Fire, of course! The main focus of this project is to use Landsat ETM+ imagery as a tool to link ground-sampled VFRDB fuel load locations with areas which could not be sampled.

You may ask... "Why Rhode Island?!" That's a good question... Although Rhode Island may not have a reputation as a hotbed of fire activity, it is a good place to develop a methodology that can hopefully be applied to other, more fire prone areas.

Grass Fuel Model

Pre-burn and burn conditions for compacted grassy fuel. A change in wind direction sent this fire 200 meters in 3 minutes... be careful. (click images to enlarge)