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snippet:	The Fire Risk Index (FRI) provides a measure of wildfire risk. The FRI can be used to: identify areas where mitigation options may be of value; allow agencies to work together and better define priorities; develop a refined analysis of a complex landscape and fire situations using GIS; and increase communication with local residents to address community priorities and needs.
summary:	The Fire Risk Index (FRI) provides a measure of wildfire risk. The FRI can be used to: identify areas where mitigation options may be of value; allow agencies to work together and better define priorities; develop a refined analysis of a complex landscape and fire situations using GIS; and increase communication with local residents to address community priorities and needs.
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description:	<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The Fire Risk Index (FRI) is calculated as the Fire Threat Index (FTI) times the Fire Effects Index (FEI). It is one of the two primary outputs of the West Wide WIldfire Risk Assessment (WWA) and is a measure of wildfire risk. It combines the probability of an acre burning with the expected effects if a fire occurs. This reflects the possibility of suffering loss.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
licenseInfo:	<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>The Oregon Department of Forestry implemented conducting this assessment on behalf of the Council of Western State Foresters with funding from the USDA Forest Service. Anyone utilizing this layer is asked to credit the Oregon Department of Forestry. Users must read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to data use. The spatial data to develop this layer were derived from a variety of sources. Care was taken in the creation of these themes, but they are provided "as is." The Oregon Department of Forestry, State of Oregon, WWA Project Partners, or any of the data providers cannot accept any responsibility for errors, omissions, or positional accuracy in the digital data or underlying records. There are no warranties, expressed or implied, including the warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, accompanying any of these products. The West Wide Risk Assessment was conducted to support strategic planning at regional, state, and landscape scale. WWA data is intended for planning purposes only and should not to be used for engineering or legal purposes. Further investigation by local and regional experts should be conducted to inform decisions regarding local applicability. It is the sole responsibility of the local user, using product metadata and local knowledge, to determine if and/or how WWA data can be used for particular areas of interest. It is the responsibility of the user to be familiar with the value, assumptions, and limitations of WWA products. Managers and planners must evaluate WWA data according to the scale and requirements specific to their needs. Please note that the WWA Published Results may not match other assessments conducted that use different data, technical methods, or scale of analysis. Having two assessments that do not match does not mean that either one of them is incorrect. The use of different data sources, often from different collection dates and with spatial accuracy and resolutions, combined with different modeling assumptions or definitions will result in different results and can have different interpretations and uses. The WWA results are not intended to replace local and state products as a decision-making tool. The WWA is meant to serve as a regional policy analysis tool that provides results comparable across geographic areas in the West.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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