National Interagency Fire Occurrence 1992-2015 (Feature Layer)

Note: This is a large dataset. To download, go to ArcGIS Open Data Set and click the download button, and under additional resources select the geodatabase option. Fire occurrence database 4th edition represents occurrence of wildfires in the United States from 1992 to 2015. This is the third update of a publication originally generated to support the national Fire Program Analysis (FPA) system. The wildfire records were acquired from the reporting systems of federal, state, and local fire organizations. The following core data elements were required for records to be included in this data publication: discovery date, final fire size, and a point location at least as precise as Public Land Survey System (PLSS) section (1-square mile grid). The data were transformed to conform, when possible, to the data standards of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG). Basic error-checking was performed and redundant records were identified and removed, to the degree possible. The resulting product, referred to as the Fire Program Analysis fire-occurrence database (FPA FOD), includes 1.88 million geo-referenced wildfire records, representing a total of 140 million acres burned during the 24-year period. MetadataClick here for additional information and to download the data

Data and Resources

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issued 2017-06-23
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notes <b>Note:</b> <b>This is a large dataset. </b>To download, go to <a href='https://data-usfs.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/usfs::national-interagency-fire-occurrence-1992-2015-feature-layer' rel='nofollow ugc' target='_blank'>ArcGIS Open Data Set</a> and click the download button, and under additional resources select the geodatabase option. Fire occurrence database 4th edition represents occurrence of wildfires in the United States from 1992 to 2015. This is the third update of a publication originally generated to support the national Fire Program Analysis (FPA) system. The wildfire records were acquired from the reporting systems of federal, state, and local fire organizations. The following core data elements were required for records to be included in this data publication: discovery date, final fire size, and a point location at least as precise as Public Land Survey System (PLSS) section (1-square mile grid). The data were transformed to conform, when possible, to the data standards of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG). Basic error-checking was performed and redundant records were identified and removed, to the degree possible. The resulting product, referred to as the Fire Program Analysis fire-occurrence database (FPA FOD), includes 1.88 million geo-referenced wildfire records, representing a total of 140 million acres burned during the 24-year period. <a href='https://www.fs.usda.gov/rds/archive/products/RDS-2013-0009.4/_metadata_RDS-2013-0009.4.html' rel='nofollow ugc' target='_blank'>Metadata</a><div><br /></div><div><a href='https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/datasets.php?xmlKeyword=Fire+Program+Analysis' rel='nofollow ugc' target='_blank'>Click here for additional information and to download the data</a><br /></div>
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title National Interagency Fire Occurrence 1992-2015 (Feature Layer)