Using FlamMap to assess wildfire behavior in Bohemian Switzerland National Park

Kudláčková, Lucie; Poděbradská, Markéta; Bláhová, Monika; Cienciala, Emil; Beranová, J.; McHugh, C.; Finney, M.; Novotný, Jan; Zahradníček, Pavel; Štěpánek, Petr; Linda, R.; Pikl, Miroslav; Vebrova, D.; Možný, Martin; Surový, P.; Žalud, Zdeněk; Trnka, Miroslav

doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-023-06361-8

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Using FlamMap to assess wildfire behavior in Bohemian Switzerland National Park

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SYSNO ASEP	0585315
Document Type	J - Journal Article
R&D Document Type	Journal Article
Subsidiary J	Článek ve WOS
Title	Using FlamMap to assess wildfire behavior in Bohemian Switzerland National Park
Author(s)	Kudláčková, Lucie (UEK-B)_{ORCID, RID, SAI} Poděbradská, Markéta (UEK-B)_{RID, SAI, ORCID} Bláhová, Monika (UEK-B)_{ORCID, RID, SAI} Cienciala, Emil (UEK-B)_{SAI, ORCID, RID} Beranová, J. (CZ) McHugh, C. (US) Finney, M. (US) Novotný, Jan (UEK-B)_{RID, SAI, ORCID} Zahradníček, Pavel (UEK-B)_{RID, SAI} Štěpánek, Petr (UEK-B)_{RID, SAI, ORCID} Linda, R. (CZ) Pikl, Miroslav (UEK-B)_{RID, SAI} Vebrova, D. (CZ) Možný, Martin (UEK-B)_{RID, SAI, ORCID} Surový, P. (CZ) Žalud, Zdeněk (UEK-B)_{RID, ORCID, SAI} Trnka, Miroslav (UEK-B)_{RID, ORCID, SAI}
Number of authors	17
Source Title	Natural Hazards - ISSN 0921-030X Roč. 120, č. 4 (2024), s. 3943-3977
Number of pages	35 s.
Language	eng - English
Country	NL - Netherlands
Keywords	farsite simulator ; modeling approach ; valued resources ; fire behavior ; risk ; landscape ; exposure ; climate ; Wildfire ; Czech Republic ; Dead spruce fire ; FlamMap ; farsite ; Modeling
Subject RIV	DE - Earth Magnetism, Geodesy, Geography
OECD category	Climatic research
R&D Projects	EF16_019/0000797 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
Research Infrastructure	CzeCOS IV - 90248 - Ústav výzkumu globální změny AV ČR, v. v. i.
Method of publishing	Open access
Institutional support	UEK-B - RVO:86652079
UT WOS	001131570300001
EID SCOPUS	85180700948
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-023-06361-8
Annotation	The 2022 summer fire in the Bohemian Switzerland National Park (BSNP) is the largest in the 30-year recorded history of the Czech Republic, with an affected area of over 1000 ha. The FlamMap fire modeling system was used to investigate the fire behavior in the BSNP and to evaluate scenarios under a range of fuel types, fuel moistures, and weather conditions. The model was used to simulate fire conditions, propagation, and extent. We focused on matching the observed fire perimeter and fire behavior characteristics. The fire occurred in a region of the BSNP heavily affected by Spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus L.) infestation, hence, most of the burned area encompassed dead spruce forest (Picea abies Karst.). The best FlamMap simulations of the observed fire behavior and progression were compared with several created scenarios exhibiting various input conditions. These scenarios included a fire in a healthy spruce forest, clearcuts, or different meteorological conditions. We could calibrate and use FlamMap to recreate the 2022 summer wildfire in the BSNP under the observed conditions. It was found that the fire would have likely spread to the observed final perimeter even if standing dead trees had been removed, albeit at a lower fire intensity and with a considerably shorter duration. Alternatively, if healthy standing vegetation with a closed canopy had been present, the wildfire perimeter would have reached approximately half the observed value. Similar results were obtained for both the non-native spruce forest and deciduous forest, which is a native alternative.
Workplace	Global Change Research Institute
Contact	Nikola Šviková, svikova.n@czechglobe.cz, Tel.: 511 192 268
Year of Publishing	2025
Electronic address	https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-023-06361-8

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