Spatial Wildfire Occurrence Data for the United States, 1992-2018

Forest Service Research and Development collected and funded this archive of wildfire data. It likely contains geospatial records of fire incidents across the United States over a 26-year period. The data is preserved and shared by the Rocky Mountain Research Station.

Use Cases

• Predict wildfire risk based on historical spatial occurrence patterns
• Analyze temporal trends in wildfire frequency and size over a 26-year period
• Model fire spread and environmental impact based on geospatial features
• Assess forest management and policy effectiveness using long-term research data

Strengths

• Data spans a 26-year period (1992-2018), providing long-term trends
• Spatial coverage includes the entire United States
• Data is collected and funded by a federal research agency (Forest Service R&D)

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Forest Service Research and Development (FS R&D), U.S. Department of Agriculture

Collection Method

Research data collected and/or funded by FS R&D

Time Range

1992-2018

Geography

United States