Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2013 [FPA_FOD_20150323]

Metadata:

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0

Longitude_Resolution: 0

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

This data publication contains a database along with a supplemental file containing source information. The database is available in 4 different formats (ACCDB, GDB, PGD, or SQLite), which are all available as separate downloads. Below is a description of the files and their content.

\Supplements\FPA_FOD_source_list.pdf:
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\FPA_FOD_20150323.accdb,
\Data\FPA_FOD_20150323.gdb,
\Data\FPA_FOD_20150323.pgd,
\Data\FPA_FOD_20150323.sqlite:
The database for this data publication is available as a Microsoft Access (accdb), ESRI ArcGIS geodatabase (gdb), PostgreSQL (pgd), or SQLite (sqlite) file. All formats contain the same two entities (Fires and NWCG_UnitIDActive_20120305) and associated attributes:


Fires: Table including wildfire data for the period of 1992-2013 compiled from US federal, state, and local reporting systems.

FOD_ID = Global unique 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 (included in the full data publication download), 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, INTERAGCY = Interagency Organization, NPS = National Park Service, ST/C&L = State 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_INCIDENT_NUMBER = Incident (event) identifier, from the ICS-209 report.

ICS_209_NAME = Name of the incident, from the ICS-209 report.

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.

STAT_CAUSE_CODE = Code for the (statistical) cause of the fire.

STAT_CAUSE_DESCR = Description of the (statistical) cause of the fire.

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 = 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 expenditures (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_CODE = Code for 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 = 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 = Three-digit code from the Federal Information Process Standards (FIPS) publication 6-4 for representation of counties and equivalent entities.

FIPS_NAME = County name from the FIPS publication 6-4 for representation of counties and equivalent entities.


NWCG_UnitIdActive_20120305: Look-up table containing all NWCG identifiers for agency units that were active (i.e., valid) as of 5 March 2012, 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 (NA=National, IN=International, AK=Alaska, CA=California, EA=Eastern Area, GB=Great Basin, NR=Northern Rockies, NW=Northwest, RM=Rocky Mountain, SA=Southern Area, and SW=Southwest).

Gacc = Two-letter code for the Geographic Area Coordination Center in which the unit is located or primarily affiliated with (FC=National Interagency Coordination Center, AK=Alaska Interagency Coordination Center, NO=Northern California Area Coordination Center, SO=Southern California Coordination Center, EA=Eastern Area Coordination Center, EB=Eastern Great Basin Coordination Center, WB=Western Great Basin Coordination Center, NR=Northern Rockies Coordination Center, NW=Northwest Area Coordination Center, RM=Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center, SA=Southern Area Coordination Center, and SW=Southwest Area Coordination Center).

WildlandRole = Role of the unit within the wildland fire community.

UnitType = Type of unit (e.g., federal, state, local).

Department = Department to which the unit belongs (DOD=Department of Defense, DOE=Department of Energy, DOL=Department of Labor, DHHS=Department of Health and Human Services, NASA=National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NHS=National Homeland Security, TNC=The Nature Conservancy, Tribe=Tribe, TVA=Tennessee Valley Authority, USDA=Department of Agriculture, USDC=Department of Commerce, USDI=Department of Interior, AK=Alaska, AL=Alabama, AR=Arkansas, AZ=Arizona, CA=California, CO=Colorado, CT=Connecticut, DC=District of Columbia, DE=Delaware, FL=Florida, GA=Georgia, HI=Hawaii, IA=Iowa, 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, ND=North Dakota, NE=Nebraska, NH=New Hampshire, NJ=New Jersey, NM=New Mexico, NV=Nevada, NY=New York, OH=Ohio, OK=Oklahoma, OR=Oregon, PA=Pennsylvania, RI=Rhode Island, SC=South Carolina, SD=South Dakota, TN=Tennessee, TX=Texas, UT=Utah, VA=Virginia, VT=Vermont, WA=Washington, WI=Wisconsin, WV=West Virginia, WY=Wyoming, AS=American Samoa, FM=Federated States of Micronesia, GU=Guam, MH=Marshall Islands, MP=Northern Mariana Islands, PR=Puerto Rico, PW=Palau, UM=U.S. Minor Outlying Islands, VI=Virgin Islands of the U.S.).

Agency = Agency to which the unit belongs (BIA=Bureau of Indian Affairs, BLM=Bureau of Land Management, BOR=Bureau of Reclamation, DOD=Department of Defense, DOE=Department of Energy, FAA=Federal Aviation Administration, FEMA=Federal Emergency Management Agency, FS=Forest Service, FWS=Fish & Wildlife Service, NASA=National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NSA=National Nuclear Security Administration, NPS=National Park Service, NWS=National Weather Service, NBC=National Business Center, TVA=Tennesse Valley Authority, USAF=United States Air Force, USA=United States Army, USACE=United States Army Corps of Engineers, USCG=United States Coast Guard, USGS=Geological Survey, USN=United States Navy, AG=Air Guard, APHIS=Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, FFC=Bureau of Forest Fire Control, DOA=Department of Agriculture, DOC=Department of Conservation, DC=Department of Corrections, DOF=Department of Forestry, DL=Department of Lands, DMA=Department of Military Affairs, DNR=Department of Natural Resources, DNRF=Department of Natural Resources Forest Service, DNRC=Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, DFE=Division of Forest Environment, DFR=Division of Forest Resources, DVF=Division of Forestry, DFF=Division of Forestry Fire & State Lands, DFL=Division of Forests and Land, FFP=Forest Fire Protection, FFS=Forest Fire Service, FR=Forest Rangers, FC=Forestry Commission, HQ=Headquarters, NG=National Guard, OES=Office of Emergency Services, OF=Office of Forestry, SFS=State Forest Service, SF=State Forestry, SP=State Parks, C&L=County & Local, CDF=California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection, JC=Job Corps).

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.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Short, K. 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

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20230809

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory

Contact_Person: Karen C. Short

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory

Address: 5775 US Hwy 10 W

City: Missoula

State_or_Province: MT

Postal_Code: 59808

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 406-329-4800

Contact Instructions: This contact information was current as of original publication date. For current information see Contact Us page on: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS.

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999