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Name:     Consume  version 3.0

Date Published:  2005

Brief Description:  Consume is a software program that predicts the amount of fuel consumption and emissions from the burning of logged units, piled debris, and natural fuels based on weather data, the amount and fuel moisture of fuels, and a number of other factors.

Complete Description:  CONSUME is a user-friendly software application designed for resource managers with some working knowledge of Microsoft Windows® applications. Land managers and researchers input fuel characteristics, lighting patterns, fuel conditions, and environmental conditions, then CONSUME outputs fuel consumption and emissions by combustion phase. CONSUME 3.0 is designed to import data directly from the Fuel Characteristic Classification System (FCCS), and the output is formatted to feed other models and provide usable outputs for burn plan preparation and smoke management requirements. Additionally, a user’s manual and tutorial are available. CONSUME can be used for most forest, shrub and grasslands in North America. There are now four equation sets in Consume 3.0: Activity fuels (mostly unchanged from Consume 2.1), Natural fuels - Boreal, Natural fuels - Southern and Natural fuels – Western. Users specify an equation set in Consume by specifying the fuelbed type (Activity or Natural) and the ecoregion of their specific fuelbed. The equations for estimating consumption from piles are unchanged from Consume 2.1. Consume 3.0 has not been officially released, but a beta version is available for testing purposes only. It can be downloaded from the Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team (FERA) website (http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/fera/). Please continue to use Consume 2.1 for fuel consumption and emissions calculations. The final release date for Consume 3.0 is expected to be in November 2007.

Citation: 

Related Resources*

Resource Name:

Consume User's Guide Version 3.0

Availability & Use

Distribution ®	Format ® Online Source: http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/fera/research/smoke/consume/consume_download.shtml Fees: none Instructions:
Contact Information ®	Individual: Roger Ottmar Organization: USFS PNW Research Station, Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Laboratory Position: Address: Telephone: (206) 732-7826 Fax: E-mail: rottmar@fs.fed.us Hours: Instructions: URL:
Suggested Use:	Designing prescribed burns.
Suggested User:	land manager
Liability Information:	The Consume software is in the public domain and the recipient may not assert any proprietary rights thereto or represent them to anyone as other than Government-produced programs. The Consume software is provided “as is"; without warranty of any kind, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The user assumes all responsibility for the accuracy and suitability of these programs for a specific application. Reference herein to a specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.
Use Constraints:	unknown
Access Constraints:	unknown

Spatial Domain Information

Bounding Coordinates ®
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Time Period of Content

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Contributors

Name/Organization	Contribution	Role	Contact Information
Roger Ottmar	Principal investigator
Clinton Wright	Principal investigator
Al Augustine	cooperator
Sue Ferguson	cooperator
Andrew Goheen	cooperator
Jon Regelbrugg	cooperator
Jim Roessler	cooperator
Jeff Rose	cooperator
David Sandberg	Principal investigator
Mark Smith	cooperator
John Thompson	cooperator
Robert Vihnanek	cooperator
Brenda Wilmore	cooperator

Frequently Asked Questions

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Technical Information

Minimum Requirements ®	Processor: Intel Pentium®-60 Storage Type: readable/writable Storage Capacity: 30000000 Memory: unknown Display: any monitor Audio: none Network: none Input Device: Software:  Operating System:
Recommended Requirements ®
Input:	acres wind speed ignition time slope fuel loadings duff depth pile size initial fuel moisture relative humidity latitude temperature
Output:	fuel consumption by date fuel consumption by 1000-hour fuel moisture emissions by date emissions by 1000-hour fuel moisture

Support Information

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Metadata Reference

Details ®	Created Date: 5/4/2005 Metadata Creator: Merrick Richmond contact_us@frames.nbii.gov Type: FRAMES tool Security Information: Extensions: Schema: http://frames.nbii.gov/metadata/tools/tools.xsd
Keyword(s):	FRAMES subject categories emissions and smoke FRAMES subject categories fire effects FRAMES subject categories fuels FRAMES subject categories models FRAMES subject categories planning FRAMES subject categories prescribed fire FRAMES subject categories weather PNW-FERA keywords duff consumption PNW-FERA keywords fuel moisture PNW-FERA keywords piled fuels PNW-FERA keywords prescribed burning PNW-FERA keywords smoke emissions PNW-FERA keywords woody fuel consumption PNW-FERA Subjects emissions and smoke PNW-FERA Subjects fire behavior PNW-FERA Subjects fire ecology PNW-FERA Subjects fuels PNW-FERA Subjects models PNW-FERA Subjects monitoring and inventory PNW-FERA Subjects planning PNW-FERA Subjects prescribed fire
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