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）小组正在评估坎普野火对加利福尼亚州天堂市学校和医院的影响。这些评估将对了解缓解措施的有效性具有重要意义。这项研究的成果将包括一个数据库，使用美国国家科学基金会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，整个天堂镇的学校和医院的表现，加州，可持续野火城市界面（WUI）缓解实践的效率和有效性，以及火灾后受损的学校和医院对周边地区的影响。从本次调查中收集的数据将用于改进计算模型，用于预测WUI火灾危险中的社区表现和事件后功能率。这项研究的结果还将使决策者能够更好地了解减灾技术的影响以及由于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，以减少水浸岛火灾的脆弱性。这一科研贡献支持了NSF促进科学进步和提高国家福利的使命。在这种情况下，其好处将是帮助火灾后恢复的见解。在这个RAPID项目中，该团队将调查适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的损害对周围社区的直接影响。这个项目的目标是：(1)观察并记录加州天堂镇夏令营火灾对学校和医院造成的损害；(2)根据巴特县和天堂镇规定的火灾前缓解计划，记录加州夏令营火灾发生前实施的火灾隐患缓解战略；(3)定性调查天堂镇学校和医院的损害对周边地区网络造成的额外负担。(4)利用从加州天堂及周边地区收集的数据，为位于易受火灾危害地区的社区提供减灾和更好的设计标准。收集到的数据将用于建立对灾后社区恢复至关重要的设施的整体性能。收集到的数据将被存档，并在nsf支持的NHERI数据仓库（https://www.designsafe-ci.org/）中公开提供。该项目将培训一名研究生，并促进美国同事之间的合作，共同努力提高有火灾危险的社区的恢复能力。该项目的研究结果将通过公共网络研讨会以及NHERI网站（https://www.designsafe-ci.org）.This)上的播客传播，该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，认为值得支持。

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.