home_risk_index: Index to assess risk of home loss in the event of a wildfire

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Description

Scientists predict more frequent and more severe wildifre events in the event of climate chage. However, many areas are increasing in population size which results in developers and cities building into the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) which has higher occruances of wildlifre events. Parameters include both weather variables, fire characteristics, and characteristics of a home.

Usage

home_risk_index(index_data)

Arguments

defensible_space	is the area around a home or other structure that has been modified to reduce fire hazard. Options are between 0 to +100ft.
fire_proofing_degree	amount of fire proofing done by a household to prevent things like embers from entering the home or reduce flamability of the house. values ranked from 0 (none) to 5 (very high).
temp	temperature (degrees F)
humidity	humidity (percent)
wind_speed	wind speed (mph)

Value

Ranking (Very Low to Extreme) of ow vulnerable a home is being damaged by wildfire during a wildfire event.

Author(s)

Hannah Garcia-Wickstrum and Anne-Marie Parkinson

Examples

home_risk_index(data_frame)

amlparkinson/climateimpacts_package documentation built on March 21, 2020, 7:01 p.m.