Oracle Big Data Appliance
Video for Community Outreach - GSMCON2016Erin Farahi
This session highlights the power of video for community outreach, including using a smartphone to make professional quality videos, leveraging public TV channels, content and length guidelines, software tips, and advice for promotion and distribution. Attendees will walk away with a resource toolkit for implementing video campaigns. We will also have an interactive photo booth for attendees to shoot live video that they can immediately post to their social media accounts.
Speakers: Erin Cochran & Maureen DeNieva, Marin County Health Services, CA
Д.Афанасьев_ CleverDATA_Охота за даннымиCleverDATA
Эффективность использования внешних источников для пополнения знаний о вашей аудитории и таргетированного маркетинга/управления рисками/поведением клиентов
Технологии Больших Данных для банков и страховых компаний. Какие задачи решают? Как монетизировать Большие Данные? Бизнес-кейсы и конкретные примеры. Концепция 3D профиля клиента. Точная сегментация и персонифицированный маркетинг. Управление данными на Oracle Big Data Appliance
ICLR Friday Forum: Long range wildfire forecast for Canada - Hot and smokey (...glennmcgillivray
On September 14, 2018, ICLR conducted a Friday Forum webinar titled 'Long range wildfire forecast for Canada – Hot and smoky? Is this the new reality?' led by Mike Flannigan, University of Alberta. Recently, we have seen catastrophic and deadly wildfires around the world. In Canada, recent examples of such events include the Fort McMurray wildfire (the costliest natural disaster in Canadian history) and a record breaking year for wildfire activity in British Columbia in 2017. Wildfires have contributed to a drop in National GDP and significant evacuations of communities across Canada. On average, 7,000 wildland fires burn about 2.5 million ha (about half the size of Nova Scotia) every year. The area burned has more than doubled since the 1970s primarily due to human-caused climate change. Impacts from wildfires are rising due to increasing wildfire activity along with increasing societal values on the landscape. Canadian wildfire management agencies currently spend $800 million protecting Canadians and these expenditures are steadily growing.
What does the future hold for wildfire in Canada? This Friday forum addressed the potential impacts of climate change on Canada’s forests. In particular, how changes in future fire intensity may be a game changer. How wildfires will be managed in the future given the changing fire environment and the likely increase of humans on the landscape?
Mike Flannigan is a Professor of Wildland Fire with the Department of Renewable Resources at the University of Alberta and the director of the Canadian Partnership for Wildland Fire Science (a three way partnership with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Natural Resources Canada and the University of Alberta). Dr. Flannigan’s primary research interests include fire and weather/climate interactions including the potential impact of climatic change, lightning-ignited forest fires and landscape fire modelling. He has been studying fire for over 35 years and has published over 200 papers.
This presentation by Robert Strauch of Fire and Rescue NSW discusses how using fire as a restoration tool requires a considerable amount of dedicated planning and resourcing from Firefighting Authorities, so how do we do it?
Presentation from Nature Conservation Council of NSW 2015 Bushfire Conference - Fire and Restoration: working with fire for healthy lands.
This was a joint event/webinar with the APM Northern Ireland Branch and the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) on 17 May 2022.
Speakers: Allan Reddick, Gerard McColgan and Karol McCusker
A walk through the Shimna Flood Alleviation Scheme, from start to finish, to alleviate the flood risk to affected properties, infrastructure and businesses in Newcastle.
This presentation included:
An introduction to the Shimna Flood Alleviation Scheme which was given by Alan Reddick, including the need for the scheme based on previous flood events and the current flood risk to Newcastle.
Followed by an explanation from Karol McCusker, on how the design was developed, taking into account the constraints on the scheme including the sensitive environment, with an overview of the final proposed scheme.
Finishing with the construction Phase from Gerard McColgan, programme overview and how the scheme was approached to meet project constraints (environmental) and the key stakeholders' technical approach including utilising Dawson WAM’s specialist piling equipment, local community engagement and provide an update on current progress.
https://youtu.be/a6UkfZLJT1o
https://www.apm.org.uk/news/shimna-flood-alleviation-scheme-webinar/
Rabbit Branch at Collingham Drive Stream Restoration - March 28, 2022.pptxFairfax County
4,800 linear feet of stream will be restored using Natural Channel Design methodologies
Pollutant reduction
1,439 lbs/total phosphorus
3,400 lbs/total nitrogen
462.1 tons of total suspended sediment
Protection of private property and public infrastructure
Increased ecological diversity with native vegetation
DEQ has awarded a SLAF grant to this project for these environmental benefits
ICLR Friday Forum: Long range wildfire forecast for Canada - Hot and smokey (...glennmcgillivray
On September 14, 2018, ICLR conducted a Friday Forum webinar titled 'Long range wildfire forecast for Canada – Hot and smoky? Is this the new reality?' led by Mike Flannigan, University of Alberta. Recently, we have seen catastrophic and deadly wildfires around the world. In Canada, recent examples of such events include the Fort McMurray wildfire (the costliest natural disaster in Canadian history) and a record breaking year for wildfire activity in British Columbia in 2017. Wildfires have contributed to a drop in National GDP and significant evacuations of communities across Canada. On average, 7,000 wildland fires burn about 2.5 million ha (about half the size of Nova Scotia) every year. The area burned has more than doubled since the 1970s primarily due to human-caused climate change. Impacts from wildfires are rising due to increasing wildfire activity along with increasing societal values on the landscape. Canadian wildfire management agencies currently spend $800 million protecting Canadians and these expenditures are steadily growing.
What does the future hold for wildfire in Canada? This Friday forum addressed the potential impacts of climate change on Canada’s forests. In particular, how changes in future fire intensity may be a game changer. How wildfires will be managed in the future given the changing fire environment and the likely increase of humans on the landscape?
Mike Flannigan is a Professor of Wildland Fire with the Department of Renewable Resources at the University of Alberta and the director of the Canadian Partnership for Wildland Fire Science (a three way partnership with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Natural Resources Canada and the University of Alberta). Dr. Flannigan’s primary research interests include fire and weather/climate interactions including the potential impact of climatic change, lightning-ignited forest fires and landscape fire modelling. He has been studying fire for over 35 years and has published over 200 papers.
This presentation by Robert Strauch of Fire and Rescue NSW discusses how using fire as a restoration tool requires a considerable amount of dedicated planning and resourcing from Firefighting Authorities, so how do we do it?
Presentation from Nature Conservation Council of NSW 2015 Bushfire Conference - Fire and Restoration: working with fire for healthy lands.
This was a joint event/webinar with the APM Northern Ireland Branch and the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) on 17 May 2022.
Speakers: Allan Reddick, Gerard McColgan and Karol McCusker
A walk through the Shimna Flood Alleviation Scheme, from start to finish, to alleviate the flood risk to affected properties, infrastructure and businesses in Newcastle.
This presentation included:
An introduction to the Shimna Flood Alleviation Scheme which was given by Alan Reddick, including the need for the scheme based on previous flood events and the current flood risk to Newcastle.
Followed by an explanation from Karol McCusker, on how the design was developed, taking into account the constraints on the scheme including the sensitive environment, with an overview of the final proposed scheme.
Finishing with the construction Phase from Gerard McColgan, programme overview and how the scheme was approached to meet project constraints (environmental) and the key stakeholders' technical approach including utilising Dawson WAM’s specialist piling equipment, local community engagement and provide an update on current progress.
https://youtu.be/a6UkfZLJT1o
https://www.apm.org.uk/news/shimna-flood-alleviation-scheme-webinar/
Rabbit Branch at Collingham Drive Stream Restoration - March 28, 2022.pptxFairfax County
4,800 linear feet of stream will be restored using Natural Channel Design methodologies
Pollutant reduction
1,439 lbs/total phosphorus
3,400 lbs/total nitrogen
462.1 tons of total suspended sediment
Protection of private property and public infrastructure
Increased ecological diversity with native vegetation
DEQ has awarded a SLAF grant to this project for these environmental benefits
1. Powering forward. Together.
King Fire Impacts on SMUD Hydro
Operations
Grant Nelson, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
17 February, 2015
2. • UARP description
• King Fire statistics
• King Fire impacts on
SMUD hydro
operations
• Mitigation of fire
impacts
• Costs
• Lessons learned
Agenda
3.
4. King Fire Statistics
• Started by arsonist on
September 13, 2014
– 100% containment on
October 9
• Over 97,700 acres burned
• Records set:
– Fifteen mile spread in 6 hours
– 23% of burn area suffered
high soil burn severity
– 210,000 gallons of retardant
dropped in one day
– >8,000 personnel at peak
• From as far as Florida and
Minnesota
5. King Fire Statistics, continued
• 21,000 homes threatened
• Twelve homes destroyed
• 2,830 people evacuated
• Twelve firefighters injured
• Over 640,000 total
gallons of retardant used
• 329-miles of fire line cut
• Five SMUD employees
evacuated from their
homes
12. Fire Impacts to UARP
• Wood poles burned on 4 kV
feeder line to Brush Creek
• Loss of station service power
due to transmission
shutdown
• Debris flows and erosion
• Fiber optic and conductors
on penstock damaged
13. Fire Impacts to UARP, continued
• Communication link to
remote gauging stations lost
– Daily manual compliance
reads required
• Mandatory evacuation of
hydro O&M facility
– Critical equipment relocated
prior to evacuation
• Increased post-fire traffic on
narrow, winding area roads
– SMUD
– Contractors
– USFS
Temporary antenna for gauging telemetry
14. Fire Impacts to UARP
Jaybird Powerhouse
Access Road After First Rain
15. Fire Impacts to UARP
Fiber Optic/Power Cables on
Penstock
Fallen Tree Takes Out Gauging
Station Communication System
(Propane Tanks Survive!)
23. Mitigation Efforts
• SMUD has entered into a Collection
Agreement with Forest Service for
Helimulching
– Chopped weed-free straw applied by helicopter
– Slopes from 15% to 60% with high burn intensity
to be treated
– Treatment of approximately 250 acres in Brush
Creek Drainage
– Projected reduction in sediment yield is 6000 tons
24. Mitigation Efforts, continued
• Hazard tree removal
– Along transmission RoW
– Adjacent to SMUD facilities
– Behind SMUD gates
• Transmission RoW fire line reseeded
– Seed mixture approved by the Forest Service
• Roadside ditches and culverts cleaned after each
storm
• Forest Service Burned Area Emergency
Response (BAER) Team performed drainage
improvements along selected roads
25. SMUD’s Recovery Costs
Scope Cost ($)
Hazard Tree Removal $1,565,000
Fiber and 4 kV Line Replacement $1,002,000
Penstock fiber and cable replacement $380,000
Road Clearing $86,000
Transmission Related Costs $535,000
Helimulching $360,000
Other $350,000
Total $4,478,000
26. • Expand upon FERC-required EAP requirements
to include disasters beyond dam failure
• Be prepared to operate from remote location(s)
• Prepare contingency plans for
– Trapped personnel
– Non-functioning generation and/or
transmission
– O&M facility evacuation
• Have alternate staging area for key personnel and
equipment
Lessons Learned
27. • Ensure all personnel contact info is current
• Train ICP/EOC liaisons
– Incident Command System familiarity
– Company protocols and procedures
– Facility familiarity including transmission and
feeder lines
– Familiarity with local OES personnel
Lessons Learned, continued
28. • The King Fire was
devastating and
record-setting
• Fortunately, no loss
of human life
• All things
considered, impact
to SMUD not too
severe
Conclusions