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WILDLAND FIRE RISK MANAGEMENT USING GIS TOOLS – CASE STUDY
WILDLAND FIRE RISK MANAGEMENT USING GIS TOOLS – CASE STUDY

Author(s): Andrea Majlingová, Maros Sedliak
Subject(s): Security and defense
Published by: Wyższa Szkoła Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego i Indywidualnego “Apeiron” w Krakowie
Keywords: GIS;susceptibility;risk;vulnerability;wildland fire;

Summary/Abstract: In the paper we introduce a general approach to wildland fire risk management that we applied for the Slovensky raj territory. The risk management concept is based on assessment of several risk components: susceptibility in the form of calculation of a priori probability of forest destroying by fire, vulnerability based on calculation of posteriori probability of forest destroying by fire and based on modelling the fire behaviour in FARSITE environment. We also briefly introduce an approach to set the measures to prevent the forest fire occurrence and to manage it to minimize its impacts on human, environment and property (resilience).

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 57-63
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English