User Manual - Agren Tools
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1. The Create Report dialog box will appear that allows you to customize the Prescribed Fire Plan based on the needs of your users Create Report Check the items you want in the report and uncheck the Prepared by Tom Buman items you don t want to appear in the report and click OK Pre 27826246 gt Landowner Carroll County Conservation Board Next a File Download box will appear asking if you want a z E JJI to save the RxFireReport Click OK Name the file and Please select which sections of the report to include choose a location on your local computer to save the file Ay wa urn Uni jectives Resources Required Checklist Click Save Acceptable Weather Conditions lt Mop up Plan Report Maps Contingency Plan Aerial View of Landuse amp Fuel Model Radio Frequencies All reports are generated and saved as Microsoft Word Documents on your local computer The report cannot be viewed until it is saved Aerial View of Smoke Scenarios OK _ Cancel Saving and a Session To save a session so you can return to it at a future point in time click Save Session below session Management Tools in the Manage Session tab You should save the session if you ever wish to modify the current plan or reuse the feature information in another plan Smoke Screen Fire Behavior Create Prescnbed Fire Plan Manage Session Session Management Tools Save Session Download GIS Data EZET EEE2. Give the file a descriptive name and choose a location on your local computer to save it The session will be saved as a rxf file All information entered will be saved for future use Page 20 AGREN RxFirePlanner Loading a Session To load a previous session simply click Load Session below Session Management Tools in the Manage Session tab and navigate to the rxf file you would like to load from your local computer Using the GIS Data Function The GIS Data function allows information to be saved as an ArcGIS layer and a Microsoft Access file To save the GIS Data click Download GIS Data under the Manage Session tab A zip file containing an ArcGIS layer file lyr and a personal geodatabase file mdb will be saved The layer file and the personal geodatabase file can be added directly into ArcGIS From ArcGIS these layers can be downloaded an AutoCAD program or a GPS unit Customer Support If you experience even the smallest problem while using Agren s conservation planning tools please let us know We do our best to get you answers within the hour 8am to 50m CST Monday through Friday There are three ways to contact Agren customer support 4 Click Find a Bug when using the tools The Find a Bug icon just to the left of Enable Help on the top of your map records information about your session as well as a screen shot and pops up a window where you can type your question or report a bug Find a Bug This is the
3. Locating a Burn Unit Location For most users locating the Burn Unit on the screen will be your first step There are four methods you can use to navigate to the location of the burn unit Choose a method from the blue Navigation Tools bar at the top of your screen ri e Zoom In Zoom Qut Back Foward Lat Long Legal Desc Generally it is easiest if you are viewing the Imagery layer on your screen Method A Pan There are two methods to pan or shift the map image relative to the display window without changing the viewing scale 1 Click on Pan located in the dark blue Navigation Tools toolbar Then click and drag the map to the desired location 2 Click on one of eight arrows located on the edges of the map to shift the map in the direction of the arrow Method B Zoom In Zoom Out There are three ways to zoom in or zoom out to a larger or smaller region of the on screen map 1 Click Zoom In or Zoom Out in the Navigation Tools bar Then click on the map near the location you want to view One click of Zoom In displays about half of the previous area One click of Zoom Out displays an area about eight times greater than the previous view 2 Click and hold the left mouse button on one corner of the area of interest Drag the pointer to the opposite corner drawing a rectangle and release the mouse button 3 Using the scroll bar wheel on the mouse roll forward to zoom in roll backward to zoom out Page 6 AGREN RxFirePla
4. anje pa Homeowner Name John Smith At times these attribute boxes will get annoying because Homeowner Phone 712 555 5555 they are popping up every time you move your cursor Homeowner Address 1238 Cherry Lane To eliminate this uncheck the attribute see Showing Carroll 1A and Hiding Features Page 10 AGREN RxFirePlanner Defining Land Use and Fuel Models Some users may choose to define the land use and or fuel models in and around the burn unit To do this select Draw AOI from the LU Fuel Model tab Drawing the Area of Interest AOI Click on the perimeter of your AOI and begin outlining the boundary Click every time you change direction and double click to end the process When finished the AOI will be outlined on the map with a green line Cutting amp Assigning Landuse Click Cut Landuse under the LU Fuel Model tab to identify and draw polygons around areas that have unique Land Use and or Fuel Models To successfully complete a polygon you must either cross the same green line twice cross two separate green lines or draw an independent polygon in the middle of your AOI and cross the line you are currently drawing Next assign Land Uses and or Fuel Models to each individual polygon Unassigned Right click on any polygon and a popup menu will appear with a list of possible land uses Land use categories were developed by the lowa Department of Natural Resources Left click to select the cor
5. planning burns in wildland urban interface WUI areas And you can significantly reduce the time required for data entry on adjacent burn units by reusing redundant information Page 2 AGREN RxFirePlanner Initial Subscriber Login When your account is created by Agren the subscriber for your account will receive an activation email containing an activation link The activation link is valid for 30 days If 30 days has elapsed and the link has not been used you will need to contact admin agrentools com to have a new activation link sent When the subscriber clicks the activation link they will be prompted to choose a password see following pages for password requirements Enter and confirm your chosen password and click Activate My Account You will be redirected to the login screen where you will need to log in again with your username typically your email address and password Executing the End User License Agreement EULA As the Subscriber you must execute the End User License Agreement EULA before accessing any part of the tools Click on Click here to execute the EULA Read the EULA and if you agree with the terms click Agree to execute the EULA The current copy of the EULA can always be found by clicking EULA in the footer of the login system Managing My Users Part of the responsibility of the subscriber is to manage the users assigned to their license Initially this requires setting up users that can acc
6. that is created will also have a full legend see below for anything that appears on the map R Homeowner Resident Homeowner Name Chuck amp Mary Thatcher Homeowner Phone 712 673 2708 Homeowner Address 15053 Granite Ave Breada lA 51436 Resident Same as homeowner Quarter Section NE Section 36 Township 85N Range 36W Township Name Wheatland Twp Latitude 42 1378363392903 Longitude 94 9763168399945 R2 Homeowner Resident Homeowner Name Scott amp Cindy Heinrichs Homeowner Address 15257 Granite Ave Breda lA 51436 Resident Same as homeowner Quarter Section NE Section 36 Township 85N Range 36W Township Name Wheatland Twp Latitude 42 134798711893 Longitude 94 9761371769377 Water Source Comments Easiest access to Middle Raccoon River Watershed Water Source Comments Hydrant at Scott Heinnchs Water Source Comments Trail crosses bridge and provides access to Middle Raccoon River FBP Fire Break Comments Harvested soybeans with double discing to incorporate residue B gt Fire Break Comments Sauk Rail Trail that is hard surfaced FB Fire Break Comments 20 mow break in FM3 Page 19 AGREN RxFirePlanner Creating a Report Click Create Report under the Create Prescribed Fire Plan tab LU Fuel Model Smoke Screen Fire Behavior Create Prescnbed Fire Plan Manage Session 23 Burn Unit Tools Reporting Report Maps Create Report
7. AGREN CP RxFirePlanner AGREN RxFirePlanner Agren Disclaimer The content and products associated with Agren s RxFirePlanner are provided to you on an as is and as available basis Agren makes no representations or warranties of any kind expressed or implied as to the operation of RxFirePlanner or the information estimates content materials products or services included on or associated with RxFirePlanner You expressly agree that your use of RxFirePlanner and all products and services included on or associated with RxFirePlanner are at your sole risk Agren does not make any representations warranties or guarantees expressed or implied regarding the accuracy correctness or completeness of the content of RxFirePlanner nor the safety reliability title timeliness completeness merchantability conformity or fitness for a particular purpose of the content of RxFirePlanner It is your sole responsibility to independently evaluate the accuracy correctness or completeness of the content of RxFirePlanner Agren makes no representation warranty or guarantees that the content is free of infection from any viruses worms or other code or computer programming routines that are intended to damage or detrimentally interfere with any system data Page 1 AGREN RxFirePlanner About RxFirePlanner Until RxFirePlanner even the most seasoned and skilled burn boss would invest days of work to develop a Prescri
8. Model tab Clear ACI Page 12 AGREN RxFirePlanner Using the Smoke Screen Tool The smoke screening tool is designed to determine if smoke sensitive targets may be impacted by smoke from a prescribed fire This simple smoke screening tool does not predict smoke concentrations It only gives you an advanced indication of what areas may be impacted by smoke A more detailed smoke modeling program should be used 24 hours in advance of the burn when accurate weather forecast is available For more information on the Smoke Screening Tool visit http shrmc qgy uga edu maps screen html Creating a Smoke Scenario With RxFirePlanner you can develop four unique smoke scenarios To begin go to the Smoke Screen tab and click Smoke Scenarios Burn Unit Features LU J Fuel Model Smoke Screen Fire Behavior Create Prescrib E Ul Bum Unit Tools A Smoke Scenarios box will appear in the upper left hand corner of your screen Click Add Smoke Scenario and the Smoke Inputs dialog box will appear Add Smoke Scenario Smoke Scenarios In the Smoke Inputs box change the Scenario Name Smoke Inputs i e South Wind Next select a fuel model and ignition EE nar Smoke Scenario method from the drop down menu and click to highlight PIE MER Sss r the appropriate wind direction in the schematic Only ee Backing Spot 1 Wind Direction one wind direction can be selected for each scenario Enter any appropriate comments and click
9. OK to project the likely smoke impact area on the aerial map Wind Variance degrees kina E Comments Page 13 Viewing a Smoke Scenario The screening area shown on the map is divided into 2 ZONES The first zone colored red is used to identify critical smoke sensitive areas This is the most probable smoke impact area If there are smoke sensitive targets within this critical zone burning is not recommended under the current prescription The second zone yellow shows an area of less severe smoke impact If there are smoke sensitive targets within this zone you need to make the decision to burn or not to burn Reviewing and Editing a Smoke Scenario To review the information used in creating the smoke scenario click to the right of the scenario A Smoke Scenario Info box will appear where you can edit the Scenario Name and Comments for the scenario Southeast Wind West Wind Add Smoke Scenario Deleting a Smoke Scenario AGREN RxFirePlanner Red identifies critical smoke sensitive areas Yellow identifies less smoke sensitive areas To delete an undesirable smoke scenario go to the Smoke Scenarios dialog box Click the X that appears on the line of the smoke scenario that you want to delete A popup menu that asks Are you sure you want to remove this scenario To finish deleting this scenario click OK Hiding a Smoke Scenario Click on the scenario name in the Smoke
10. Scenarios window to hide or unhide the selected smoke projection on the aerial photo Page 14 AGREN RxFirePlanner Fire Behavior Nothing is programmed yet under the Fire Behavior tab It is strictly a place holder for future development Using the Plan Burn Tool Under the Create Prescribed Fire Plan tab you will find the Plan Burn tool As the planner you are not required to fill out any specific information in order to move forward however whatever information you fill in will be available in the final report LU Fuel Model Smoke Screen Fire Behavior Create Prescnbed Fire Plan Manage Session Burn Unit Tools Reporting Report Maps Create Report Clicking Plan Burn will bring up the Plan Burn dialog box containing a series of six tabs Each tab is overviewed below Objectives Tab Select from standard answers regarding your objectives or select other and enter your information into the text box To reuse information from another source copy text from another document and paste into the plan using Ctrl V Plan Burn Objectives Weather Resources Permits amp Notifications Mop up amp Contingency Plan Radio Frequencies Primary management objective Secondary management objective Primary resource objectives Primary target date for burn J Ecological J Ecological Stimulate warm season grass J During dormant season J Government program requirement Government program requirement _
11. _ Stimulate cool season grass During growing season _ Training Training _ Reduce cool season grass i Hazardous fuel reduction i Hazardous fuel reduction __ Stimulate forbs Reduce litter and stimul J Other _ Manipulate grazing __ Control invasive plants __ Improve habitat _ Remove litter _ Other OK Cancel n Page 15 AGREN RxFirePlanner Weather Tab Enter the acceptable upper and lower limits for weather parameters The wind direction will be prepopulated based on the smoke scenarios that were developed Objectives Weather Resources Permits amp Notifications Mop up amp Contingency Plan Radio Frequencies Wind Direction s Acceptable Lower Limit Acceptable Upper Limit 6 Windspeed I 20 mph 20 Windspeed 25 mph Air Temperature 80 F Relative Humidity 50 Mo Dispersion Conditions 2 Very Low Potential 6 High Potential 1 Hour Fuel Moisture 10 So 10 Hour Fuel Moisture 3 Vo Wind directions displayed above are from your smoke screen scenarios OK Cancel Resource Tab Enter your staff and equipment resource needs along with any special requirements Objectives Weather Resources Permits amp Notifications Mop up amp Contingency Plan Radio Frequencies Staff Quantity Special Requirements Equipment Quantity Additional Information Quantity Additional Information Burn boss Engine Chainsaws Squad bo
12. bed Fire Plan RxFirePlanner is easy to use internet based software that provides the framework for most all prescribed fire plans Imagine being able to easily develop high quality maps and legends without the use of a complicated GIS program With RxFirePlanner there is no GIS expertise required to develop a full prescribed burn plan with up to six unique map views Simple point and click commands allow you to define a burn unit identify and label residences landowners water sources access points drop points medical services fire departments fire breaks and much more With RxFirePlanner you can e Identify and label points and features of interest e Project smoke impact with the Simple Smoke Screen e Identify land use and fuel models within and around the burn unit e Denote acceptable lower and upper limits of weather parameters e Specify and document important plan components such as personnel and equipment resources and radio frequencies e Seamlessly integrate high quality maps directly into the burn plan The simplicity and flexibility of the tool make it appropriate for planning both complex and less complicated burns For example you can plan slash pile burns in significantly less time by using the Latitude Longitude feature to locate piles as burn units Or rapidly develop a plan to enable firefighters to modify suppression efforts and transition wildfires to prescribed wildland use fires The tool also is a great fit for
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14. d like to use below the license selection Customer Support The footer of every login screen contains a link to customer support If you experience even the smallest problem while using Agren s conservation planning tools please let us know We do our best to get you answers within the hour 8am to 50m CST Monday through Friday There are three ways to contact Agren customer support 1 Click Find a Bug when using the tools The Find a Bug icon just to the left of Enable Help on the top of your map records information about your session as well as a screen shot and pops up a window where you can type your question or report a bug Find a Bug This is the best way to report bugs or ask questions because we receive the most information to help diagnose your problem Please be as descriptive as possible in explaining the problem you are experiencing Occasionally we might also ask for a copy of the session you are working on 2 Email support agrentools com Please be as descriptive as possible in explaining the problem you are experiencing 3 Call 712 792 6248 Page 5 AGREN RxFirePlanner Map Layer Options In the top right hand corner of your screen you will find two map views To change between these two map views click on the name of the appropriate map layer Map Map view contains information on roads towns rivers etc Map Layer Options Imagery is an aerial photo map layer from Esri World Imagery
15. ed you can also send another activation link by clicking Resend activation email from the Manage Individual User page A link to Manage My Users can be found in the footer of the login screens Initial User Login When your subscriber accepts the EULA and sets up the users for a license activation emails will be sent to each user The email contains an activation link that is valid for 30 days If 30 days has elapsed and the link has not been used you will need to contact your subscriber to have a new activation link sent When you click on the activation link you will be prompted to choose a new password see below for password requirements Enter and confirm your chosen password and click Activate My Account You will be redirected to the login screen where you will need to login again with your username typically your email address and password For subsequent logins go to www agrentools com Click on LICENSED USER LOGON in the top right corner of your screen Password Requirements Passwords must be at least 12 characters in length and may only be repeated once every 24 passwords In addition passwords must contain characters from three of the following four categories e English uppercase characters A Z e English lowercase characters a Z e Base 10 digits 0 9 e Non alphabetic characters e g Passwords must be changed every 180 days Seven days before the expiration of your password you will
16. ess your license Upon executing the EULA the subscriber will be redirected to the Manage My Users page The Manage My Users page contains three sections Add New User Search amp Add Existing User and Edit Licensed Users To add a new user type in the user s first name last name email and company agency under the grey bar Add New User The user name will automatically populate when you enter the email address Clicking Add New User will add the user to the license you are logged in to and email them an activation link If the user needs to be added to another license you are the subscriber for you must log into that license and repeat the steps If you would like to add a user that is an existing user on another license you may enter their user name typically their email address under the grey bar Search amp Add Existing User Clicking Add Existing User will add the user to the license you are logged in to It is the responsibility of the subscriber to keep their license information current as employees are hired or terminated To remove a user from a license click Remove From License to the right of the user s name under the grey bar Edit Licensed User To edit first name last name or company click on the user s name in the first column of the Edit Licensed User table If you need to change a user s email address or user name contact Page 3 AGREN RxFirePlanner admin agrentools com If a user s activation link has expir
17. he burn unit Entering Features Features are a series of Points Lines and Areas that are important when conducting a prescribed fire within and beyond the borders of the burn unit After clicking the Features tab you will be presented with a dropdown list of possible features Select the feature you want to locate on the map by clicking on the text not the check box Then left click on the spot on the map where you want to locate the feature Burn Unit Features LU Fuel Model Smoke Screen Fire Behavior Create Prescribed Fire Pla ix M MI JJJ M M MWZMMJ EZI IMIM DI MI MIMMMI D DBMID MM IBI IBDR AEWZZA A_Z Z PB JD MU U MEAII MII J MM J J J JJJ Points Lines Areas j i S Fi Some examples of commonly used features are explained on the following pages Page 8 AGREN RxFirePlanner E nte ri n g a Poi nt Featu re Editing Homeowner Resident Feature R1 Name Ri One of the most common features to locate is residential Homeowner Name Rob Smith houses Homeowner Phone 712 888 8888 B Homeowner Address 4409 Grant Ave To identify a house on a map click on the Features tab and then click on the words Homeowner Resident trom Pe the dropdown box Resident Name Joe Jones j j Resident Phone 712 e Click on the map in the location where you want to eee T ZTTDPT E i j Resident Address 12547 Ivy Ave identify the residence A yellow house icon will be
18. hen create maps which will be inserted into the Prescribed Fire Plan As a part of every plan in RxFirePlanner there are three standard maps listed below that will automatically appear in your final plan e A map of the burn unit e A map of the Land Use Fuel Models e A map of each smoke scenarios that were developed In addition to these maps you can create 4 additional maps To develop an additional map follow the steps below 1 Prepare your screen view as you would like it to appear on the report o Hide the layers you do not want to see in the view o Unhide the layers you want to see in the maps o Choose the appropriate view of Map or Imagery you want to show o Zoom in to where you can still see all the features you want to show on the map 2 Click Report Maps under Reporting in the Create Prescribed Fire Plan tab Click Add Report Map from the popup box in the upper right hand corner of the screen 4 Drag a rectangle across the area you want to include in the report map Or click Cancel to cancel the drawing 5 Inthe Report Map Information dialog box enter a Map Title and choose a Map Size full page or half page to appear in the plan 6 Click OK w Page 18 AGREN RxFirePlanner To create an additional map click Add Report Map and repeat the steps above It is important to remember that the features or map layer Imagery or Map that appear on the screen will appear the same way in the report Each map
19. ke and or escape problems as determined by the fire leader based on current and expected fire behavior The communications center will be notified and assignments will be made for rechecking the unit the following morning Medical emergency plan Escaped fire plan First aid kits are available on ATV and on engine Any firefighters on scene that are EMT qualified will be identified during the briefing If immediate medical attention beyond the capabilities of on site personnel is needed the burn boss or a designee will call 911 to dispatch nearest ambulance Glenwood Lewis Township If a spot occurs the crew member who discovers it will communicate location size and resources needed The burn boss will halt ignition allocate resources to monitor fire lines and contain the spot If small enough direct attack with packs ATVs and engines will be used anchor flank and push the fire to secondary lines until it is under control If needed indirect attack would be used falling back to secondary control lines refer to contingency map provided DK Cancel Page 1 AGREN RxFirePlanner Radio Frequencies Tab Plan Burn Objectives Weather Resources Permits amp Notifications Transmit Reception Transmit Reception Identifcation Channel Frequency Frequency Tone Tone TNC FIRE 1 151 625 151 625 Creating Report Maps After entering all the desired information in the Plan Burn tool you will t
20. nner Method C Latitude Longitude Click Lat Long in the Navigation Tools toolbar if you know the latitude and longitude of the burn unit Enter the latitude and longitude in the dialog box and click Go ff tetitude Longitude jw o to zoom to the location Enter a Latitude and Longitude Method D Legal Description Click Legal Desc if you know the legal description Enter the Section Township and Range and click Go to zoom to the location Search by Legal Description Section Township N Range Go Make sure you have correctly identified the location as N North or S South for township and E East or W West for the range Generating a Burn Plan Once you have located and centered the burn unit on the display you will use the tabs on the light blue toolbar just underneath Navigation Tools In general it is easiest if you develop the prescribed fire plan working from left to right on the light blue toolbar When using RxFirePlanner you can choose to enter as much or as little information as you desire The more information you enter into RxFirePlanner the more information that will be available in the report Drawing the Burn Unit Click Burn Unit to display a dropdown menu Then click Draw Burn Unit Burn Unit Features LU Fuel Model Smoke Screen Fire Behavior Create Prest Burn Unit Tools Draw Burn Unit Edit Burn Unit Clear Burn Unit Page AGREN RxFirePla
21. nner To draw the burn unit on the map click any point on the perimeter of the burn unit and begin to outline the burn unit Click every time you change directions When you have completed outlining the boundary double click to end the drawing process The Editing Burn Unit Feature dialog box will appear Editing Burn Unit Feature after double clicking The attributes of Acres Perimeter Burn Unit Name TT Miles Section Township Range Latitude Longitude and Couniy will auto populate in approximately 20 30 seconds You may also enter a Burn Unit Name and Commenits about the burn unit in addition to the pre populated information Click Save to save and exit Acres 22 8 Perimeter Miles 1 0 Section Township Range To edit the burn unit information click the Burn Unit tab Latitude 42 1326127783258 and select Edit Burn Unit from the drop down menu Longitude 94 971903478814 making sure you save the changes aunty carroll County Iowa To delete and redraw the existing burn unit click the cial Burn Unit tab and select Clear Burn Unit You will be asked to confirm the deletion Click OK to delete the save cancel Delete current burn unit and remove any smoke scenarios Hint You can back up one point at a time with a right click You are only allowed to draw one burn unit on the screen at any one time After clearing the existing burn unit you can then click Draw Burn Unit and redraw t
22. placed ara A lagi on the map The first icon for a residence will be labeled Legal Description R1 Quarter Section At the same time the icon is inserted the Editing Section Homeowner Resident Feature dialog box will appear Township You can enter as much attribute information into the Range dialog box as you wish Any information that you enter Township Name into this dialog box will be available in the prescribed fire Latitude 42 1327836828259 plan Longitude 94 976786283545 PER Comments Young adult with asthma lives in this All point features operate very similar to each other household Call before conducting any burn Delete Entering a Line Feature A common example of a line feature is a Fire Break To Fire Break Width activate the Fire Break tool click on the word Fire Break under Lines in the Features tab How wide s the fire break Draw in the fire break on the aerial photo clicking once to begin drawing and clicking every time you change direction To end the fire break double click and a Fire Break Width dialog box will appear Fill in the width of the fire break in feet and click OK After clicking OK the fire break with appear to scale on the aerial map and another popup box Editing Fire Break Feature will appear Enter any comments about the fire break in this box and click Save Page 9 AGREN RxFirePlanner Entering an Area Feature To enter information on the landowners and land renter
23. receive an email notifying you that your password will expire and provide you with instructions on how to change your password On the day your password expires you will receive an email notice that your password has expired with a link to the initial login screen to reset your password Resetting Your Password After three incorrect login attempts your account will be locked for 15 minutes After 15 minutes you may retry your account or reset your password To reset your password click Forgot your password on the login screen A Forgot Password screen will come up Enter your user name typically your email and click Submit to send an email with a link to reset your password Page 4 AGREN RxFirePlanner When you click the link in the password reset email you will be redirected to a Reset Password screen Choose a new password following the requirements above and confirm Once your password is updated you will be prompted to log in again with your user name and new password Managing My Info To edit your first name last name or company click on your user name typically your email address and then click Manage My Info in the footer of the login screens If you need to change your email address or user name contact admin agrentools com Choosing a License and Tool From the login screen choose the license you want to access from the drop down list To access Agren s conservation planning tools click on the tool you woul
24. rect land use from the list If you do not want to assign a land use or if the correct HI ZE HHH ISTIN land use option is not available choose Unassigned EWE ZTE RE TILAN E NIN Gites heb AEN DIA Corn Soybeans Barren Fallow Structures Roads Impervious Page 11 Assigning Fuel Models After selecting the Land Use the popup menu will automatically change to a menu of Fuel Models with the selected Land Use displayed at the top of the menu Left click to select the correct fuel model If you do not want to select a fuel model or if the correct fuel model is not available click No Fuel Model If a land use and or a fuel model is chosen for a polygon it will be shaded and named in the aerial photo Grass 1 Click here to go back Mo Fuel Model Fuel Model 1 Short Grass Fuel Model 2 Timber Grass and Understory Fuel Model 3 Tall Grass Fuel Model 4 Chaparral Fuel Model 5 Brush Fuel Model 6 Dormant Brush Hardwood Slash Fuel Model 7 Southern Rough Fuel Model amp Short Needle Litter Fuel Model 9 Long Needle or Hardwood Litter Fuel Model 10 Timber Litter and Understory Fuel Model 11 Light Logging Slash Fuel Model 12 Medium Logging Slash Fuel Model 13 Heavy Logging Slash Showing and Hiding the Land Use Fuel Model Features LU Fuel Model Smok You can hide or unhide the LU Fuel Model layer by xn clicking on the check box beside Draw AOI on the J Fuel Model Tools LU Fuel
25. s select Landowner Operator from the Features dropdown menu under Area To identify the boundary of a landowner s property click on any point on the perimeter property and outline the property boundary Click once every time you change direction When you have completed outlining the boundary double click to end the process The dialog box Editing Landowner Operator Feature will appear Enter the desired information about the landowner and operator Again any information that you enter at this stage will be available in the prescribed fire plan Repeat the steps above to enter subsequent landowners If the polygons overlap the polygon that is drawn first will always be shown in tact Any overlap in subsequent polygons will be deleted Showing and Hiding Features After entering multiple features often the map can become crowded With RxFirePlanner it is easy to show or hide these features Points From the Feature tab uncheck any feature you want i hidden and check any feature you want to show on the aerial map If later you want change your selection ETTI return to the Features tab and uncheck check your desired features Features LU Fuel Model Smoke Screen 1 Reviewing and Editing Features To review the data you entered put your cursor over any feature and the attribute information will be displayed in a dialog box Right click on any feature to edit the Right click this feature to edit attributes attribute data
26. ss ATV Fuel gas diesel Drip torch fuel Engine operator Tractor maintainer Shovels Firefighter 10 Personal protective equip _ Flappers ATV operator 2 Two way radios Rakes Fire weather kit Flags for traffic First aid kit Matches or lighters Cell phones Backpack sprayers 4 Drip torches 4 Drinking water OK J Car cel Page 16 AGREN RxFirePlanner Permits amp Notifications Tab Permits and notifications in this section are specific to lowa Not all of these permits are required for all burns It is up to the burn boss to determine what permits and notifications are required Plan Burn Objectives Weather Resources Permits amp Notifications Mop up amp Contingency Plan Radio Frequencies Burn permit notification required Source s Carroll Fire Dept 1A Dept fo Natural Resources Air quality permit notification required Source s _ City ordinance Source s _ Other notifications Source s Mop up amp Contingency Plan Tab Text boxes are available for you to enter information for plans on mop up equipment failure medical emergency and escaped fire Plan Burn Objectives Weather Resources Permits amp Notifications Mop up amp Contingency Plan Radio Frequencies Mop up plan Equipment failure plan The fire will be mopped up and patrolled commensurate with the threat of smo
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