Products are released every year based on the following fire seasons:
Overview Area | Season | Region | Date Range |
Early Spring | Southwest | Feb 1 - April 20 | |
Spring | Southwest Northern Great Basin |
Feb 1 - May 20 | |
Summer | Southwest Northern Great Basin Northern |
Feb 1 - Jun 20 | |
Fall | Southwest | Feb 1 - Sep 20 |
Starting in 2017, Seasonal MoD-FIS has provided adjusted fuel model (Scott and Burgan 2005) map data in the Great Basin and Southwest regions based on season specific assessments of herbaceous cover acquired from a comparison of current year Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Web-enabled Landsat Data (WELD). NDVI values quantify the density of vegetation greenness. Higher NDVIs indicate the presence of more live “green” vegetation, while lower values indicate less live or “brown” vegetation (either not present or dry/dead). These values can fluctuate throughout the fire season and substantially affect fuel availability.
MoD-FIS Resources
MoD-FIS Comprehensive PlanMoD-FIS Schedule
FVC Attribute Data Dictionary
FVH Attribute Data Dictionary
FBFM40 Attribute Data Dictionary
Comma separated value (CSV) files can be found in the LF Library.
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