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Relative Risk & Response Level Charts

1. Adjust red lines and circles on the 2 chart slides (see slide 10 for an explanation of how to do this)

2. Save each slide as a *.GIF by choosing File > Save As > select file type *.GIF

3. Upload *.GIF files as image file into WFDSS4. Insert chart images into Validation portion of

the Decision Document

Slides 4-10 provide detailed explanations of risk assessment

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2 - Hazard

1 - Values

4 - Relative Risk

Wildland Fire Relative Risk Assessment

3- Probability

Hazard

Barriers to Fire Spread

Very High

LowLate

FewNumerous Moderate

Moderate

Seasonal Severity

Time of Season

Early

Middle High

Extreme

High

Moderate

Low

Large

Small

HighLow

H

L

Moderate

MediumM

Fire Behavior

PotentialFireSize

Departure From Historic

Conditions

High

Moderate

Low

High

Low

AdjacentDistant Moderate

Moderate

Location of Fire To Values

Natural/ CulturalResource Concerns

Social/ EconomicConcerns

High

Low

Moderate

High

Moderate

Low

Complete Steps 1 -3: Connect the left and right variables with a line. At the top of the chart, select the appropriate value; follow the line beneath this value down to its intersection with the line connecting the left and right variables. Take results as inputs to Step 4.

Complete Step 4: Read the relative risk from the background area where the intersection occurs.

Values

High

Low

HighLow Moderate

Moderate

Probability

High

Low

Moderate

High

Moderate

Low

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Long

Short

High

Low

Moderate

RelativeRisk

PotentialFire

Duration

Moderate

Response Level 3

Response Level 2

Fire Activity

ActiveInactive Variable

Resource AvailabilityHigh LowModerate

Response Level 1

Response Level Progression Chart

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Incident Complexity ChartUse drawing tools to complete

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