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    Wildfire Behavior

    Fire Behavior Triangle (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)
    Land Cover Change (Credit: Matt Lucas)
    Grass Fire Cycle on Pacific Islands (From The PFX Fact Sheet "The Grass-Fire Cycle On Pacific Islands”)

    Wildfire Planning

    Wildfire Impacts in Hawai‘i (Credit: HWMO)
    Pre-Fire Planning at A Glance (From The PFX Fact Sheet "Pre-Fire Planning At-A-Glance”)
    Context For Wildfire Decision-Making (Credit: Melissa Kunz)
    Wildland Urban Interface Illustrated (Credit: Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire)
    Home Ignition Zones Illustrated (Credit: IAFC)
    Fuel Break Considerations (From the Guide “Fuel Breaks And Fuels-Management Strategies For Pacific Island Grasslands And Savannas”)
    Fuel Break Design (From the PFX Fact Sheet "Fuel Breaks For Pacific Island Grasslands & Savannas”)

    Graphs and Figures

    Hawai‘i Fire History and Agricultural Decline (Credit: Trauernicht & HWMO)
    Wildfire Occurrence In Hawai‘i 1904-2021 (Credit: Clay Trauernicht & HWMO)
    Percent Land Area Burned Annually: Pacific Islands Vs. Western U.S. (Credit: Clay Trauernicht & HWMO)
    Percent Land Area Burned: Hawai‘i Vs. Us Mainland & Western States (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)
    Rainfall In the Western Pacific
    Annual Area Burned (1904-2021)

    Land Cover Maps (Hawai‘i & Western Pacific)

    Hawai‘i Land Cover
    Yap Land Cover and Areas Burned (2016 - 2021)
    Tinian Land Cover and Areas Burned (2016 - 2021)
    Saipan Land Cover and Areas Burned (2016 - 2021)
    Pohnpei, Kosrai, Chuck Land Cover
    Guam Land Cover and Areas Burned (2015 - 2021)
    Rota Land Cover and Area Burned (2016 - 2021)

    Wildfire Area Burn Maps (Hawai‘i & Western Pacific)

    Historic and Active Land Use Maui Fires 2023 (Credit: UH Wildland Fire)
    Fires > 50 Acres 1999-2018, Maui Nui (Credit: UH Wildland Fire)
    Fires > 50 Acres 1999-2018, Kaua`i (Credit: UH Wildland Fire)
    Fires > 50 Acres 1999-2018, O`ahu (Credit: UH Wildland Fire)
    Fires > 50 Acres 1999-2018, Hawai‘i Island (Credit: UH Wildland Fire)
    Burned Areas, Western Pacific, 2019 (Credit: UH Wildland Fire)
    Land Area Type and Wildfire Incidences, Western Pacific (Credit: UH Wildland Fire)
    Palau Fires 2012-2020. Credit: Julian Dendy, USFS
    Yap Fires: 2016 – 2020 (credit Julian Dendy, USFS)
    Guam Fires 2015 - 2016 (credit Julian Dendy, USFS)
    Four Years of Fires On Guam 2015-2018 (Credit: UH Wildland Fire)
    Saipan & Tinian Fires 2016 – 2020 (credit: Julian Dendy USFS)
    Rota Fires 2016 – 2020 (credit: Julian Dendy USFS)

    Wildfire Ignition Maps (Hawai‘i & Pacific)

    Statewide Wildfire Ignitions (2016)
    Wildfire Incidents in Hawai‘i (2014)
    O`ahu Wildfire Ignitions (2016)
    Maui Wildfire Ignitions (2016)
    Kaua`i Wildfire Ignitions (2016)
    Hawai‘i Island Wildfire Ignitions (2016)