The Landscape GeoTIFF (landscape) file, a multi-band raster format, is commonly used by wildland fire behavior and fire effects models such as FARSITE and FlamMap. The bands of a landscape file store up to eight layers of LANDFIRE (LF) data that describe terrain, tree canopy, and surface fuel. The data type for all bands is 16-bit signed integer. Bands are interleaved by pixel. Eight bands are included in a landscape file: elevation, slope, aspect, fire behavior fuel model, tree canopy cover, canopy height, canopy base height, and canopy bulk density. Users can choose between the Anderson 13 or the Scott and Burgan 40 fire behavior fuel models. Users can specify Fire Behavior Fuel Models 13 (Anderson, 1982) or 40 (Scott and Burgan, 2005). In 2024, LANDFIRE transitioned from .LCP to GeoTIFF Landscape files
Access landscape files by selecting an area of interest then follow the steps below:
Select the Download Tool 
Select the Method to download product: Rectangle, Polygon, GeoJSON, Template
Select area of interest
Click the product version toggle in the data download tool panel to get a list of products for that version
If LF 2016 to present, click on the toggle for Surface and Canopy to locate landscape files
If LF 2014 and prior, landscape files will be shown after selecting the Fuel toggle
Select the checkbox for the landscape files to download
Enter your email
Click Download
Access landscape files by selecting an area of interest then follow the steps below:
Select the Download Tool
Select the Method to download product: Rectangle, Polygon, GeoJSON, Template
Select area of interest
Click the product version toggle in the data download tool panel to get a list of products for that version
If LF 2016 to present, click on the toggle for Surface and Canopy to locate landscape files
If LF 2014 and prior, landscape files will be shown after selecting the Fuel toggle
Select the checkbox for the landscape files to download
Enter your email
Click Download
Create landscape files by following these steps with the LANDFIRE Product Service (LFPS):
From the LFPS main site, select LFPS Form
Within the Layer List, indicate the eight products required for a landscape file, in the LANDFIRE version of choice, as denoted in the LFPS Product Table
Ex.) A LF 2023 CONUS product list would be: "ELEV2020; SLPD2020; ASP2020; 240FBFM40; 240CC; 240CH; 240CBD; 240CBH"
It's the users' choice whether FBFM40 or FBFM13 is used in creating the landscape file
Submit any further information desired, such as Area of Interest in (lat/long coordinates separated by a space)
Click 'Submit Job'
Create landscape files by following these steps with the LANDFIRE Product Service (LFPS):
From the LFPS main site, select LFPS Form
Within the Layer List, indicate the eight products required for a landscape file, in the LANDFIRE version of choice, as denoted in the LFPS Product Table
Ex.) A LF 2023 CONUS product list would be: "ELEV2020; SLPD2020; ASP2020; 240FBFM40; 240CC; 240CH; 240CBD; 240CBH"
It's the users' choice whether FBFM40 or FBFM13 is used in creating the landscape file
Submit any further information desired, such as Area of Interest in (lat/long coordinates separated by a space)
Click 'Submit Job'