20230105 13463000 1.0 FALSE Fire_FPA_FOD_6th_Fires Fire_FPA_FOD_6th_has_NWCG_Unit Relationship Fire_FPA_FOD_6th_NWCG_Units_RC Relationship -178.802585 -65.256946 17.939719 70.330599 1 002 Geographic GCS_North_American_1983 Angular Unit: Degree (0.017453) <GeographicCoordinateSystem xsi:type='typens:GeographicCoordinateSystem' xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xmlns:xs='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' xmlns:typens='http://www.esri.com/schemas/ArcGIS/10.8'><WKT>GEOGCS[&quot;GCS_North_American_1983&quot;,DATUM[&quot;D_North_American_1983&quot;,SPHEROID[&quot;GRS_1980&quot;,6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM[&quot;Greenwich&quot;,0.0],UNIT[&quot;Degree&quot;,0.0174532925199433],AUTHORITY[&quot;EPSG&quot;,4269]]</WKT><XOrigin>-400</XOrigin><YOrigin>-400</YOrigin><XYScale>999999999.99999988</XYScale><ZOrigin>0</ZOrigin><ZScale>1</ZScale><MOrigin>0</MOrigin><MScale>1</MScale><XYTolerance>8.98315284119521e-09</XYTolerance><ZTolerance>0.001</ZTolerance><MTolerance>0.001</MTolerance><HighPrecision>true</HighPrecision><LeftLongitude>-180</LeftLongitude><WKID>4269</WKID><LatestWKID>4269</LatestWKID></GeographicCoordinateSystem> 20230215 11361900 20230215 11361900 FGDC 150000000 5000 Karen C. Short USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station Research Ecologist 406-329-4800 5775 US Highway 10 West Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory Missoula MT 59808 US karen.c.short@usda.gov 20230215 ArcGIS Metadata 1.0 USDA Forest Service, Research and Development Research Data Archivist see Contact Instructions 240 West Prospect Road Fort Collins CO 80526 US This contact information was current as of June 2021. For current information see Contact Us page on: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS. None ACCDB see Format Specification Microsoft Access database Files zipped with 7-Zip 19.0 https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.5 https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.5 https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.5 https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.5 USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse Please send an e-mail to the address below. Washington DC 20250 SM.FS.data@usda.gov https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/datasets.php https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.5 Feature Class Fire_FPA_FOD_6th_Fires 2021-01-01 6th Forest Service Research Data Archive Fort Collins, CO Short, Karen C. vector digital data and database <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This data publication contains a spatial database of wildfires that occurred in the United States from 1992 to 2020. It is the fifth 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 a 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), including an updated wildfire-cause standard (approved August 2020). 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 2.3 million geo-referenced wildfire records, representing a total of 180 million acres burned during the 29-year period. Identifiers necessary to link the point-based, final-fire-reporting information to published large-fire-perimeter and operational-situation-reporting datasets are included.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> There is a wealth of information to be found in agency and local fire reports, but even the most rudimentary interagency analyses of wildfire numbers and area burned from the authoritative systems of record have been stymied to some degree by their disunity. While necessarily incomplete in some aspects, the database presented here is intended to facilitate fairly high-resolution geospatial analysis of U.S. fire activity over the period 1992-2020, based on available information from federal, state, and local systems of record. It was originally generated to support the national, interagency Fire Program Analysis (FPA) system (http://www.forestsandrangelands.gov/FPA/index.shtml). Funding for this project provided by USDA Forest Service Fire & Aviation Management (USFS FAM); USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS); and Fire Program Analysis (FPA). Karen C. Short USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station Research Ecologist 406-329-4800 Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory 5775 US Highway 10 West Missoula MT 59808 US karen.c.short@usda.gov United States National Research & Development Taxonomy Fire Fire detection Fire Program Analysis wildfire ISO 19115 Topic Category location geoscientificInformation biota Fire Program Analysis location wildfire Fire Fire detection geoscientificInformation United States biota The U.S. Forest Service makes no warranty, express or implied, nor assumes any liability or responsibility for the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or utility of these geospatial data or for the improper or incorrect use of those data. The data are dynamic and may change over time. The user is responsible for verifying the limitations of the geospatial data and for using the data accordingly. <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the following citation:Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6The USDA Forest Service makes no warranty, expressed or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, reliability, completeness or utility of these geospatial data, or for the improper or incorrect use of these geospatial data. These geospatial data and related maps or graphics are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The data and maps may not be used to determine title, ownership, legal descriptions or boundaries, legal jurisdiction, or restrictions that may be in place on either public or private land. Natural hazards may or may not be depicted on the data and maps, and land users should exercise due caution. The data are dynamic and may change over time. The user is responsible to verify the limitations of the geospatial data and to use the data accordingly.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2012 [FPA_FOD_20140428] 2014-01-01 2nd Short, Karen C. Forest Service Research Data Archive Fort Collins, CO vector digital data and database https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.2 A spatial database of wildfires in the United States, 1992-2011 2014-01-01 Short, Karen C. journal article Earth System Science Data 6:1-27 https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/45689 https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-6-1-2014 Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2015 [FPA_FOD_20170508] 2017-01-01 4th Short, Karen C. Forest Service Research Data Archive Fort Collins, CO vector digital data and database https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.4 Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2013 [FPA_FOD_20150523] 2015-01-01 3rd Short, Karen C. Forest Service Research Data Archive Fort Collins, CO vector digital data and database https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.3 Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2011 [FPA_FOD_20130422] 2013-01-01 1st USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station Fort Collins, CO Short, Karen C. vector digital data and database https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009 Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.9.1.28388 -178.802585 -65.256946 17.939719 70.330599 Ground condition 1992-01-01 2018-01-01 This data publication is the sixth edition of the FPA FOD, which spans 1992-2020. The first edition spanned 1992-2011 (https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/jYU_CR6MNAI8KlDRs9CV1j?domain=doi.org), the second edition spanned 1992-2012 (https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/8XnhCVO5RGI14Kn5uz8eME?domain=doi.org), the third edition spanned 1992-2013 (https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/K3gnCW6wVJIvpYLPHKS_Rt?domain=doi.org), the fourth edition spanned 1992-2015 (https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/Yf2HCXD7WKh36NPqskBgum?domain=doi.org), and the fifth edition spanned 1992-2018 (https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/Qq-yCYEQ8LtP0ZWNsMLqe2?domain=doi.org). All editions were developed as described by Short (2014). Linkable, published large fire perimeters are available at https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/ALCvCZ6w1MIymRqDsPYCYE?domain=mtbs.gov research-ready ICS-209 situation-reporting data are available at https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/PRBdC1wYLZiKjmAkFybXUZ?domain=figshare.com and described at https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/__aOC2kgMZCAxG2RI00Bdn?domain=nature.com (documentation update pending). This sixth edition was published on 11/01/2022. On 11/10/2022 we changed the geodatabase projection from WGS84 to NAD83 and changed the SQLite package to SpatiaLite format. The fifth edition of these data is available as a map service: https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/79roC31jN8IV8MgGcOoXCm?domain=apps.fs.usda.gov 1 -178.802585 -65.256946 70.330599 17.939719 The following core data elements were required for records to be included in this dataset: discovery date, final fire size, and a point location at least a precise as Public Land Survey System (PLSS) section (1-square mile grid). The data were transformed to conform, as best as possible, to the data standards of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG). The records were screened for errors and redundancy. All such procedures, including the process used to identify and purge redundant records, are detailed in supporting documentation (Short, 2014). Viable state and local (i.e., nonfederal) records were not available from all states for all years. Estimates of wildfire numbers and area burned from the FPA FOD may therefore underrepresent actual wildfire activity in certain areas and time periods. Completeness in this regard was assessed by comparing estimates of wildfire numbers and area burned from the FPA FOD to published estimates of these metrics by state and year, and states were "scored" accordingly (i.e., low scores mean data are clearly lacking). High-scoring states include most of those in the US Great Lakes, Southeastern, and Western regions (including Alaska), as well as a handful of others. Estimates of area burned tend to be less compromised than wildfire numbers by missing nonfederal records, because very large fires tend to account for the majority of area burned and are commonly responded to and reported by multiple agencies within the fire service. Efforts to gauge the completeness of the FPA FOD are detailed in supporting documentation (Short, 2014). Some previously unavailable nonfederal wildfire records for the period 1999-2015 were acquired either directly from the state fire services (NH, NJ) or indirectly from the updated National Association of State Foresters database (AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, HI, ID, IL, OK, SD) and included in this edition. These data were acquired from federal, state, and local wildfire reporting systems and are subject to inaccuracies and imprecision inherent in the original datasets. All quality-control procedures performed following data acquisition are detailed in supporting documentation (Short, 2014). Short, Karen C. 2014. A spatial database of wildfires in the United States, 1992-2011. Earth System Science Data. 6:1-27. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-6-1-2014 or https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/45689 A prerequisite for inclusion in this dataset is a point location at least a precise as Public Land Survey System (PLSS) section (1-square mile grid). ACQUIRING DATA: The wildfire records were acquired from the reporting systems of federal, state, and local fire organizations. These systems include the National Interagency Fire Management Integrated Database (USFS FIRESTAT archive), the USDI Wildland Fire Management Information system, the FWS Fire Management Information System, the National Association of State Foresters database, and the National Fire Incident Reporting System. Additional data were acquired directly or indirectly from 31 US states and the territory of Puerto Rico. The ICS-209 module of the SIT209 program was used to obtain records of large fires otherwise missing from the dataset. See \Supplements\FPA_FOD_source_list.pdf (included in the full data publication download), for a list of sources and their acronyms. DATA SELECTION: The following core data elements were required for records to be included in this dataset: discovery date, final fire size, and a point location at least a precise as Public Land Survey System (PLSS) section (1-square mile grid). DATA PROCESSING: Once identified, candidate records were extracted and transformed to conform, as best as possible, to the data standards (http:// nwcg.gov/data-standards) of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG). The ability to conform the data to these standards was constrained by the level of adherence to those standards within the source reporting systems. After standardization, the data were screened for obvious errors, and compiled into a single database. A multi-step process was then used to identify and purge redundant fire records. Identifiers necessary to link the point-based, final-fire-reporting information to published large-fire-perimeter and operational-situation-reporting datasets are included. More information regarding data-acquisition and processing is included in supporting documentation (Short, 2014). Linkable, large-fire perimeter data are available at https://www.mtbs.gov/; research-ready ICS-209 situation-reporting data are available at https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/ICS209-PLUS_Cleaned_databases/8048252/10 and described at Denis et al. (2020). St. Denis, Lise A.; Mietkiewicz, Nathan P.; Short, Karen C.; Buckland, Mollie; Balch, Jennifer K. 2020. All-hazards dataset mined from the US National Incident Management System 1999–2014. Sci Data 7: 64. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0403-0 Nonfederal wildfire occurrence data from the state of Oregon. Historic fires ORORS Oregon Department of Forestry vector digital data (https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/GIS/gisdata.shtml at the time of acquisition) https://gisapps.odf.oregon.gov/data/FireOdfFires.Zip ground condition 1992-01-01 2011-01-01 Nonfederal (fire department) wildfire occurrence data National Fire Incident Reporting System NFIRS US Fire Administration tabular digital data ground condition 1993-01-01 2008-01-01 Nonfederal wildfire occurrence data from the state of California. Fire occurrence data FAMWEB California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection tabular digital data https://fam.nwcg.gov/fam-web/weatherfirecd/fire_files.htm ground condition 1997-01-01 2013-01-01 Interagency wildfire occurrence data for Hawaii, obtained directly from HIWMO. For more information about the data, including use limitations, see: http://gis.ctahr.hawaii.edu/WildfireHistory. Hawaii state wildfire history dataset HIWMO Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization tabular digital data ground condition 1992-01-01 2013-01-01 Federal wildfire occurrence data from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and National Park Service for 1992-2018. Wildland Fire Management Information WFMI US Department of Interior tabular digital data https://www.nifc.blm.gov/cgi/WfmiHome.cgi ground condition 1992-01-01 2018-01-01 Nonfederal wildfire occurrence data from the state of Alabama Alabama Forestry Commission wildfire data ALALS Alabama Forestry Commission tabular digital data ground condition 2003-01-01 2009-01-01 Wildfire occurrence data from the state of Virginia for 1995-1996. Virginia Wildfire Incidents, 1995 - 2001 VDOF 2003-01-01 Virginia Department of Forestry vector digital data https://www.dof.virginia.gov/gis ground condition 1995-01-01 1996-01-01 Wildfire occurrence data from the state of Washington for 1997-2002. DNR - Reported Fire Occurrences WIWIS Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources vector digital data (ftp://gomapout.dnr.state.wi.us/geodata/forestry/fire_occurrence.zip at time of download) ground condition 1997-01-01 2002-01-01 Federal wildfire data from the US Forest Service, as archived in the National Interagency Fire Management Integrated Database and accessed via FIRESTAT, for 1992-2018. Data accessible through FIRESTAT include both official and unofficial reports. When accessed for this compilation, only 38% of the fire reports for 1992-2018 were indicated as official (i.e., ‘approved’). Unofficial reports (which may lack approval for a variety of reasons that do not make them deficient for purposes of this compilation) were included in the FPA FOD because they represent the best available information to characterize wildfire activity associated with USFS jurisdictions. USFS Fire Statistics System FIRESTAT USDA Forest Service tabular digital data https://fam.nwcg.gov/fam-web/ ground condition 1992-01-01 2018-01-01 Nonfederal wildfire occurrence data from the state of New Jersey. New Jersey Forest Fire Service wildfire data NJNJS New Jersey Forest Fire Service tabular digital data https://fam.nwcg.gov/fam-web/ ground condition 2003-01-01 2016-01-01 Nonfederal wildfire occurrence data acquired from states to support national planning and risk assessment efforts. Development of coarse-scale spatial data for wildland fire and fuel management Schmidt et al. (2002) 2002-01-01 Schmidt, Kristen M. Bunnell, David L. Menakis, James P. Hann, Wendall J. Hardy, Colin C. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station Fort Collins, CO tabular digital data General Technical Report RMRS-87 41 pp. + CD https://doi.org/10.2737/RMRS-GTR-87 ground condition 1992-01-01 1997-01-01 Nonfederal wildfire occurrence data from California unavailable from FAMWEB, obtained directly from CACDF. Fire occurrence data CACDF California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection tabular digital data https://fam.nwcg.gov/fam-web/weatherfirecd/fire_files.htm ground condition 2008-01-01 2015-01-01 Nonfederal wildfire occurrence data from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Quantifying wildland fire risk in the South, Sanborn Map Company, Southern Wildfire Risk Assessment Project Report SWRA 2006-01-01 Carlton, D. Spenser, T. Buckley, D. Berry, J. K. tabular digital data (https://www.southernwildfirerisk.com/downloads_reports/Sanborn - Quantifying_Wildland_Fire_Risk_in_South.pdf at the time of acquisition) https://www.southernwildfirerisk.com/ ground condition 1992-01-01 2007-01-01 Interagency wildfire occurrence data from Puerto Rico, compiled by the IITF. The IITF received fire-episodes data from the Puerto Rico Fire Department (Cuerpo de Bomberos de Puerto Rico) in 2010 and in 2012. Fire episode information from the years 2008 to 2010 were received during 2010 in paper form from the PR Fire Department and the National Weather Service. The information was manually entered into an Access database using a form created specifically for the project. An Excel spreadsheet with fire episodes information from 2003 to 2011 was received in 2012 from the PR Fire Department. The data were digitally integrated into the IITF fire database in Excel. When integrating the Excel data fire episodes were carefully compared to avoid double entries since there was an overlap of years between both datasets (i.e., from 2008 to 2010). Puerto Rico wildfire data, 2003-2011 PRIITF USDA Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry tabular digital data ground condition 2003-01-01 2011-01-01 Nonfederal wildfire occurrence data for 2011 from the state of Washington. Washington State Department of Natural Resources Fire Statistics, 2008 - Present WADNR Washington Department of Natural Resources, Resource Protection Division tabular digital data (http://www.dnr.wa.gov/RecreationEducation/Topics/FireInformation/Pages/Home.aspx at the time of acquisition) https://www.dnr.wa.gov ground condition 2008-01-01 2012-01-01 Nonfederal wildfire occurrence data from Eastern states. Wildfire data compiled from the eastern United States to support the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy EFETAC USFS Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center tabular digital data https://www.forestthreats.org/ ground condition 1992-01-01 2010-01-01 Nonfederal wildfire occurrence data from the state of New Hampshire. New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands wildfire data NHNHS New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands tabular digital data https://fam.nwcg.gov/fam-web/ ground condition 2015-01-01 2015-01-01 Nonfederal wildfire occurrence data for 1993-2001 (large fires only) and 2009-2013 from the state of Texas. Texas A&M Forest Service wildfire data TXTXS Texas A&M Forest Service tabular digital data ground condition 1993-01-01 2013-01-01 Nonfederal wildfire occurrence data acquired from states by the MTBS project. A project for monitoring trends in burn severity MTBS 2007-01-01 Zhu, Zhi-Liang Schwind, Brian Howard, Stephen Quayle, Brad Brewer, Ken Eidenshink, Jeff tabular and vector digital data Fire Ecology 3:3-21 https://doi.org/10.4996/fireecology.0301003 ground condition 1992-01-01 2005-01-01 Interagency wildfire occurrence data from the state of Alaska Historical fire information AICC Alaska Interagency Coordination Center tabular and vector digital data https://fire.ak.blm.gov/ ground condition 1992-01-01 2017-01-01 Federal wildfire occurrence data from the US Fish and Wildlife Service for 1992-2018. Fire Management Information System FMIS US Fish and Wildlife Service tabular digital data ground condition 1992-01-01 2018-01-01 Records of large or otherwise significant wildfires which could not be obtained from the final fire reporting systems because they were missing or otherwise lacking the necessary information for inclusion in the FPA FOD. ICS-209 (Incident Status Summary) module of the SIT209 program ICS-209 ICS-209 tabular digital data https://fam.nwcg.gov/fam-web/ ground condition 1999-01-01 2018-01-01 Nonfederal wildfire occurrence data National Association of State Foresters wildfire data NASF National Association of State Foresters tabular digital data https://fam.nwcg.gov/fam-web/ ground condition 1992-01-01 2018-01-01 Wildfire occurrence data from the state of Virginia for 2003. Virginia Fire Incidents, 2002 - 2006 VDOF 2007-01-01 Virginia Department of Forestry Stinnette, Nathan vector digital data (http://www.dof.virginia.gov/gis/datadownload.htm at time of download) https://www.dof.virginia.gov/gis/ ground condition 2003-01-01 2303566 Fire_FPA_FOD_6th_Fires Esri Esri Feature Class 2303566 LOCAL_FIRE_REPORT_ID Local FIre Report ID Forest Service Research Data Archive Local FIre Report ID LOCAL_FIRE_REPORT_ID String 255 0 0 DISCOVERY_DATE Date on which the fire was discovered or confirmed to exist. Forest Service Research Data Archive Date on which the fire was discovered or confirmed to exist. DISCOVERY_DATE String 10 0 0 NWCG_CAUSE_CLASSIFICATION Broad classification of the reason the fire occurred (Human, Natural, Missing data/not specified/undetermined). Forest Service Research Data Archive Broad classification of the reason the fire occurred (Human, Natural, Missing data/not specified/undetermined). NWCG_CAUSE_CLASSIFICATION String 255 0 0 SOURCE_SYSTEM Name of or other identifier for source database or system that the record was drawn from. See Table 1 in Short (2014), or \Supplements\FPA_FOD_source_list.pdf, for a list of sources and their identifier. Forest Service Research Data Archive Name of or other identifier for source database or system that the record was drawn from. See Table 1 in Short (2014), or \Supplements\FPA_FOD_source_list.pdf, for a list of sources and their identifier. SOURCE_SYSTEM String 30 0 0 FIRE_SIZE_CLASS Code for fire size based on the number of acres within the final fire perimeter (A=greater than 0 but less than or equal to 0.25 acres, B=0.26-9.9 acres, C=10.0-99.9 acres, D=100-299 acres, E=300 to 999 acres, F=1000 to 4999 acres, and G=5000+ acres). Forest Service Research Data Archive Code for fire size based on the number of acres within the final fire perimeter (A=greater than 0 but less than or equal to 0.25 acres, B=0.26-9.9 acres, C=10.0-99.9 acres, D=100-299 acres, E=300 to 999 acres, F=1000 to 4999 acres, and G=5000+ acres). FIRE_SIZE_CLASS String 1 0 0 FIPS_NAME County name from the FIPS publication 6-4 for representation of counties and equivalent entities, based on the nominal designation in the fire report. Forest Service Research Data Archive County name from the FIPS publication 6-4 for representation of counties and equivalent entities, based on the nominal designation in the fire report. FIPS_NAME String 255 0 0 SOURCE_REPORTING_UNIT Code for the agency unit preparing the fire report, based on code/name in the source dataset. Forest Service Research Data Archive Code for the agency unit preparing the fire report, based on code/name in the source dataset. SOURCE_REPORTING_UNIT String 30 0 0 ICS_209_PLUS_COMPLEX_JOIN_ID If part of a complex, secondary identifier potentially needed to join to operational situation reporting data for the incident in the ICS-209-PLUS dataset (2014 and later only). Forest Service Research Data Archive If part of a complex, secondary identifier potentially needed to join to operational situation reporting data for the incident in the ICS-209-PLUS dataset (2014 and later only). ICS_209_PLUS_COMPLEX_JOIN_ID String 255 0 0 NWCG_REPORTING_AGENCY Active National Wildlife Coordinating Group (NWCG) Unit Identifier for the agency preparing the fire report (BIA = Bureau of Indian Affairs, BLM = Bureau of Land Management, BOR = Bureau of Reclamation, DOD = Department of Defense, DOE = Department of Energy, FS = Forest Service, FWS = Fish and Wildlife Service, IA = Interagency Organization, NPS = National Park Service, ST/C&L = State, County, or Local Organization, and TRIBE = Tribal Organization). Forest Service Research Data Archive Active National Wildlife Coordinating Group (NWCG) Unit Identifier for the agency preparing the fire report (BIA = Bureau of Indian Affairs, BLM = Bureau of Land Management, BOR = Bureau of Reclamation, DOD = Department of Defense, DOE = Department of Energy, FS = Forest Service, FWS = Fish and Wildlife Service, IA = Interagency Organization, NPS = National Park Service, ST/C&L = State, County, or Local Organization, and TRIBE = Tribal Organization). NWCG_REPORTING_AGENCY String 255 0 0 NWCG_REPORTING_UNIT_ID Active NWCG Unit Identifier for the unit preparing the fire report. Forest Service Research Data Archive Active NWCG Unit Identifier for the unit preparing the fire report. NWCG_REPORTING_UNIT_ID String 255 0 0 SOURCE_SYSTEM_TYPE Type of source database or system that the record was drawn from (federal, nonfederal, or interagency). Forest Service Research Data Archive Type of source database or system that the record was drawn from (federal, nonfederal, or interagency). SOURCE_SYSTEM_TYPE String 255 0 0 SOURCE_REPORTING_UNIT_NAME Name of reporting agency unit preparing the fire report, based on code/name in the source dataset. Forest Service Research Data Archive Name of reporting agency unit preparing the fire report, based on code/name in the source dataset. SOURCE_REPORTING_UNIT_NAME String 255 0 0 FIRE_SIZE The estimate of acres within the final perimeter of the fire. Forest Service Research Data Archive The estimate of acres within the final perimeter of the fire. FIRE_SIZE Double 8 38 8 FPA_ID Unique identifier that contains information necessary to track back to the original record in the source dataset. Forest Service Research Data Archive Unique identifier that contains information necessary to track back to the original record in the source dataset. FPA_ID String 100 0 0 NWCG_CAUSE_AGE_CATEGORY If cause attributed to children (ages 0-12) or adolescents (13-17), the value for this data element is set to Minor; otherwise null. Forest Service Research Data Archive If cause attributed to children (ages 0-12) or adolescents (13-17), the value for this data element is set to Minor; otherwise null. NWCG_CAUSE_AGE_CATEGORY String 255 0 0 FIPS_CODE Five-digit code from the Federal Information Process Standards (FIPS) publication 6-4 for representation of counties and equivalent entities, based on the nominal designation in the fire report. Forest Service Research Data Archive Five-digit code from the Federal Information Process Standards (FIPS) publication 6-4 for representation of counties and equivalent entities, based on the nominal designation in the fire report. FIPS_CODE String 255 0 0 FIRE_NAME Name of the incident, from the fire report (primary) or ICS-209 report (secondary). Forest Service Research Data Archive Name of the incident, from the fire report (primary) or ICS-209 report (secondary). FIRE_NAME String 255 0 0 DISCOVERY_TIME Time of day that the fire was discovered or confirmed to exist. Forest Service Research Data Archive Time of day that the fire was discovered or confirmed to exist. DISCOVERY_TIME String 4 0 0 FOD_ID Unique numeric record identifier. Forest Service Research Data Archive Unique numeric record identifier. FOD_ID Integer 4 10 0 LOCAL_INCIDENT_ID Local Incident ID Forest Service Research Data Archive Local Incident ID LOCAL_INCIDENT_ID String 255 0 0 NWCG_REPORTING_UNIT_NAME Active NWCG Unit Name for the unit preparing the fire report. Forest Service Research Data Archive Active NWCG Unit Name for the unit preparing the fire report. NWCG_REPORTING_UNIT_NAME String 255 0 0 COMPLEX_NAME Name of the complex under which the fire was ultimately managed, when discernible. Forest Service Research Data Archive Name of the complex under which the fire was ultimately managed, when discernible. COMPLEX_NAME String 255 0 0 LONGITUDE Longitude (NAD83) for point location of the fire (decimal degrees). Forest Service Research Data Archive Longitude (NAD83) for point location of the fire (decimal degrees). LONGITUDE Double 8 38 8 FIRE_CODE Code used within the interagency wildland fire community to track and compile cost information for emergency fire suppression (https://www.firecode.gov/). Forest Service Research Data Archive Code used within the interagency wildland fire community to track and compile cost information for emergency fire suppression (https://www.firecode.gov/). FIRE_CODE String 10 0 0 MTBS_ID Incident identifier, from the MTBS perimeter dataset. Forest Service Research Data Archive Incident identifier, from the MTBS perimeter dataset. MTBS_ID String 255 0 0 ICS_209_PLUS_INCIDENT_JOIN_ID Primary identifier needed to join into operational situation reporting data for the incident in the ICS-209-PLUS dataset. Forest Service Research Data Archive Primary identifier needed to join into operational situation reporting data for the incident in the ICS-209-PLUS dataset. ICS_209_PLUS_INCIDENT_JOIN_ID String 255 0 0 DISCOVERY_DOY Day of year on which the fire was discovered or confirmed to exist. Forest Service Research Data Archive Day of year on which the fire was discovered or confirmed to exist. DISCOVERY_DOY Integer 4 10 0 FIRE_YEAR Calendar year in which the fire was discovered or confirmed to exist. Forest Service Research Data Archive Calendar year in which the fire was discovered or confirmed to exist. FIRE_YEAR SmallInteger 2 5 0 Shape Feature geometry. Esri Coordinates defining the features. Shape Geometry 4 0 0 CONT_TIME Time of day that the fire was declared contained or otherwise controlled (hhmm where hh=hour, mm=minutes). Forest Service Research Data Archive Time of day that the fire was declared contained or otherwise controlled (hhmm where hh=hour, mm=minutes). CONT_TIME String 4 0 0 CONT_DOY Day of year on which the fire was declared contained or otherwise controlled. Forest Service Research Data Archive Day of year on which the fire was declared contained or otherwise controlled. CONT_DOY Integer 4 10 0 OWNER_DESCR Name of primary owner or entity responsible for managing the land at the point of origin of the fire at the time of the incident. Forest Service Research Data Archive Name of primary owner or entity responsible for managing the land at the point of origin of the fire at the time of the incident. OWNER_DESCR String 100 0 0 OBJECTID Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. OBJECTID OID 4 10 0 CONT_DATE Date on which the fire was declared contained or otherwise controlled (mm/dd/yyyy where mm=month, dd=day, and yyyy=year). Forest Service Research Data Archive Date on which the fire was declared contained or otherwise controlled (mm/dd/yyyy where mm=month, dd=day, and yyyy=year). CONT_DATE String 10 0 0 MTBS_FIRE_NAME Name of the incident, from the MTBS perimeter dataset. Forest Service Research Data Archive Name of the incident, from the MTBS perimeter dataset. MTBS_FIRE_NAME String 50 0 0 STATE Two-letter alphabetic code for the state in which the fire burned (or originated), based on the nominal designation in the fire report. Forest Service Research Data Archive Two-letter alphabetic code for the state in which the fire burned (or originated), based on the nominal designation in the fire report. STATE String 255 0 0 COUNTY County, or equivalent, in which the fire burned (or originated), based on nominal designation in the fire report. Forest Service Research Data Archive County, or equivalent, in which the fire burned (or originated), based on nominal designation in the fire report. COUNTY String 255 0 0 LATITUDE Latitude (NAD83) for point location of the fire (decimal degrees). Forest Service Research Data Archive Latitude (NAD83) for point location of the fire (decimal degrees). LATITUDE Double 8 38 8 NWCG_GENERAL_CAUSE Event or circumstance that started a fire or set the stage for its occurrence (Arson/incendiarism, Debris and open burning, Equipment and vehicle use, Firearms and explosives use, Fireworks, Misuse of fire by a minor, Natural, Power generation/transmission/distribution, Railroad operations and maintenance, Recreation and ceremony, Smoking, Other causes, Missing data/not specified/undetermined). Forest Service Research Data Archive Event or circumstance that started a fire or set the stage for its occurrence (Arson/incendiarism, Debris and open burning, Equipment and vehicle use, Firearms and explosives use, Fireworks, Misuse of fire by a minor, Natural, Power generation/transmission/distribution, Railroad operations and maintenance, Recreation and ceremony, Smoking, Other causes, Missing data/not specified/undetermined). NWCG_GENERAL_CAUSE String 255 0 0 This data publication contains a database along with a supplemental file containing source information. The database is available in three different formats in this publication (ACCDB, GDB, or SQLite), which are all available as separate downloads. Below is a description of the files and their content. SUPPLEMENTAL FILE (1) \Supplements\FPA_FOD_source_list.pdf is an Adobe Acrobat PDF/a document containing a list of the sources of wildfire data in the FPA FOD. This information is also available in Table 1 from "A Spatial Database of Wildfires in the United States, 1992-2011" (https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-6-1-2014). DATA FILES (4) The database is available as a Microsoft Access (accdb), ESRI ArcGIS geodatabase (gdb), OGC Geopackage (gpkg), or SQLite (sqlite) file. All formats contain the same two entities (Fires and NWCG_UnitIDActive_20200123) and associated attributes, which are described below. 1. \Data\FPA_FOD_20210617.accdb 2. \Data\FPA_FOD_20210617.gdb 3. \Data\FPA_FOD_20210617.gpkg 4. \Data\FPA_FOD_20210617.sqlite Fires: Table including wildfire data for the period of 1992-2018 compiled from US federal, state, and local reporting systems. FOD_ID = Unique numeric record identifier. FPA_ID = Unique identifier that contains information necessary to track back to the original record in the source dataset. SOURCE_SYSTEM_TYPE = Type of source database or system that the record was drawn from (federal, nonfederal, or interagency). SOURCE_SYSTEM = Name of or other identifier for source database or system that the record was drawn from. See Table 1 in Short (2014), or \Supplements\FPA_FOD_source_list.pdf, for a list of sources and their identifier. NWCG_REPORTING_AGENCY = Active National Wildlife Coordinating Group (NWCG) Unit Identifier for the agency preparing the fire report (BIA = Bureau of Indian Affairs, BLM = Bureau of Land Management, BOR = Bureau of Reclamation, DOD = Department of Defense, DOE = Department of Energy, FS = Forest Service, FWS = Fish and Wildlife Service, IA = Interagency Organization, NPS = National Park Service, ST/C&L = State, County, or Local Organization, and TRIBE = Tribal Organization). NWCG_REPORTING_UNIT_ID = Active NWCG Unit Identifier for the unit preparing the fire report. NWCG_REPORTING_UNIT_NAME = Active NWCG Unit Name for the unit preparing the fire report. SOURCE_REPORTING_UNIT = Code for the agency unit preparing the fire report, based on code/name in the source dataset. SOURCE_REPORTING_UNIT_NAME = Name of reporting agency unit preparing the fire report, based on code/name in the source dataset. LOCAL_FIRE_REPORT_ID = Number or code that uniquely identifies an incident report for a particular reporting unit and a particular calendar year. LOCAL_INCIDENT_ID = Number or code that uniquely identifies an incident for a particular local fire management organization within a particular calendar year. FIRE_CODE = Code used within the interagency wildland fire community to track and compile cost information for emergency fire suppression (https://www.firecode.gov/). FIRE_NAME = Name of the incident, from the fire report (primary) or ICS-209 report (secondary). ICS_209_PLUS_INCIDENT_JOIN_ID = Primary identifier needed to join into operational situation reporting data for the incident in the ICS-209-PLUS dataset. ICS_209_PLUS_COMPLEX_JOIN_ID = If part of a complex, secondary identifier potentially needed to join to operational situation reporting data for the incident in the ICS-209-PLUS dataset (2014 and later only). MTBS_ID = Incident identifier, from the MTBS perimeter dataset. MTBS_FIRE_NAME = Name of the incident, from the MTBS perimeter dataset. COMPLEX_NAME = Name of the complex under which the fire was ultimately managed, when discernible. FIRE_YEAR = Calendar year in which the fire was discovered or confirmed to exist. DISCOVERY_DATE = Date on which the fire was discovered or confirmed to exist. DISCOVERY_DOY = Day of year on which the fire was discovered or confirmed to exist. DISCOVERY_TIME = Time of day that the fire was discovered or confirmed to exist. NWCG_CAUSE_CLASSIFICATION = Broad classification of the reason the fire occurred (Human, Natural, Missing data/not specified/undetermined). NWCG_GENERAL_CAUSE = Event or circumstance that started a fire or set the stage for its occurrence (Arson/incendiarism, Debris and open burning, Equipment and vehicle use, Firearms and explosives use, Fireworks, Misuse of fire by a minor, Natural, Power generation/transmission/distribution, Railroad operations and maintenance, Recreation and ceremony, Smoking, Other causes, Missing data/not specified/undetermined). NWCG_CAUSE_AGE_CATEGORY = If cause attributed to children (ages 0-12) or adolescents (13-17), the value for this data element is set to Minor; otherwise null. CONT_DATE = Date on which the fire was declared contained or otherwise controlled (mm/dd/yyyy where mm=month, dd=day, and yyyy=year). CONT_DOY = Day of year on which the fire was declared contained or otherwise controlled. CONT_TIME = Time of day that the fire was declared contained or otherwise controlled (hhmm where hh=hour, mm=minutes). FIRE_SIZE = The estimate of acres within the final perimeter of the fire. FIRE_SIZE_CLASS = Code for fire size based on the number of acres within the final fire perimeter (A=greater than 0 but less than or equal to 0.25 acres, B=0.26-9.9 acres, C=10.0-99.9 acres, D=100-299 acres, E=300 to 999 acres, F=1000 to 4999 acres, and G=5000+ acres). LATITUDE = Latitude (NAD83) for point location of the fire (decimal degrees). LONGITUDE = Longitude (NAD83) for point location of the fire (decimal degrees). OWNER_DESCR = Name of primary owner or entity responsible for managing the land at the point of origin of the fire at the time of the incident. STATE = Two-letter alphabetic code for the state in which the fire burned (or originated), based on the nominal designation in the fire report. COUNTY = County, or equivalent, in which the fire burned (or originated), based on nominal designation in the fire report. FIPS_CODE = Five-digit code from the Federal Information Process Standards (FIPS) publication 6-4 for representation of counties and equivalent entities, based on the nominal designation in the fire report. FIPS_NAME = County name from the FIPS publication 6-4 for representation of counties and equivalent entities, based on the nominal designation in the fire report. NWCG_UnitIDActive_20200123: Look-up table containing all NWCG identifiers for agency units that were active (i.e., valid) as of 23 January 2020, when the list was downloaded from https://www.nifc.blm.gov/unit_id/Publish.html and used as the source of values available to populate the following fields in the Fires table: NWCG_REPORTING_AGENCY, NWCG_REPORTING_UNIT_ID, and NWCG_REPORTING_UNIT_NAME. UnitId = NWCG Unit ID. GeographicArea = Two-letter code for the geographic area in which the unit is located (AK=Alaska, CA=California, EA=Eastern Area, GB=Great Basin, IN=International, NA=National, NR=Northern Rockies, NW=Northwest, RM=Rocky Mountain, SA=Southern Area, SW=Southwest). Gacc = Seven or eight-letter code for the Geographic Area Coordination Center in which the unit is located or primarily affiliated with (CAMBCIFC=Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, USAKCC=Alaska Interagency Coordination Center, USCAONCC=Northern California Area Coordination Center, USCAOSCC=Southern California Coordination Center, USCORMCC=Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center, USGASAC=Southern Area Coordination Center, USIDNIC=National Interagency Coordination Center, USMTNRC=Northern Rockies Coordination Center, USNMSWC=Southwest Area Coordination Center, USORNWC=Northwest Area Coordination Center, USUTGBC=Western Great Basin Coordination Center, USWIEACC=Eastern Area Coordination Center). WildlandRole = Role of the unit within the wildland fire community. UnitType = Type of unit (e.g., federal, state, local). Department = Department (or state/territory) to which the unit belongs (AK=Alaska, AL=Alabama, AR=Arkansas, AZ=Arizona, CA=California, CO=Colorado, CT=Connecticut, DE=Delaware, DHS=Department of Homeland Security, DOC= Department of Commerce, DOD=Department of Defense, DOE=Department of Energy, DOI= Department of Interior, DOL=Department of Labor, FL=Florida, GA=Georgia, IA=Iowa, IA/GC=Non-Departmental Agencies, ID=Idaho, IL=Illinois, IN=Indiana, KS=Kansas, KY=Kentucky, LA=Louisiana, MA=Massachusetts, MD=Maryland, ME=Maine, MI=Michigan, MN=Minnesota, MO=Missouri, MS=Mississippi, MT=Montana, NC=North Carolina, NE=Nebraska, NG=Non-Government, NH=New Hampshire, NJ=New Jersey, NM=New Mexico, NV=Nevada, NY=New York, OH=Ohio, OK=Oklahoma, OR=Oregon, PA=Pennsylvania, PR=Puerto Rico, RI=Rhode Island, SC=South Carolina, SD=South Dakota, ST/L=State or Local Government, TN=Tennessee, Tribe=Tribe, TX=Texas, USDA=Department of Agriculture, UT=Utah, VA=Virginia, VI=U.S. Virgin Islands, VT=Vermont, WA=Washington, WI=Wisconsin, WV=West Virginia, WY=Wyoming). Agency = Agency or bureau to which the unit belongs (AG=Air Guard, ANC=Alaska Native Corporation, BIA=Bureau of Indian Affairs, BLM=Bureau of Land Management, BOEM=Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, BOR=Bureau of Reclamation, BSEE=Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, C&L=County & Local, CDF=California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection, DC=Department of Corrections, DFE=Division of Forest Environment, DFF=Division of Forestry Fire & State Lands, DFL=Division of Forests and Land, DFR=Division of Forest Resources, DL=Department of Lands, DNR=Department of Natural Resources, DNRC=Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, DNRF=Department of Natural Resources Forest Service, DOA=Department of Agriculture, DOC=Department of Conservation, DOE=Department of Energy, DOF=Department of Forestry, DVF=Division of Forestry, DWF=Division of Wildland Fire, EPA=Environmental Protection Agency, FC=Forestry Commission, FEMA=Federal Emergency Management Agency, FFC=Bureau of Forest Fire Control, FFP=Forest Fire Protection, FFS=Forest Fire Service, FR=Forest Rangers, FS=Forest Service, FWS=Fish & Wildlife Service, HQ=Headquarters, JC=Job Corps, NBC=National Business Center, NG=National Guard, NNSA=National Nuclear Security Administration, NPS=National Park Service, NWS=National Weather Service, OES=Office of Emergency Services, PRI=Private, SF=State Forestry, SFS=State Forest Service, SP=State Parks, TNC=The Nature Conservancy, USA=United States Army, USACE=United States Army Corps of Engineers, USAF=United States Air Force, USGS=United States Geological Survey, USN=United States Navy). Parent = Agency subgroup to which the unit belongs (A concatenation of State and Unit from this report - https://www.nifc.blm.gov/unit_id/publish/UnitIdReport.rtf). Country = Country in which the unit is located (e.g., US = United States). State = Two-letter code for the state in which the unit is located (or primarily affiliated). Code = Unit code (follows state code to create UnitId). Name = Unit name. Short, Karen C. 2014. A spatial database of wildfires in the United States, 1992-2011. Earth System Science Data. 6:1-27. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-6-1-2014 or https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/45689 dataset EPSG 6.5(3.0.1) Simple FALSE 2303566 TRUE FALSE