Appendix Tables

FCCS Calculator Output File Data Dictionary

Saved by webtool as fccs_outputs.csv and as fccs_summary.csv at command line. Field names on first row, field units on second row, fuelbed outputs from third row.

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Field NameDefinitionEnglish unitsMetric units
FilenameApp-assigned file name
Fuelbed_numberFuelbed number (FB No. in the editor tables)
Fuelbed_nameFuelbed name
Benchmark_ROSPredicted rate of spread under the FCCS's benchmark environmental scenario of dry conditions (BehavePlus D2L2 moisture scenario), 4 mph midflame windspeeds, and 0% slope)ftm
Benchmark_FLPredicted flame length (the distance between the flame tip and the midpoint of the flame depth at the base of the flame) under the benchmark environmental scenarioftm
Benchmark_RIPredicted surface reaction intensity (the heat release rate per unit area of the surface fire flaming front) under the benchmark environmental scenario, calculated as the sum of component reaction intensities for each stratum including shrubs, herbaceous vegetation, woody fuels, and LLMBtu/ft2/minKJ/m2
Benchmark_RI_ShrubShrub component reaction intensity, benchmark environmental scenarioBtu/ft2/minKJ/m2
Benchmark_RI_HerbHerb component reaction intensity, benchmark environmental scenarioBtu/ft2/minKJ/m2
Benchmark_RI_WoodDowned wood component reaction intensity, benchmark environmental scenarioBtu/ft2/minKJ/m2
Benchmark_RI_LLMLLM component reaction intensity, benchmark environmental scenarioBtu/ft2/minKJ/m2
Crosswalk13Crosswalk to one of 13 original fire behavior prediction system (FBPS) fuel models defined by Anderson (1982) based on vegetation type, predicted rate of spread (ROS) and flame length (FL) under benchmark conditions.
BehaveROS13
ROS%13Percent difference of given fuelbed's Benchmark_ROS from the assigned Crosswalk13 fuel model's predicted rate of spread (under the same benchmark conditions)%%
BehaveFL13
FL%13Percent difference of given fuelbed's Benchmark_FL from the assigned Crosswalk13 fuel model's predicted flame length (under the same benchmark conditions)%%
Crosswalk40Crosswalk to one of the 40 standard fire behavior fuel models defined by Scott and Burgan (2005) based on assigned Crosswalk13, predicted rate of spread (ROS) and flame length (FL) under benchmark conditions.
BehaveROS40
ROS%40Percent difference of given fuelbed's Benchmark_ROS from the assigned Crosswalk40 fuel model's predicted rate of spread (under the same benchmark conditions)%%
BehaveFL40
FL%40Percent difference of given fuelbed's Benchmark_FL from the assigned Crosswalk40 fuel model's predicted flame length (under the same benchmark conditions)%%
Custom_ROSPredicted rate of spread under user-defined environmental scenarioftm
Custom_FLPredicted flame length under user-defined environmental scenarioftm
Custom_RIPredicted surface reaction intensity under user-defined environmental scenarioBtu/ft2/minKJ/m2
Custom_RI_ShrubShrub component reaction intensity under user-defined environmental scenarioBtu/ft2/minKJ/m2
Custom_RI_HerbHerb component reaction intensity under user-defined environmental scenarioBtu/ft2/minKJ/m2
Custom_RI_WoodDowned wood component reaction intensity under user-defined environmental scenarioBtu/ft2/minKJ/m2
Custom_RI_LLMLLM component reaction intensity under user-defined environmental scenarioBtu/ft2/minKJ/m2
Custom_Crosswalk13Crosswalk to one of 13 original fire behavior prediction system (FBPS) fuel models defined by Anderson (1982) based on vegetation type, predicted rate of spread (ROS) and flame length (FL) under user-defined environmental scenario
Custom_BehaveROS13
Custom_ROS%13Percent difference of given fuelbed's Custom_ROS from the assigned Custom_Crosswalk13 fuel model's predicted rate of spread (under the same user-defined environmental scenario)%%
Custom_BehaveFL13
Custom_FL%13Percent difference of given fuelbed's Custom_FL from the assigned Custom_Crosswalk13 fuel model's predicted flame length (under the same user-defined environmental scenario)%%
Custom_Crosswalk40Crosswalk to one of the 40 standard fire behavior fuel models defined by Scott and Burgan (2005) based on assigned Crosswalk13, predicted rate of spread (ROS) and flame length (FL) under user-defined environmental scenario
Custom_BehaveROS40
Custom_ROS%40Percent difference of given fuelbed's Custom_ROS from the assigned Custom_Crosswalk40 fuel model's predicted rate of spread (under the same user-defined environmental scenario)%%
Custom_BehaveFL40
Custom_FL%40Percent difference of given fuelbed's Custom_FL from the assigned Custom_Crosswalk40 fuel model's predicted flame length (under the same user-defined environmental scenario)%%
FCC_Code3-digit code comprised of the dimensionless potentials (0=min, 9=max) for surface fire behavior (SFP), crown fire (CFP), and available fuel (AFP)
Surface_fire_potentialSurface fire behavior summary potential (SFP), calculated as the maximum of the flame length potential (FP) and reaction potential (RP), scaled to values of 0 to 9 (dimensionless)
Reaction_potentialA subpotential of SFP, reaction potential (RP) represents the reaction intensity (energy release per unit area per unit time) under dry fuel conditions (0-9 index).
Spread_potentialA subpotential of SFP, spread potential (SP) is proportional to the R (distance per unit time at benchmark environmental conditions) in surface fuels (0-9 index).
Flamelength_potentialA subpotential of SFP, flame length potential (FP) is the predicted flame length (in feet, at benchmark environmental conditions) proportional to fireline intensity or FL (0-9 index).
Crown_fire_potentialCrown fire behavior summary potential (CFP) (0-9 index)
Crown_initiation_potentialA subpotential of CFP, crown fire initiation (IC) represents the likelihood that a surface fire will propagate into a crown fire.
Crown-crown_trans_potentialA subpotential of CFP, crown-to-crown transmissivity (TC) represents the potential for fire to carry through a forest canopy (0-9 index).
Crownfire_spread_potentialA subpotential of CFP, crown fire rate of spread (RC) is a relative index of crown fire spreading potential (0-9 index).
Available_fuel_potentialAvailable fuel summary potential (AFP), an estimate of the mass of fuel present within the outside shell of layers of canopy, surface, and ground fuel elements that are potentially combustible under dry conditions in the flaming, smoldering, and residual smoldering phases of combustion (0-9 index).
Flame_available_potentialA subpotential of AFP, flame available fuel (FA) is the sum of mass within ½ in of the surface of the fuel element available for the flaming phase of combustion (10 tons/ac - can exceed 9 to represent actual available loading values). FA is the sum of flame-reactive surface available fuel (the mass of fuel consumed in the flaming front of a spreading surface fire), flame-available postreactive surface fuels (the remainder of flame-available surface fuel after the passage of the flaming front), and flame-available canopy fuel (the mass of tree canopy and fine twigs).10 tons/ac2.24 Mg/ha?
Smolder_available_potentialA subpotential of AFP, smoldering available fuel (SA) is the sum of mass between ½ and 2 in of a fuel surface (10 tons/ac - can exceed 9 to represent actual available loading values).10 tons/ac
Residual_smolder_potentialA subpotential of AFP, residual available fuel (RA) is the sum of mass between 2 and 4 in of a fuel surface (10 tons/ac - can exceed 9 to represent actual available loading values).10 tons/ac
Depth_shrubDepth of shrub stratumftm
Depth_herbDepth of herb stratumftm
Depth_woodyDepth of wood stratumftm
Depth_LLMDepth of litter-lichen-moss stratumftm
Depth_surface_fuelsDepth of surface fuelsftm
PercentCover_shrubPercent cover of shrub stratum%%
PercentCover_herbPercent cover of herb stratum%%
PercentCover_woodyPercent cover of downed wood stratum%%
PercentCover_LLMPercent cover of litter-lichen-moss stratum%%
Tree_over_crown_loadEstimated overstory tree crown loadingtons/acMg/ha
Tree_mid_crown_loadEstimated midstory tree crown loadingtons/acMg/ha
Tree_under_crown_loadEstimated understory tree crown loadingtons/acMg/ha
Tree_aboveground_loadEstimated aboveground biomass of treestons/acMg/ha
Snag_class1_foliage_crown_loadEstimated Class 1 snag with foliage crown loadingtons/acMg/ha
Snag_class1_wood_loadEstimated Class 1 snag with foliage wood loadingtons/acMg/ha
Snag_class1_aboveground_loadEstimated aboveground biomass of Class 1 snags with foliagetons/acMg/ha
Snag_class1_other_loadEstimated Class 1 snag without foliage wood loadingtons/acMg/ha
Snag_class2_loadEstimated Class 2 snag wood loadingtons/acMg/ha
Snag_class3_loadEstimated Class 3 snag wood loadingtons/acMg/ha
Ladderfuels_loadEstimated ladder fuel loadingtons/acMg/ha
Shrub_primary_loadEstimated primary shrub loadingtons/acMg/ha
Shrub_primary_crown_loadEstimated primary shrub crown loadingtons/acMg/ha
Shrub_secondary_loadEstimated secondary shrub loadingtons/acMg/ha
Shrub_secondary_crown_loadEstimated secondary shrub crown loadingtons/acMg/ha
Shrub_needleDrape_loadEstimated shrub needle drape loadingtons/acMg/ha
Herb_primary_loadEstimated primary herb loadingtons/acMg/ha
Herb_secondary_loadEstimated secondary herb loadingtons/acMg/ha
Woody_sound_1hr_loadEstimated sound 1-hr wood loadingtons/acMg/ha
Woody_sound_10hr_loadEstimated sound 10-hr wood loadingtons/acMg/ha
Woody_sound_100hr_loadEstimated sound 100-hr wood loadingtons/acMg/ha
Woody_sound_1000hr_loadEstimated sound 1,000-hr wood loadingtons/acMg/ha
Woody_sound_10khr_loadEstimated sound 10,000-hr wood loadingtons/acMg/ha
Woody_sound_GT10k_loadEstimated sound >10,000-hr wood loadingtons/acMg/ha
Woody_rotten_1000hr_loadEstimated rotten 1,000-hr wood loadingtons/acMg/ha
Woody_rotten_10k_loadEstimated rotten 10,000-hr wood loadingtons/acMg/ha
Woody_rotten_GT10k_loadEstimated rotten >10,000-hr wood loadingtons/acMg/ha
Woody_pile_loadEstimated wood pile loadingtons/acMg/ha
Woody_stumps_sound_loadEstimated sound stump loadingtons/acMg/ha
Woody_stumps_rotten_loadEstimated rotten stump loadingtons/acMg/ha
Woody_stumps_lightered_loadEstimated lightered stump loadingtons/acMg/ha
LLM_litter_loadEstimated litter loadingtons/acMg/ha
LLM_lichen_loadEstimated lichen loadingtons/acMg/ha
LLM_moss_loadEstimated moss loadingtons/acMg/ha
Ground_upperduff_loadEstimated upper duff loadingtons/acMg/ha
Ground_lowerduff_loadEstimated lower duff loadingtons/acMg/ha
Ground_basalaccum_loadEstimated basal accumulation loadingtons/acMg/ha
Ground_squirrelmid_loadEstimated squirrel midden loadingtons/acMg/ha
Total_aboveground_biomassTotal aboveground biomass (tree and shrub crowns excluded from this sum) tons/acMg/ha
Total_carbon_loadtons/acMg/ha
VersionFCCS calculator version number