RAPID/Collaborative Research: Data Collection on Wildfire Urban Interface (WUI) for Schools and Hospitals Following the 2018 California Camp Fire

这个快速反应研究(RAPID)小组正在评估野火对加州天堂的学校和医院的影响。这些评估将对理解缓解做法的有效性产生重要影响。这项研究的成果将包括一个使用NSF支持的自然灾害工程研究基础设施(NHERI)自然灾害侦察设施设备的先进技术记录的数据库，关于整个加利福尼亚州天堂镇的学校和医院的表现，可持续野火城市界面(WUI)缓解做法的效率和效力，以及野火过后受损的学校和医院对周围地区的影响。从这次调查中收集的数据将被用于改进计算模型，以预测WUI火灾危险中的社区表现和事件后的功能性比率。这项研究的结果还将使决策者能够更好地了解缓解技术的影响以及一个城镇的破坏对一个地区的整体影响，并将有助于规划和投资，以减少WUI火灾的脆弱性。因此，这项科学研究贡献支持了NSF促进科学进步和增进我们国家福利的使命。在这种情况下，好处将是帮助野火后恢复的洞察力。在这个快速项目中，团队将调查应用于学校和医院的野火缓解技术的性能，并定性地调查天堂学校和医院受损对周围社区的直接影响。本项目的目标是：(1)观察和记录加州天堂镇营火对学校和医院造成的火灾影响；(2)根据巴特县和天堂镇规定的火灾前缓解计划，记录在加州营火之前实施的火灾缓解策略；(3)定性调查天堂学校和医院受损对周围地区网络造成的额外负担；以及(4)使用从加州天堂和周边地区收集的数据，为缓解和更好地设计位于易受火灾危害地区的社区提供信息。收集的数据将用于建立对社区灾后恢复至关重要的设施的整体性能。收集的数据将被存档，并在美国国家科学基金会支持的国家医疗保险数据仓库(https://www.designsafe-ci.org/).)中公开提供该项目将培养一名研究生，并促进美国同事之间的合作，共同提高面临火灾风险的社区的应变能力。该项目的成果将通过公共网络研讨会和国家科学研究所网站上的播客进行传播(https://www.designsafe-ci.org).This奖反映了国家科学基金会的法定使命，通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为是值得支持的。

This Rapid Response Research (RAPID) team is assessing the impact of the Camp wildfire on schools and hospitals in Paradise, CA. These evaluations will have important implications for understanding the effectiveness of mitigation practices. The outcomes of this research will include a database, recorded using the advanced technologies of the NSF-supported Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) Natural Hazards Reconnaissance Facility equipment, of the performance of schools and hospitals throughout the town of Paradise, California, the efficiency and effectiveness of sustainable Wildfire Urban Interface (WUI) mitigation practices, and the impact of damaged schools and hospitals on the surrounding region after the wildfire. The data collected from this investigation will be used to advance computational models for the predication of community performance in a WUI fire hazard, and post-event functionality rates. The results of this research will also enable decision-makers to better understand the impact of mitigation techniques and the holistic impact on a region due to damage in one town and will assist in planning and investments to reduce WUI fire vulnerability. This scientific research contribution thus supports NSF's mission to promote the progress of science and to advance our national welfare. In this case, the benefits will be insights to assist recovery after wildfires. In this RAPID project, the team will investigate the performance of wildfire mitigation techniques as they apply to schools and hospitals, and to qualitatively investigate the direct impacts of damage to Paradise schools and hospitals on the surrounding communities. The objectives of this project are to: (1) observe and document damage to schools and hospitals due to fire impacts of the Camp Fire in the town of Paradise, CA (2) document mitigation strategies for fire hazards implemented prior to the California Camp Fire, based on pre-fire mitigation plans regulated by Butte County and the town of Paradise, (3) qualitatively investigate the additional burden that damage to schools and hospitals in Paradise has on the networks of the surrounding regions, and (4) use the data collected from Paradise, California and the surrounding area to inform mitigation and better design criteria for communities located in regions vulnerable to fire hazards. The collected data will be used to establish a holistic performance of facilities that are critical to the recovery of a community after a disaster. The collected data will be archived and made publicly available in the NSF-supported NHERI Data Depot (https://www.designsafe-ci.org/). This project will train a graduate student and promote collaboration between U.S. colleagues working together on enhancing the resilience of communities with fire hazard risk. The findings of this project will be disseminated through a public webinar as well as podcasts on the NHERI web site (https://www.designsafe-ci.org).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.