Southwest U.S. NFDRS Charts
Updated: 11-17-2024
The charts below depict realtime and forecasted values of two standard fire danger indices part of the National Fire Danger Rating System: Energy Release Component and Burning Index. Charts are updated each evening using NFDRS data from the Weather Information Management System and plotted against climatological information generated for each Southwest Predictive Service Area by FireFamily+. (Archived plots from past years can be found at: SW NFDRS Archive.)
Energy Release Component (Fuel Model Y)
Burning Index (Fuel Model Y)
Other SW Fire Danger Information Resources:
- Energy Release Component Charts - Southwest Coordination Center
- Burn Period Tracker - University of Arizona
- Fire Weather Outlooks - NOAA-SPC
- Fire Potential Outlook - NIFC
- Fuels and Fire Danger - NIFC
- Fire Danger Rating - USFS-WFAS
Email Mike Crimmins with questions and/or suggestions.
