US fire scientists are developing Potential Wildfire Operational Delineations, also known as ‘PODs’, as a pre-fire season planning tool to promote safe and effective wildland fire response, strengthen risk management approaches in fire management and better align fire management objectives. PODs are a collaborative planning approach based on spatial analytics to identify potential wildfire control lines and assess the desirability of fire before ignition. They offer the opportunity to apply risk management principles with partners before the compressed timeframe of incident response. We sought to understand the potential utility of PODs and factors that may affect their use through semistructured interviews with personnel on several national forests. Interviewees said PODs offer a promising shift in the wildland fire management dynamic, particularly by facilitating proactive communication and coordination about wildfire response. Successfully employing PODs will require leadership commitment, stakeholder and partner engagement and interdisciplinary staff involvement. Our work offers insights for national forests and other jurisdictions where managers are looking to strengthen coordination and strategic approaches for wildland fire response by utilising pre-season collaboration and data analytics.

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季前火灾管理规划：使用潜在的操作描述为野火事件做准备

美国消防科学家正在开发潜在野火操作描述，也称为“POD”，作为火灾前季节规划工具，以促进安全有效的野火响应，加强火灾管理中的风险管理方法并更好地调整火灾管理目标。POD 是一种基于空间分析的协作规划方法，用于识别潜在的野火控制线并在点火前评估火灾的可取性。它们提供了在事件响应时间缩短之前与合作伙伴一起应用风险管理原则的机会。我们试图通过与几个国家森林人员的半结构化访谈来了解 POD 的潜在效用和可能影响其使用的因素。受访者表示，POD 为野火管理动态带来了有希望的转变，特别是通过促进有关野火响应的主动沟通和协调。成功使用 POD 需要领导承诺、利益相关者和合作伙伴的参与以及跨学科员工的参与。我们的工作为国家森林和其他司法管辖区提供了见解，在这些司法管辖区，管理人员希望通过利用季前协作和数据分析来加强野火响应的协调和战略方法。