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Bobcat Gulch Fire
CO-ARF-23777
June 12-19, 2000
Fire Behavior and Weather Documentation
NOTE: This web site contains a subset of the contents of the original CD of this fire.
Contents
This CD contains documentation of fire behavior and weather for the Bobcat Gulch Fire (CO-ARF-23777) for the period from June 12 through June 19, 2000. The Bobcat Gulch Fire started
on June 12. The initial attack organization transitioned to a Type 3 organization (Don Griffith, IC) the first morning, and additional resources ordered. A Type 1 Incident Management Team (Joe Carvelho, IC) assumed command of the incident at 1800h on June 13, 2000. The fire was declared controlled on June 19, 2000.
Organization of the CD
\Fire_Behavior
\BEHAVE BEHAVE outputs used for fire behavior forecasts and projections
\BxFcst Daily Fire Behavior Forecasts (day and night shifts)
\Reports Final Team Fire Narrative (complete package); Fire Behavior and Weather Narrative; Fire Behavior Chronology; Fire Behavior White Paper; misc. documents.
\Fire_Weather
\NFDRS-626 NFDRS graphs of ERC and 1000-hr fuel trends for four RAWS stations (Estes, Larimer, Boulder, Redfeather)
\Wx_Data Misc. weather data from RAWS stations; *.FWX files
\Wx_Docs Fire Weather forecasts and updates
\Maps Final reference maps of perimeter progression, geographic features, misc. maps
\9-94_ Air-Photos US Forest Service Aerial Photos of the fire area, taken Sept., 1994
\GIS_Files Baseline GIS files for the fire area
\DRG Digital Raster Graph files
\Misc Misc. documents relating to the Bobcat Gulch Fire
\WFSA WFSA documents and revisions, in PDF format.
Notes on file formats
- To view PDF files, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 or higher installed on your computer. If you do not already have it installed, you can install version 4 via the installation file in the \Software directory on this CD, ar40eng.exe. This version works under Windows 95, 98, and NT4. For computer systems other than PC/Windows, you can download the appropriate version of Adobe Acrobat Reader from Adobe's web site at www.adobe.com.
- JPG files (photos) can be viewed with most current graphics or image viewing software, as well as most current web browsers. If your software does not allow browsing of "thumbnail" images, there is a PDF file in each daily photo folder that provides contact sheets of the photos in that folder.
- ArcView shape files and Arc/Info GIS data can be viewed using ESRI's ArcExplorer. Version 2 works under Windows 98, NT4, and 2000; version 2 will not work under Windows 95. If you are running Windows 95, install Version 1. The installation file for each version of ArcExplorer is in the \Software folder. Further information about ArcExplorer can be obtained from ESRI's web site at
Acknowledgements
The individuals listed below contributed a lot of useful information, data, and photographs to this CD. Please give them appropriate credit:
Mike Babler Colorado State Forest Service Photos, misc. information
Sherri Barber Coloradoan Photos
Gary Bennett National Weather Service Fire weather forecasts, documents, and information
Kristin Bothell Larimer County Photos
Geoff Butler Poudre Fire Authority Photos, misc. information
Kelly Close Poudre Fire Authority Photos, fire behavior documents, daily fire behavior forecasts, misc information
Robert Daneman Resident, Buckhorn Heights Photos
Garnet England Poudre Fire Authority Photos
Tim England Poudre Fire Authority Misc. information and data
Dave Farmer Colorado State Forest Service Maps, photos, misc. information
Larry Gibbens U.S. Forest Service, Arapaho-Roosevelt NF GIS data, technical support
Paul Goree Poudre Fire Authority Photos
Don Griffith Larimer County S.O. Photos, misc. information and data
Bill Harvey Resident, Cedar Park Video footage
Mike Harvey Colorado State Forest Service Photos, video footage, field data
Ron Hill Loveland Rural Fire Dist. Misc. information
Tracy Ireland Resident, Cedar Park area Photos, misc. information from web site
Dave Legits Loveland Fire Dept. Misc. information
Kris Lindahl Loveland Reporter-Herald Photos
Tim Mathewson National Weather Service Fire weather forecasts, documents, and information
Donn Maynard Poudre Fire Authority Photos, misc. information
Doug McGraw Poudre Fire Authority Photos
Mark Nelson Northern Dispatch, USFS Photos, misc. information and data
Delbert Nusbaum Loveland Rural Fire Dist. Misc. information
Kevin Reilly Loveland Fire Dept. Photos, misc. information
Keith Schnare Carvelho's Team Photos, map information
Tim Sexton Carvelho's Team Video footage, misc. information
Tony Simons Larimer County Planning Photos, video footage, misc. information
Dick Spiess Poudre Fire Authority Misc. information
Duane & Mabel Thompson Masonville area residents Video footage
Doug Van Reeth Loveland Reporter-Herald Photos
**** IMPORTANT NOTICE ****
Any of the information on this CD may be used for informational, educational, research, and other non-profit purposes. It may not be used for any commercial uses.
Anyone wishing to use any of the information on this CD for other than non-profit purposes should directly contact the individual who provided that information for this CD (i.e., photographers, videographers, etc.).
Questions or comments concerning this CD should be directed to Kelly Close (FBAN), Poudre Fire Authority, Ft. Collins, CO at (970) 493-0467, or via e-mail at kclose@fcgov.com.
