Wildfire Management
Active large wildfires were ingested from the National Interagency Fire Center (NFIC) FTP server.
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.
AirNow is a one-stop source for air quality data. AirNow reports air quality using the official U.S. Air Quality Index (AQI), a color-coded index designed to communicate whether air quality is healthy or unhealthy.
The AQI is calculated for four major air pollutants regulated by the Clean Air Act: ground level ozone, particle pollution, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide. For each of these pollutants, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established national air quality standards to protect public health. Of these, ground-level ozone and airborne particles are the two pollutants that pose the greatest threat to human health.
AirNow is a partnership of the EPA, NOAA, National Park Service, NASA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and tribal, state, and local air quality agencies.
U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) data from the National Drought Mitigation Center were available in a GIS format. Access USDM GIS Data.
Active large wildfires were ingested from the National Interagency Fire Center (NFIC) FTP server.
National Interagency Fire Center, Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Active large wildfires were ingested from the National Interagency Fire Center (NFIC) FTP server. GIS was used to identify and aggregated population data within 10 miles of every active fire.