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National Integrated Drought Information System
Active wildfires were ingested from the data that feeds the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) InciWeb interactive page.
U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) data from the National Drought Mitigation Center were available in a GIS format.
Fire outlooks data were available in a GIS format from the National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Prediction Center.
Active wildfires were ingested from the data that feeds the NWCG InciWeb interactive page.
Fire statistics were ingested from State of the Climate Monthly Reports available from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
Annual fire suppression costs were made available by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC).
National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG), Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
GIS was used to identify and aggregated population data within 10 miles of every active fire.