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Predicting burn probability: Dimensionality reduction strategies enable accurate and computationally efficient

Douglas A G Radford¹, Holger R Maier¹, Hedwig van Delden²

¹The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.

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We developed a faster, machine learning approach to predict wildfire burn probability. This method significantly reduces computational costs, aiding in optimizing fuel management strategies and wildfire risk assessment.

Keywords:

Artificial neural network Burn probability Metamodeling Simulation Wildfire

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Risk Management

Background:

Quantifying wildfire burn probability is crucial for risk assessment and management.
Traditional simulation methods are computationally intensive, limiting their application.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop computationally efficient machine learning metamodels for estimating burn probability.
To reduce the computational expense associated with traditional wildfire spread simulations.

Main Methods:

Utilized artificial neural networks as metamodels to emulate landscape fire simulation outputs.
Reduced input and output dimensionality of simulation models by 10,000-1,000,000 times.
Demonstrated the approach with a case study in South Australia.

Main Results:

Achieved high accuracy in predicting burn probabilities (approximately ±7.4% error).
Reduced computational time to only 0.6% of traditional simulation models.
Enabled generation of numerous spatially distributed burn probability estimates.

Conclusions:

Machine learning-assisted metamodels offer a computationally efficient alternative for burn probability estimation.
This approach facilitates optimized fuel treatment strategies and improved wildfire risk management.
The method allows for scalable and detailed spatial analysis of wildfire risk.