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2015-present
The U.S. National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS) is used by all federal and most state fire management agencies for assessing seasonal fire severity across the nation. The application that hosts the NFDRS is the Washington Office Fire and… moreContact(s): Matt Jolly
2018-2019
Whitebark pine encroachment into lower elevation sagebrush grasslands in southwest Montana, USA
Projections for future whitebark pine habitat under changing climate conditions predominantly predict that the species will have a smaller ecological… moreContact(s): Sarah Flanary
2010-2014
Western spruce budworm outbreaks are often decades long in the interior West and defoliate extensive areas, which could give a visual impression that trees are dead and a serious fire hazard. However, their impact on fire behavior is poorly… moreContact(s): Russell Parsons
2023
Rocky Mountain Research Station and the Wildfire Crisis Strategy
The Yellowstone fires of 1988 are considered an early fire event signaling the rise of the wildfire crisis we are experiencing today. After building for decades, the crisis erupted… moreContact(s): Chris Stalling
2016-present
Wildfires burning in mesic mixed-conifer forests provide an opportunity to understand fire-induced tree mortality and subsequent regeneration dynamics.
The Grizzly and Tower wildfires burned on the Idaho Panhandle National Forest during the summer… moreContact(s): Sharon Hood
2008-present
Wildfire Hazard Potential* for the United States
The wildfire hazard potential (WHP) map is a raster geospatial product produced by the USDA Forest Service, Fire Modeling Institute that can help to inform evaluations of wildfire hazard or… moreContact(s): Greg Dillon
2008 - 2018
The wildfire hazard potential (WHP) map is a raster geospatial product produced by the USDA Forest Service, Fire Modeling Institute that can help to inform evaluations of wildfire hazard or prioritization of fuels management needs across very large… moreContact(s): Greg Dillon
2014-2019
The U.S. Forest Service has banned the use of exploding targets1 on land managed in much of the western U.S. because of reported association with wildfire ignitions2. Exploding targets are composed of two ingredients: ammonium nitrate (AN) and… moreContact(s): Mark Finney
2020-present
A quantitative wildfire risk assessment is underway for the sagebrush biome in the western US to inform investments in hazardous fuel treatments, including those intended to protect sage-grouse habitat.
Within the Great Basin alone, hundreds of… moreContact(s): Karen Short
2020-present
Wildfire Risk to Communities is a free, easy-to-use website with interactive maps, charts, and resources to help communities understand, explore, and reduce wildfire risk. The website was created by the USDA Forest Service under the direction of… moreContact(s): Greg Dillon
2015-2016
The communities of Island Park, ID, and West Yellowstone, MT, are situated just outside the western entrance to Yellowstone National Park amid grasslands, sagebrush, and aspen and conifer forests. As part of the broader interagency Cohesive Wildfire… moreContact(s): LaWen Hollingsworth, Russell Parsons
2008-2013
Airborne and Lidar Experiments for the Evaluation of Smoke Transport Models
Wildfires are a significant source of airborne pollutants. Smoke from wildfires has significant negative impacts on public health including increased physician visits,… moreContact(s): Shawn Urbanski
2018-2022
This work provides the first accounting of shooting-related wildfires in the U.S. based on empirical data. A newly approved fire-cause data standard should allow for better tracking into the future.
While not historically tracked for statistical… moreContact(s): Karen Short
2019-present
WildfireSAFE is designed to increase firefighter & fire manager situation awareness and enhance risk mitigation planning in wildland fire operations. It supports the greater interagency fire community in the planning, response, and recovery… moreContact(s): Matt Jolly
1990-present
The Wildland Fire Assessment System (WFAS) collects and displays fire danger information for the United States.
WFAS is currently based on weather observations taken at fire weather stations throughout the U.S. and entered into the Weather… moreContact(s): Matt Jolly
2005 - present
WFDSS is currently the only web-based application that allows interagency and interdepartmental fire staff to access a one-stop suite of decision support tools while being in compliance with policy, guidance, and documentation requirements. It is… moreContact(s): Sam Amato
2016-Present
Purpose: The WFIPS system is intended to conduct risk-based analysis of fire management activities and wildfire outcomes for alternative investments in Preparedness, Hazardous Fuels, and Large Fire Suppression. Analysis occurs at user-specified… moreContact(s): Mark Finney
2005-present
WindNinja is a computer program that computes spatially varying wind fields for wildland fire application.
See the WindNinja project website for more details.
Also, check out WindNinja-Mobile application.
Take a look at our WindNinja story map… moreContact(s): Jason Forthofer, Natalie Wagenbrenner
2016-Present
Take a look at our WindNinja story map to see a quick overview of WindNinja and WindNinja Mobile.
ESRI User Story: Missoula Fire Sciences Lab Launches New Wind Modeling Mobile App to Help Firefighters in the Field
ESRI ArcWatch: Fighting Fire with… moreContact(s): Jason Forthofer, Natalie Wagenbrenner
2002-2013
WindWizard is no longer supported by the Missoula Fire Sciences Lab as the underlying software is not readily available. Much of the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling within the WindWizard framework was added to the WindNinja software.… moreContact(s): Natalie Wagenbrenner
1999 - 2018
Diameter growth was examined on small diameter whitebark pine 20 years after silvicultural treatments were applied.
Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis Engelm.) forests play a prominent role throughout high-elevation ecosystems in the northern Rocky… moreContact(s): Sarah Flanary