Wildland Fire Challenge Project Topics
Here are some ideas to get you thinking about projects related to Wildland Fire problems. This list is by no means exhaustive; these ideas are examples of problems identified by some of our faculty and industry mentors. Teams are encouraged to either pursue one of these sample problems or one related to their own interests and ideas.
Cascading disasters
How can competing disasters be managed?
Ballot Measures
What predicts success or failure of ballot measures?
Building Air Filters
Facilitating whole home air filtering
Disaster Philanthropy
Tracking WIldfire Donations
Early Detection Using Cameras
Improve early detection of wildfires using wildfire tracking cameras
Economic impacts
What jobs are most impacted by wildfires?
Evacuation routes
CALFIRE needs help developing real time evacuation tools
Home Protection
What is the best investment for protecting your home at the WUI?
Improved Smallwood Harvesting
We need improved ways to process accumulated fuels, preferably without fire.
Multi-benefit Forest Management
Balancing goals for recreation, forestry, grazing, and mining
Public Health and Wildfires
Develop a system to track health impacts
Public Opinion
What kind of public support is there for wildland fire policies?
Satellite Tracking
Improve tracking of wildfires from satellite images
Smallwood Utilization
Developing new technologies and uses for harvested materials
Vulnerable Populations
Can you empower vulnerable populations?