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Wildfire Management

Maps
Dataset Name
Active Wildfires
Update Schedule
Updates Daily
Last Update
01/22/21
Source(s)

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. 

Dataset Links
Dataset Name
One-Day Fire Weather Outlook
Update Schedule
Updates Daily
Last Update
01/22/21
Source(s)

Fire outlooks data were available in a GIS format from the National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Prediction Center.

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Stats
Dataset Name
Active Wildfires by County
Update Schedule
Updates Daily
Last Update
01/21/21
Source(s)

Active wildfires were ingested from the data that feeds the NWCG InciWeb interactive page.

Dataset Links
Dataset Name
Acres Burned by Wildfire
Update Schedule
Updates Monthly
Last Update
01/22/21
Source(s)

Fire statistics were ingested from State of the Climate Monthly Reports available from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

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Dataset Name
Cost of Wildfire Management
Update Schedule
Updates Annually
Last Update
12/01/20
Source(s)

Annual fire suppression costs were made available by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC).

Dataset Links
Dataset Name
Population Near Active Fires
Update Schedule
Updates Daily
Last Update
01/22/21
Source(s)

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.

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