Evaluating Potential Changes in Fire Risk from Eucalyptus Plantings in the Southern United States

Table 4

FCCS fire behavior potentials for eucalyptus plantations at 3, 6, and 9 years after planting. FCCS potentials are index values.

	3 yr old	6 yr old	9 yr old
Surface fire behaviour potential	4	7	6
Reaction potential	2.4	1.8	2.3
Spread potential	3.7	7.3	6.4
Flame length potential	2.1	2.5	2.8
Crown fire potential	1	6	6
Initiation potential	0	2.3	1.7
Transmissivity potential	0	7.7	8.9
Spread potential	3.2	9	8.6
Available fuel potential	1	3	4
Flame available fuel potential	0.6	2.8	3.6
Smoldering available fuel potential	0	0	0
Residual available fuel potential	0	0	0
FCCS fire potential code	411	763	664
Flame length (m)	0.34	0.49	0.61
Spread rate (m hr^−1)	62.18	245.06	184.71