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）小组正在评估营地野火对加州天堂学校和医院的影响。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数据库，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，整个加州天堂镇的学校和医院的性能，可持续野火城市界面（WUI）缓解实践的效率和有效性，以及野火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推进计算模型，用于预测WUI火灾危险中的社区表现和事后功能率。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和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。这一科学研究的贡献，从而支持NSF的使命，以促进科学的进步和提高我们的国家福利。在这种情况下，好处将是帮助野火后恢复的见解。在这个快速项目中，该团队将调查野火缓解技术在学校和医院中的应用效果，并定性调查天堂学校和医院受损对周围社区的直接影响。该项目的目标是：（1）观察并记录加州天堂镇营火对学校和医院造成的损害（2）根据比尤特县和天堂镇规定的火灾前缓解计划，记录加州营火前实施的火灾风险缓解策略，（3）定性调查天堂学校和医院受损对周边地区网络造成的额外负担，以及（4）使用从天堂收集的数据，加州和周边地区，为位于易受火灾危害地区的社区提供缓解和更好的设计标准。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。收集的数据将在NSF支持的NHERI数据库（https：//www.designsafe-ci.org/）中存档并公开提供。该项目将培训一名研究生，并促进美国同事之间的合作，共同努力提高具有火灾风险的社区的复原力。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.example.com）上的播客进行传播。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并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，被认为值得支持。www.designsafe-ci.org

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.