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Project Description:

In the face of intensifying global climate change, wildfire risk modeling and analysis continues to be a vigorous area of research. Fire frequency in the US Mountain West appears to be increasing, so understanding variables that contribute to ignition, intensity and area is critical for preserving human life, conservation planning, and emergency management (Oliveira 2021). Thus, we plan on collecting and analyzing variables related to wildfire risk, as found in the literature and from applied models from organizations. Once we gather core variables of wildfire risk, we will create a categorical risk index; ideally, we will have sufficient time to test different models and variables against a burned-unburned binary image using TerrSet’s Multi-Layer-Perceptron tool.

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