FireGuard Polygons (YTD)

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Description

This is the FireGuard layer shared within the NIFC org and contains all FireGuard detections within the current calendar year in a polygon format. This is a view only internal layer and cannot be edited.

FireGuard provides nationwide near-real time detection and monitoring spatial information from multiple sources on wildfires, RX burns, and new heat detections. The data should be used to gain an overall understanding of fire behavior such as rates of spread and intensity. FireGuard data can be provided every 10 minutes and can provide the general size of a fire based on detected heat as well as display current weather conditions. This service is provided via the National Guard, Federal, and State Analysts.

FireGuard does not offer fire mapping level accuracy and should NOT be used as a mapping tool, nor a tactical tool. The data should not be used as an indicator to assign resources to tactical operations.

For those working for the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), the FireGuard description may be viewed via NIFC's FireGuard Description page (NIFC credentials required to view).

Terms of Use: Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of Interior, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the National Interagency Fire Center, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, shall be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. These data and related graphics (i.e. GIF or JPG format files) are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistent within the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of Interior, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the National Interagency Fire Center, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of any data described and/or contained herein. No warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the utility of the data on other systems for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data.