Wildfire Mitigation Plans | GIS for Wildland Fire Risk Reduction

Implement risk reduction plans with GIS

Successful fuel management plans blend wildfire mitigation practices and community priorities. Use GIS-based apps to report data in real time and make maps that convey information to decision-makers and the public. Map-based dashboards give leaders a holistic view of public sentiment and program metrics to guide plans that meet community needs and reduce risk.

Mitigate wildland fire risk with location intelligence

Reduce fuels
Create defensible space
Optimize prescribed fires

Create fuels reduction strategies

ArcGIS helps agencies define project boundaries, identify vegetation to be removed, monitor fuels reduction progress, and quantify the effectiveness of mitigation efforts. Spatial insights help firefighters save communities and the environment from the negative impacts of wildland fire.

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Enhance fire defense and home resilience

Communities must create areas where firefighters can safely defend homes. With ArcGIS, agencies can use mobile field data collection applications to assess the conditions of residences at risk, identify mitigation actions needed to increase defensible space, and record recommended home hardening actions that increase a structure's resiliency to wildland fire.

Optimize prescribed fires and impact analysis

ArcGIS helps agency staff determine where to conduct prescribed fires on the landscape while considering fuel type, topography, wildlife habitat, and weather conditions. Fire managers can use spatial analysis to forecast how a prescribed fire will behave under a variety of conditions, view the impact of the resultant smoke on communities, and achieve the greatest benefit.

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100 years of wildfire: GIS-ification

This blog looks at 100 years of California wildfires aggregated into 100-square-mile cells.

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A vital tool for forest management

James E. Hubbard, the deputy chief for state and private forestry for the US Forest Service, believes that GIS is the key to forest management.

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Forest Management with Esri

Esri technology gives you the flexibility to respond quickly to today's challenges and the power to effectively manage your forest for years to come.

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Solutions for wildland fire fuel management

Conservation Easement Monitoring

Staff can use the Conservation Easement Monitoring solution to routinely inspect conservation easements and monitor programs.

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Environmental Analysis

Used to evaluate and understand environmental impacts of proposed development projects and solicit feedback from stakeholders.

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Conservation Outreach

Helps you capture conflicts between humans and wildlife, manage the resolution, and monitor outreach activities in and around protected areas.

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Implement risk reduction plans with GIS

Mitigate wildland fire risk with location intelligence

Create fuels reduction strategies

Enhance fire defense and home resilience

Optimize prescribed fires and impact analysis

100 years of wildfire: GIS-ification

A vital tool for forest management

Forest Management with Esri

Solutions for wildland fire fuel management

Conservation Easement Monitoring

Environmental Analysis

Conservation Outreach

Wildland fire strategies

Preparedness

Mitigation

Response

Recovery

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Disaster Response Program (DRP)

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