ABOUT THIS APP
The Wildfire Aware app is intended to provide information about the current status and potential impact of wildfire incidents in the United States. This app opens with the list of fires sorted by the number of personnel assigned from greatest to least as reported by incident staff. The data included in this application can all be found in ArcGIS Living Atlas and are from authoritative entities. USE THIS APP
Select a fire from the list, change the sort option to date, name or size, or use shift and your mouse to draw a box and zoom in. Once you have selected a fire or clicked on the map, details will be displayed in the information panel on the right giving you more information about a wildfire along with impacts to human and ecosystem populations. You can also sort by wildfire name, date or size, by selecting the relevant filter in the information pane.
Read more about Wildfire Aware and ways to use it here. PERSONNEL BREAKDOWNS The categories below represent the number of personnel assigned. fires with 500 or more people assigned
500: Fires with the largest number of assigned personnel often require larger incident management team involvement. fires with personnel between 50 to 500 50-500: Greater complexity requires a higher number of personnel and potentially an incident management team. fires with less than 50 personnel 1-50: This number of personnel could indicate a smaller, less complex incident or one that is nearing the end of its primary response efforts. fire with no personnel reported Not Reported: New fires, smaller fires that are easier to contain, or fires that are near the end of their life cycle may not report the number of ‘personnel assigned’. This should in no way be taken as an indication that the fire is unstaffed or otherwise receiving no response. Prescribed fire Prescribed Fire: These fires are intentional and planned events. SOURCES
The 22 data layers used in this application can be found in ArcGIS Living Atlas:
Environmental Protection Agency – Ecoregions and Air Quality Current and Tomorrow National Aeronautics and Space Administration – MODIS and VIIRS National Weather Service – Temperature Forecast, Wind Speed, Weather Watches and Warnings US Department of Agriculture – Drought Monitor US Census – Census 2020 Redistricting Blocks and American Community Survey USDA Forest Service – Wildfire Burned Areas and Wildfire Hazard Potential USDA Forest Service FIA – Forest Type Groups and Predominant Major Forest Carbon Pools US Fish and Wildlife Service – Critical Habitat US Geological Survey – National Land Cover Database and Protected Areas Database Integrated Reporting of Wildland-Fire Information (IRWIN) – Wildfire Points National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) – Wildfire Perimeters Nature Serve – Imperiled Species Esri – 2022 Demographics and World Ecological Landforms This app was designed by Esri’s Calvin Manning, Emily Meriam, and Chris Ferner with support from Sean Breyer, Michael Dangermond, Gonzalo Espinoza-Davalos, James Sill, Jim Herries, and Dan Pisut.
This app is provided for informational purposes and is not monitored 24/7 for accuracy and currency and is licensed under the Esri Master License Agreement.