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Wildfire Management

Maps
Dataset Name
Active Wildfires
Update Schedule
Last Updated
Last Update
10/23/21
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. 

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Dataset Name
One-Day Fire Weather Outlook
Update Schedule
Last Updated
Last Update
10/23/21
Source(s)

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

Dataset Links
Dataset Name
AirNow Air Quality Index
Update Schedule
Updates Daily at 10am ET
Last Update
10/23/21
Source(s)

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, 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 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.

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Stats
Dataset Name
Active Wildfires by County
Update Schedule
Updates Weekly
Last Update
10/21/21
Source(s)

Active wildfires were ingested from the data that feeds the National Wildfire Coordinating Group InciWeb interactive page. Wildfire data on drought.gov are updated weekly on Thursdays.

Dataset Links
Dataset Name
Acres Burned by Wildfire
Update Schedule
Updates Monthly
Last Update
10/23/21
Source(s)

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

Dataset Links
Dataset Name
Federal Cost of Wildfire Suppression
Update Schedule
Updates Annually
Last Update
10/23/21
Source(s)

Annual federal wildfire 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
10/23/21
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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