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Alaska Enhanced Smoke Management Plan Implementation. WRAP FEJF Meeting October 17, 2006. Overview. Alaska ESMP Background 2005 Fire Emission Report Fire Emission Spreadsheet Template. Alaska ESMP. Alaska ESMP is based on WRAP policy - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Alaska  Enhanced Smoke Management Plan Implementation

Alaska Enhanced Smoke Management Plan

Implementation

WRAP FEJF MeetingOctober 17, 2006

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OverviewOverview

Alaska ESMP BackgroundAlaska ESMP Background

2005 Fire Emission Report2005 Fire Emission Report

Fire Emission Spreadsheet Fire Emission Spreadsheet TemplateTemplate

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Alaska ESMPAlaska ESMP

Alaska ESMP is based on WRAP policyAlaska ESMP is based on WRAP policy Developed in conjunction with Alaska Wild Land Fire Developed in conjunction with Alaska Wild Land Fire

Coordinating Group Coordinating Group Plan developed over several yearsPlan developed over several years On-going testing and refining of the approachOn-going testing and refining of the approach Still developing land clearing and agricultural sectionsStill developing land clearing and agricultural sections

Implementation is occurring for wild land burnsImplementation is occurring for wild land burns Plan to incorporate ESMP in Regional Haze SIPPlan to incorporate ESMP in Regional Haze SIP

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2005 Fire Emission Report2005 Fire Emission Report ESMP requires an annual report of emissions ESMP requires an annual report of emissions

from firefrom fire Alaska does not have a computerized tracking Alaska does not have a computerized tracking

systemsystem Contracted with Air Sciences for assistance in Contracted with Air Sciences for assistance in

generating first report for 2005generating first report for 2005 Includes wildfire, wildfire use, prescribed fire, and Includes wildfire, wildfire use, prescribed fire, and

agricultural burning (permitted fires)agricultural burning (permitted fires) Event and Daily Fire Emissions InventoryEvent and Daily Fire Emissions Inventory http://www.airsci.net/adec/2005ei/index2.htmlhttp://www.airsci.net/adec/2005ei/index2.html

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20052005AlaskaAlaska

Fire Fire Emission Emission ReportReport

Map of 2005 Fire Locations

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2005 Alaska Fire Emission Report2005 Alaska Fire Emission ReportTable 2.1: Comparison of 2005 Fire Acres With Published Summary Reports

Data Source Wildfire WFU

Prescribed Fire Total

Number of Fire Events 558 12 4 574

Fire Acres 4,493,846 169,956 626 4,664,428

Emissions (Units)

PM2.5 3,157,024 109,183 210 3,266,417

PM10 3,681,011 127,305 244 3,808,560

Elemental Carbon (EC) 196,495 6,796 13 203,304

Organic Carbon (OC) 1,519,563 52,553 101 1,572,217

SO2 222,695 7,702 15 230,411

NOx 812,180 28,089 54 840,323

VOC 1,781,557 61,614 118 1,843,289

CO 37,858,086 1,309,293 2,514 39,169,893

CH4 1,781,557 61,614 118 1,843,289

NH3 170,296 5,890 11 176,197

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20052005AlaskaAlaska

Fire Fire Emission Emission ReportReport

Map of PM2.5 Emissions

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Fire Emission Spreadsheet TemplateFire Emission Spreadsheet Template

Template focuses on event emissions to Template focuses on event emissions to achieve goal of annual ESMP summariesachieve goal of annual ESMP summaries

Walk Through Spreadsheet TemplateWalk Through Spreadsheet Template

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Fire Emission Spreadsheet TemplateFire Emission Spreadsheet Template

http://www.airsci.net/adec/2005ei/index2.htmlhttp://www.airsci.net/adec/2005ei/index2.html

Web Link to Air Sciences

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Contact InformationContact Information

Alice EdwardsAlice Edwards (907) 465-5109(907) 465-5109 [email protected][email protected]

Joan HardestyJoan Hardesty (907) 451-2167(907) 451-2167 [email protected][email protected]