Texas Community Wildfire Exposure Index from Geospatial Analysis

Supplying a wildfire exposure index for Texas communities, created by combining federally modeled wildfire hazard data with local population concentration. The analysis identifies areas where people and wildfire danger overlap to prioritize low-cost mitigation efforts. The dataset was authored by Shivani Narang and last updated in February 2026.

Use Cases

• Rank communities using the exposure index to allocate wildfire mitigation resources.
• Analyze the correlation between federally modeled wildfire hazard data and population concentration for risk assessment.
• Identify geographic hotspots where wildfire danger and local population concentration overlap for targeted planning.
• Support community-level actions by mapping the exposure index to guide pre-fire season interventions.

Strengths

• Data is derived from authoritative federally modeled wildfire hazard data.
• Analysis focuses on the specific geography of Texas communities.
• Dataset was updated in February 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• The specific number of communities or rows in the dataset is unknown.
• Underlying data sources and their temporal coverage are not specified.
• The methodology for creating the exposure index may require domain expertise to interpret.

Provenance

Source

Texas Data Repository Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Geospatial analysis combining federally modeled wildfire hazard data with local population concentration.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-02-16.

Geography

Texas, United States