BdyDesg Disaster Recovery Event: U.S. Forest Service Geospatial Polygons

BdyDesg Disaster Recovery Event is a geospatial feature layer created by the U.S. Forest Service. The data is compiled by the National Disaster Recovery Team from fire occurrence datasets, FEMA, and state and local assessments. Polygons are processed through intersections with geopolitical and administrative boundaries like states, counties, and forests.

Use Cases

• Mapping disaster event footprints based on processed fire perimeter and FEMA data.
• Analyzing disaster impacts on administrative units based on intersections with forest and regional boundaries.
• Assessing spatial overlap of recovery events with congressional districts for policy analysis.
• Integrating multi-source disaster data for regional recovery planning.

Strengths

• Data originates from authoritative sources including the U.S. Forest Service, FEMA, and state agencies.
• Polygons are processed with intersections for multiple boundary types, likely adding analytical context.
• License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse with attribution.

Limitations

• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Forest Service, via the USDA Enterprise Data Inventory and data.gov.

Collection Method

Spatial data collected by the National Disaster Recovery Team from unit points of contact, fire occurrence and perimeter datasets, FEMA, and state/local assessments.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:10:12; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the United States, with processing against states, counties, congressional districts, regions, and forests.