Wildfires Risk Assessment Using Hotspot Analysis and Results Application to Wildfires Strategic Response in the Region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco
, Yazid Maouni 1,3, Abdelilah Ghallab 2, Mohamed Draoui 1 and Abdelfettah Maouni 1Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Minor Comments:
1. Line 152, 172, 188: ‘ArcGIS 10.8’ instead of ‘ArcGis10.8’
2. Line 21, 22, 26, 27, 97, 377, 379, 384, 404, 407, 409, 413, 414, 415, 417, 418, 476, 497, 519, 524, 526, 530, 547, 551, 552, 595, 598, 603, 647, 649, 658, 662, Figure 5(a): km2 instead of km2 (check this although the paper)
3. Line 20, 105, 378, 404, 533, 554, 603, 659: 39.78 km2/year instead of 39.78 km2/year. Please check this throughout the paper
4. Please add a paragraph and discuss the ‘limitation’ of the paper.
5. Need to include citations of existing wildfire risk assessments from different parts of the world (e.g., Australia, Western USA).
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Reviewer 2 Report
This study investigated the spatial and temporal patterns in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region using several approaches and identified the strategic responses to wildfires in this area. I am glad that the authors have made a great deal of effort in order to get robust results. This study has provided new information on the wildfire management in Morocco, the methododology and analysis are generally sound. However, to further improve this manuscript, there are a few issues and questions that need to be addressed:
1. MODIS is an imagery instrument. In this study, both burned area and active fire data were derived from MODIS. It is better to use the product name Fire_CCI51 for the burned area data. Relevant statements need to be revised throughout the manuscript.
2. For better understanding, definitions can be briefly introduced in the Abstract, such as Oscillating Coldspots, Oscillating Hotspots and New Hotspots in lines 23, 27.
3. I am curious about how the authors projected the fires occurring between 2021 and 2023, but I find little detail in the methods section. Can you give more descriptions in this part?
4. In section 4.4, although the authors do a great job of explaining the six wildfire zones, I think the discussion of strategic responses to wildfire could be improved by comparing with other references and providing some links to the literature.
The language is generally acceptable, but it still needs to be revised throughout to ensure conciseness and fluency. Besides, burned area needs to be consistent throughout the text instead of burnt area and damage area.
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