Cables

The following are the cable lengths of the sensors maintained by the BLM RAWS Depot. Please configure your sensors to meet these lengths in order to keep the Depot contract cost to a minimum.

Sensors and key components of a Remote Automatic Weather Station (RAWS) station must be recalibrated or replaced on a regular basis to ensure the collection of consistent and reliable weather data. The Remote Sensing / Fire Weather Support Unit (RSFWSU) depot located in Boise, Idaho provides technical calibration, repair, and administrative support for these sensors and key components used throughout the RAWS interagency network.

This page contains examples of posters and PocketCards that have been developed by different units. Ideas such as those included today promote creativity and communication using PocketCards.

• PocketCard Poster


• Applications of the Fire Danger PocketCard for Firefighter Safety (.pdf file) Schlobohm, P. M., 2000: Applications of the Fire Danger Pocket Card for Firefighter Safety. In proceedings: 2nd Wildland Fire Safety Summit, Wildland Fire, Fairfield, Washington.

PocketCard Approval and Posting Process

FireDanger Subcommittee (FDSC)

Updated February, 2011

Creators

Step 1. Local unit produces/updates PocketCard(s) following standards and guidelines described on the NWCG FAMWEB PocketCard Web Page. Preferred format for the PocketCard is PNG, JPG or PDF. Assistance in creating a PocketCard can be obtained from your Agency Approver or any member of the FDSC

Create a Fire Danger Rating Pocket Card for Firefighter Safety using FireFamily Plus:

In 1974, the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and state forestry organizations established a standard adjective description for five levels of fire danger for use in public information releases and fire prevention signing. For this purpose only, fire danger is expressed using the adjective levels and color codes described below. In 2000, the NWCG Fire Danger Working Team reviewed and slightly revised these terms and definitions for adjective fire danger.

The Energy Release Component is a number related to the available energy (BTU) per unit area (square foot) within the flaming front at the head of a fire. Daily variations in ERC are due to changes in moisture content of the various fuels present, both live and dead. Since this number represents the potential "heat release" per unit area in the flaming zone, it can provide guidance to several important fire activities. It may also be considered a composite fuel moisture value as it reflects the contribution that all live and dead fuels have to potential fire intensity.