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Hide Section UI Changes Continue

The WFDSS development team is about halfway through the changes to the user interface, and hopes to have these changes completed by the end of May. In the meantime, you may experience some bugs in the new map-centric interface. Please report them using the feedback link in the WFDSS application.

Once the user interface is stabilized, the team will focus its efforts on refining the business process for the application. Expect significant changes in functionality over the course of the summer and fall.

Check the website often for news and updates about the WFDSS project.

Hide Section LANDFIRE Rapid Refresh Data Available to WFDSS Users

By June 2008, the LANDFIRE team plans to provide updated GIS layers for the western continental United States. As the data become available, WFDSS users will be able to select between the existing LANDFIRE data and the Rapid Refresh data when setting up an analysis.

The following data layers are affected:

  • Existing Vegetation Type (EVT)
  • Existing Vegetation Height (EVH)
  • Existing Vegetation Cover (EVC)
  • Forest Canopy Base Height (CBH)
  • Forest Canopy (stand) Height (CH)
  • Forest Canopy Cover (CC)
  • Forest Canopy Bulk Density
  • 13 Anderson (1982) Fire Behavior Fuel Models (FBFM)
  • 40 Scott/Burgen (2005) Fire Behavior Fuel Models (FBFM)

For more information about the Rapid Refresh, go to http://www.landfire.gov/updatedproducts_overview.php.

Hide Section June Webinars Being Scheduled for Fire Behavior Specialists

The WFDSS team is planning a series of webinars for the week of June 9-13, 2008 that will demo the new fire behavior models:

  • Basic Fire Behavior (formerly FlamMap)
  • Short-term Fire Projections (using the minimum travel time method)
  • Improvements to the Fire Spread Probability Tool (formerly FSPro)

Check back periodically for updates on times and dates for these webinars.