Input Variable Maps Fire Statistics
209 Structures Lost (Number)![]() |
Cumulative structures lost 2002-2011 reported in 209 reports. |
209 Structures Lost (Rate)![]() |
Structures Lost per 1,000 Acres burned, based on 209 data and State and Fed incidents |
Accidental Area Burned![]() |
Mean annual area burned from unknown and accidental causes, normalized by area. |
Accidental Fire Incidents![]() |
Mean annual number of incidents from unknown and accidental causes, normalized by area |
Annual Average Reported Federal Incidents![]() |
Annual average of reported federal incidents (per 100 sq mi). |
Annual Average Reported NFIRS Incidents![]() |
Annual average of reported NFIRS incidents (per 100 sq mi). |
Annual Average Reported State Incidents![]() |
Annual average of reported state incidents (per 100 sq mi). |
Area Burned by Natural Ignitions![]() |
Area burned by fires started by natural causes, normalized by county area. |
Area Forested![]() |
Percent of county area with forested landcover. This variable was used as an input to the Landscape Classes. |
Community Clusters![]() |
Community cluster based on eight clusters. |
Estimated Prescribed Fire Activity![]() |
Estimated area burned in Rx fire, 2008-2011, based on hotspots and total area burned. Normalized by area. Units are log10[ac] per 100 sq mi. |
Federal 95th Percentile Fire Size![]() |
Federal 95th percentile fire size. |
Federal 99th Percentile Fire Size![]() |
Federal 99th percentile fire size. |
Federal Annual Average of Area Burned![]() |
Federal annual average of area burned per hundred square miles. |
Federal Fires of Concern (Count)![]() |
Federal Fires of Concern are fires that burned an area greater than 640 acres or that burned for a duration of at least 2 weeks. |
Federal Fires of Concern (Normalized)![]() |
FOC fires of concern normalized by area (# per 100 sq mi). |
Federal Median Fire Size![]() |
Federal median fire size. |
Forest Mechanical Treatment Potential![]() |
Sum of area available for mechanical treatment in forest. |
Forest Prescribed Fire Potential![]() |
Percent area available for prescribed fire in forested landscapes. |
Hotspot Density in Mixed Natural Areas![]() |
Hotspot density in mixed-natural areas. |
Hotspot Density in Natural Areas![]() |
Hotspot density in natural areas. |
Hotspots Within Wildfire Perimeter![]() |
Count of hotspots within a wildfire perimeter. |
Ignition Density![]() |
Maximum Number of reports per 100 sq. miles in a year. |
Incendiary (Arson) Area Burned![]() |
Mean annual area burned from incendiary causes, normalized by area. |
Incendiary (Arson) Fire Incidents![]() |
Mean annual number of incidents from incendiary causes, normalized by area. |
Index of 209 Structures Lost![]() |
Index of structures lost per are burned, calculated for each combo class |
Index of Area Burned![]() |
Index of area burned per unit area, calculated for each combo class |
Landscape Classes![]() |
Landscape resiliency class. |
Maximum Annual Acres Burned![]() |
Maximum area burned in a single year (2002-2011), all sources combined |
Maximum Annual Acres Burned (Normalized)![]() |
Maximum annual acres burned (2002-2011) and normalized by area. |
Maximum Fire Size Observed in Fire Occurrence Data Set![]() |
Maximum fire size observed in the Fire Occurrence Dataset |
Maximum Number of Fires![]() |
Maximum number of fires reported in a single year (2002-2011), all sources combined |
Mean Burn Probability![]() |
Burn Probability estimated from FSIM runs, 9-15-11 |
Mean Flame Intensity![]() |
Mean FIL estimated using FSIM. |
Modal Fire Regime Group![]() |
The historical Fire Regime Group with the highest occurrence for each county. |
Modal Hotspots![]() |
Landcover classification type with the most MODIS hotspots per county. |
Natural Fire Incidents![]() |
Mean annual number of incidents from natural causes, normalized by area. |
NFIRS 95th Pct Arrival Time![]() |
The 95th percentile arrival time for incidents reported in NFIRS. |
NFIRS 95th Percentile Fire Size![]() |
NFIRS 95th percentile fire size (reported in acres). |
NFIRS 99th Percentile Fire Size![]() |
NFIRS 99th percentile fire size (reported in acres). |
NFIRS Annual Average Area Burned![]() |
NFIRS Annual average of area burned per hundred square miles. |
NFIRS Buildings Involved![]() |
NFIRS Number of buildings involved. |
NFIRS Buildings Involved (Rate)![]() |
Number of buildings involved per 1000 acres, area burned as reported in NFIRS. |
NFIRS Fires of Concern (FOC) Area![]() |
NFIRS fires of concern due to size (100 ac or larger). |
NFIRS Fires of Concern (FOC) Arrival![]() |
NFIRS fires of concern due to arrival time (longer than 30 min). |
NFIRS Median Arrival Time![]() |
NFIRS median arrival time. |
NFIRS Median Containment Time![]() |
NFIRS median containment time. |
NFIRS Median Fire Size![]() |
NFIRS median fire size (reported in acres). |
NFP Fuel Treatments![]() |
Cumulative area treated by federal agencies, relative to county area. |
NFPORS Acres Treated![]() |
Sum of acres treated by the federal agencies and bureaus |
Non-forest Mechanical Treatment Potential![]() |
Sum of area available for mechanical treatment in non-forest. |
Non-forest Prescribed Fire Potential![]() |
Percent area available for prescribed fire in non-forested landscapes. |
Percent of Hotspots Within a Wildfire Perimeter![]() |
Percentage of hotspots within a wildfire perimeter. |
Percentage of Hotspots in PADUS Lands![]() |
Percentage of hotspots in PADUS lands. |
Prescribed Fire Potential (Forest and Non-forest)![]() |
Sum of area available for prescribed fire, forest and non-forest. |
State 95th Percentile Fire Size![]() |
State 95th percentile fire size (reported in acres). |
State 99th Percentile Fire Size![]() |
State 99th percentile fire size (reported in acres). |
State and Federal Area Burned![]() |
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State Annual Average Area Burned![]() |
State Annual average of area burned per hundred square miles. |
State Median Fire Size![]() |
State median fire size (reported in acres). |
Surface Fuel Clusters![]() |
Statistical clustering of LANDFIRE's Fuel Loading Model (FLM) surface fuel classification system. |
Total Hotspots![]() |
Total count of hotspots. |
Vegetation Clusters![]() |
Statistical clustering of LANDFIRE's existing vegetation types grouped by U.S. NVCS Subclass. |
Wildfire - Prescribed Fire Ratio![]() |
Ratio of area burned by wildfire and prescribed fire. Areas with lower values have a greater proportion of area burned by prescribed fire than wildfire and areas with higher values have a greater proportion of area burned by wildfire than by prescribed fire. wildfire-rx fire ratio = log10(area burned in wildfire) - log10(area treated with Rx fire) |