Fire Emissions Joint Forum : Meetings & Calls

Fire Emissions Tracking System (FETS) Project Meeting
August 31-September 1, 2009, Boise, ID

Meeting Agenda: PDF or DOC
Meeting Logistics
Attendees List (in-person & phone): PDF or DOC

Teleconference Information: Phone (866) 206-0240, Access Code 839702

Meeting Objectives:

Review and discuss FETS operations 2008 through 2010;
Discuss and review FETS contractor support activities
Discuss collaborative extramural fire emissions projects involving the FETS; and
Roundtable update on Fire and Smoke Emissions Management and Planning.

Notes & Action Items:

Interactive Agenda
(Related meeting documents will be linked as they become available.)

Monday, August 31, 2009
1:00 pm	Welcome, Introduction, and Agenda Review (Mark Fitch)
1:30	FETS Operations 2008-09 Status Report PDF (2.6 MB) or PPT (3 MB) (Matt Mavko & Dave Randall) Status Report – data acquisition; development; training. Features List – what’s “in” and what is (still) “out”. Case Studies: FETS lessons learned, problems fixed, etc. Report on Findings: How well did FETS do in “automatically” generating a “Level 1” emissions inventory?
2:45	Break
3:00	WRAP Activities Overview (Tom Moore) Active projects during 2009-10 Activities Overview Presentation PDF or PPT WRAP 2010 funding needs and resources for basic operation of technical support for jurisdictions in the WRAP region PDF or DOC 2010 CalNex “Expansion to the Downwind WRAP Region” Survey Outline PDF or DOC Revised WRAP Charter draft PDF or DOC FETS Operations/Contractor Activities for 9/2009 through 12/2010
3:20	Proposed FETS Operations/Contractor Activities to support Regional Coordination (Matt/Dave) Reconciling differences in burn approval deadline times. "Coordinate Better on Coordination" PDF or PPT Data collection and processing for regional day-to-day coordination ClearSky Reruns for Accomplished Agricultural Burning PDF or PPT (3.6 MB) Training and user support
4:10	Smoke Manager and Air Quality User Needs from FETS for Retrospective Air Quality Analyses & Development of Implementation Plans Process for 2008 NEI fire emissions data reporting PDF or PPT (overview by Matt) General requirements (when, whom, what, etc.). Review timelines for emissions QA/QC (state Rx vs. EPA-statistically based Rx) Discussion of state, tribal, local, and federal agencies’ needs Maricopa County 2008 Wildfire Emissions White Paper PDF or DOC QA and Advanced Data Processing for subsequent regional analyses (Tom) Support and participation in extramural collaborative projects Collaborative fire emissions analysis and inventory (CFEAI) pilot project
5:30	Adjourn for the Day.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
8:00 am	Agenda Review (Mark)
8:15	USFS Remote Sensing Applications Center (RSAC) functions/capabilities (Brad Quayle) PDF 4 MB) or PPT (4.5 MB)
9:00	Collaborative fire emissions analysis and inventory (CFEAI) pilot project integrating Ground-based and Remote Sensing data (Tom) PDF (5.4 MB) or PPT (6.6 MB)
10:00	Break
10:15	Discussion of CFEAI Project - Smoke Manager/Air Quality User Needs and FETS Contractor Support Activities in 2009-10 (All)
11:45	Lunch (on your own)
1:00 pm	Fire and Smoke Emissions Management by Federal and State Agencies – roundtable discussion (All) WRAP-up objectives of this discussion include: Identify needs and desired changes (FETS functions, reporting functions, others); Describe how FETS tools are/have been applied; coordination; et cetera; and Update recent changes to fire/smoke management practices and programs. 2009 Fire Season to date Fall/Winter 2009 through Spring 2010 Prescribed Fire Activities Fire Management Planning for Insect Kill, Carbon Storage, & Climate Change effects Smoke Management Planning affected by these issues, resources, legislation, et cetera Other topics?
2:30	Conference call/meeting schedule for FETS Project Management (All)
3:00	Adjourn and homeward bound