The spring 2022 Science You Can Use Webinar Series features land-manager focused webinars presented by Rocky Mountain Research Station scientists and collaborators. These one hour sessions will begin with concise presentations followed by Q&A and discussion. All webinars will be from 10:00–11:00 AM MST.
Aircraft are important fire management tools, but their use can bring substantial costs and associated risks. We developed the Aviation Use Summary (AUS), which is a decision support framework to help track the location, timing, and amount of aircraft use in fire suppression; this information is presented in a way that helps guide decision makers through a structured risk assessment and a repeatable check-in process. Extensive use in large fire support has demonstrated the effectiveness of the framework, related limitations, and potential for future improvements and broad adoption in fire management.