Data Download Instructions Select a Product Select a region Select area of interest Select bounding box area Refine by state, county, or watershed using the select on map or select from list tools Set the period of interest Filter by fire type if desired Expand the Data Bundle Download panel at the bottom, refine your data selection (if needed), enter your email address and select the ...

This interagency portal provides comprehensive access to federal burn severity mapping data and field assessment data. Information about the various burn severity mapping programs and access to current and historical data products are provided.

Dec 30, 2024 · The BARC provides a preliminary estimate of burn severity used by BAER teams to assess post-fire conditions, develop a Soil Burn Severity (SBS) product, and create a BAER emergency response plan with prescribed treatments for implementation.

Sep 17, 2024 · Learn more about the Undersized Fire Mapping Project. BAER: Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) teams examine burned areas immediately after a fire to develop a plan to stabilize the landscape and mitigate hazards. A preliminary estimate of soil burn severity helps with these efforts.

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MTBS consistently maps the location, extent and severity of all large fires occurring in the United States from 1984 to present. Temporally and spatially comprehensive data provided by MTBS supports a variety of policy and resource management information needs.

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The burn severity map, also called a Burned Area Reflectance Classification (BARC) map, is created using digital image processing techniques developed by USGS, USFS, and other scientists. The BARC is a preliminary soil burn severity map that is field validated and refined by the BAER team.

Jul 28, 2023 · Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) is a multi-year project designed to consistently map the burn severity and perimeters of fires across all lands of the United States from 1984 to present.

Mar 31, 2025 · Burn bans remain in effect for North and South Carolina, where multiple wildfires have caused road closures and evacuations. Dry conditions and downed trees from Hurricane Helene have fueled the fires.