FEMS

FEMS - Fire Environment Mapping System - Weather and Fire Danger in One Location

The FEMS application now includes an upgraded weather dataset and a new mapping system. Click on the Alerts link for information about the latest release.  Development to include fire danger rating in the application continues.

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FEMS is a wildland fire IT application which supports wildland fire preparedness and decision-making with better access to fire environment datasets and online analysis tools than the applications it is designed to replace, including WIMS and NFMD. The FEMS application's initial development will continue over the next few years. Version 3.0 is now live, featuring 1) a conversion from the initial Keppler map to a new ArcMap mapping system, and 2) data integrity upgrades for the weather dataset. View the release notice here: FEMS 3.0 Release Notice. FEMS 3.0 includes the following functionality:

• An interactive user interface with maps, tables and charts which displays RAWS weather.
  • These datasets include the full history of archived observations for each RAWS.
  • Additionally, 7-day hourly forecast of weather (provided by NOAA).
• Field Sample Database replaces the National Fuel Moisture Database (NFMD).

Additional future development will integrate NFDRS outputs to replace WIMS functionality.

WIMS, the Weather Information Management System, remains operational during FEMS development. WIMS will continue to be the official system for applying NFDRS to weather data until the WIMS Replacement Release of FEMS is operational and ready for the transition.