Interagency Fuel Treatment Decision Support System (IFTDSS): Facilitating Fuels Planning for All

Event Details

Nov 5 2020, 11am - 12pm

2020-2021 Seminar Series

Nicole Vaillant, Fire Application Specialist, USFS, Wildland Fire RD&A

The Interagency Fuels Treatment Decision Support System (IFTDSS) is a web-based application designed to make fuels treatment planning and analysis more efficient and effective. IFTDSS provides access to data and models, all in one place, through one user interface. It is available to all interested users, regardless of agency or organizational affiliation. IFTDSS is available at: https://iftdss.firenet.gov

IFTDSS is designed to address the planning needs of users with a variety of skills, backgrounds, and needs. A simple and intuitive interface provides the ability to model fire behavior across an area of interest under a variety of weather conditions and easily generate downloadable maps, graphs, and tables of model results.

IFTDSS is continually undergoing development to add more functionality to meet users’ needs and requests. In the past year we have focused on and released Exposure Analysis and Quantitative Wildfire Risk Assessment. In December 2020 a new model, MTT Fire Spread (Short-Term), will be released. The next focus will be on comparison tools to compare up to five outputs to aid in Burn Plan writing and NEPA planning. Starting with comparing weather.

Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory

Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS)
Fire, Fuel, and Smoke Science (FFS) Program

Interagency Fuel Treatment Decision Support System (IFTDSS): Facilitating Fuels Planning for All