Updated: 05-28-2024

The charts below depict historic 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+.


Energy Release Component (Fuel Model Y)

ERC SW-01

ERC SW-01 Interactive Chart


ERC SW-02

ERC SW-02 Interactive Chart


ERC SW-03

ERC SW-03 Interactive Chart


ERC SW-04

ERC SW-04 Interactive Chart


ERC SW-05

ERC SW-05 Interactive Chart


ERC SW-06N

ERC SW-06N Interactive Chart


ERC SW-06S

ERC SW-06S Interactive Chart


ERC SW-07

ERC SW-07 Interactive Chart


ERC SW-08

ERC SW-08 Interactive Chart


ERC SW-09

ERC SW-09 Interactive Chart


ERC SW-10

ERC SW-10 Interactive Chart


ERC SW-11

ERC SW-11 Interactive Chart


ERC SW-12

ERC SW-12 Interactive Chart


ERC SW-13

ERC SW-13 Interactive Chart


ERC SW-14N

ERC SW-14N Interactive Chart

Burning Index (Fuel Model Y)

BI SW-01

BI SW-01 Interactive Chart


BI SW-02

BI SW-02 Interactive Chart


BI SW-03

BI SW-03 Interactive Chart


BI SW-04

BI SW-04 Interactive Chart


BI SW-05

BI SW-05 Interactive Chart


BI SW-06N

BI SW-06N Interactive Chart


BI SW-06S

BI SW-06S Interactive Chart


BI SW-07

BI SW-07 Interactive Chart


BI SW-08

BI SW-08 Interactive Chart


BI SW-09

BI SW-09 Interactive Chart


BI SW-10

BI SW-10 Interactive Chart


BI SW-11

BI SW-11 Interactive Chart


BI SW-12

BI SW-12 Interactive Chart


BI SW-13

BI SW-13 Interactive Chart


BI SW-14N

BI SW-14N Interactive Chart


Other SW Fire Danger Information Resources:

Email Mike Crimmins with questions and/or suggestions.

Climate Science Applications Program - University of Arizona Cooperative Extension

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