Fire Program Analysis

Technical Information

• Data Collection Spreadsheets/Workbooks Two Excel workbook zipfiles can be downloaded to help system users collect data required by the FPA system. The zipfiles contain sample preparedness and fuels workbooks and instructions. Please note: This data cannot be uploaded directly to the FPA system.
  • preparedness workbook
  • fuels workbook

• Large Airtanker Base Location Data (XLS)
  

• FPU Desert Research Institute Weather Data (XLS - full list and organized by FPU

• Historical Analysis (PCHA1.2) Information (GA-06) (PDF 87 KB)

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Resource Production Rates

The initial fire line production rates found on the attached worksheets are based on the National Wildfire Coordinating Group's fire line production rates as found in NWCG 3 PMS 410-1. In some cases FPA has combine fire resource types into one producer type category. In other cases such as airboats, an interpolation was made from dozer production rates. Pump and roll production rates were obtained from Bureau of Land Management

• Fire Line Production Rates 12/18/2008 (xls)
  

Latest Information

• Quarterly Status Reports
• Newsletters
• TechNews
• Interagency Memos and Attachments
• National Fire Planning Unit (FPU) Boundary Map (12/31/2008 - PDF)
• FPU Deployment Wave Order (JPG MAP)Glossary

How To ...

• Create an FPU charter (DOC)
• Create an FWA shapefile
• Request an FPA user profile (DOC)

Management Advisory Team

• Team members

• Management Advisory Team Desk Guide