2026 Wildland Fire Incident Locations to Date

The Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) Group provides authoritative geospatial data products under the interagency Wildland Fire Data Program. Hosted in the National Interagency Fire Center ArcGIS Online Organization (The NIFC Org), WFIGS provides both internal and public facing data, accessible in a variety of formats. This service contains all wildland fire incidents from the IRWIN (Integrated Reporting of Wildland Fire Information) integration service that meet the following criteria: Fire Discovery Date Time is in the year 2026. Categorized in the IRWIN (Integrated Reporting of Wildland Fire Information) integration service as a Wildfire (WF), Prescribed Fire (RX), or Incident Complex (CX) record Is Valid and not "quarantined" in IRWIN due to potential conflicts with other records No "fall-off" rules are applied to this service. Criteria were determined by an NWCG Geospatial Subcommittee task group. Data are refreshed from IRWIN every 5 minutes. Attributes: SourceOID The OBJECTID value of the source record in the source dataset providing the attribution. ABCDMisc A FireCode used by USDA FS to track and compile cost information for emergency IA fire suppression on A, B, C & D size class fires on FS lands. ADSPermissionState Indicates the permission hierarchy that is currently being applied when a system utilizes the UpdateIncident operation. ContainmentDateTime The date and time a wildfire was declared contained. ControlDateTime The date and time a wildfire was declared under control. CreatedBySystem ArcGIS Server Username of system that created the IRWIN Incident record. IncidentSize Reported for a fire. The minimum size is 0.1. DiscoveryAcres An estimate of acres burning when the fire is first reported by the first person to call in the fire. The estimate should include number of acres within the current perimeter of a specific, individual incident, including unburned and unburnable islands. DispatchCenterID A unique identifier for a dispatch center responsible for supporting the incident. EstimatedCostToDate The total estimated cost of the incident to date. FinalAcres Reported final acreage of incident. FinalFireReportApprovedByTitle The title of the person that approved the final fire report for the incident. FinalFireReportApprovedByUnit NWCG Unit ID associated with the individual who approved the final report for the incident. FinalFireReportApprovedDate The date that the final fire report was approved for the incident. FireBehaviorGeneral A general category describing how the fire is currently reacting to the influences of fuel, weather, and topography. FireBehaviorGeneral1 A more specific category further describing the general fire behavior (how the fire is currently reacting to the influences of fuel, weather, and topography). FireBehaviorGeneral2 A more specific category further describing the general fire behavior (how the fire is currently reacting to the influences of fuel, weather, and topography). FireBehaviorGeneral3 A more specific category further describing the general fire behavior (how the fire is currently reacting to the influences of fuel, weather, and topography). FireCause Broad classification of the reason the fire occurred identified as human, natural or unknown. FireCauseGeneral Agency or circumstance which started a fire or set the stage for its occurrence; source of a fire's ignition. For statistical purposes, fire causes are further broken into specific causes. FireCauseSpecific A further categorization of each General Fire Cause to indicate more specifically the agency or circumstance which started a fire or set the stage for its occurrence; source of a fire's ignition. FireCode A code used within the interagency wildland fire community to track and compile cost information for emergency fire suppression expenditures for the incident. FireDepartmentID The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has created a national database of Fire Departments. Most Fire Departments do not have an NWCG Unit ID and so it is the intent of the IRWIN team to create a new field that includes this data element to assist the National Association of State Foresters (NASF) with data collection. FireDiscoveryDateTime The date and time a fire was reported as discovered or confirmed to exist. May also be the start date for reporting purposes. FireMgmtComplexity The highest management level utilized to manage a wildland fire event. FireOutDateTime The date and time when a fire is declared out. FireStrategyConfinePercent Indicates the percentage of the incident area where the fire suppression strategy of "Confine" is being implemented. FireStrategyFullSuppPercent Indicates the percentage of the incident area where the fire suppression strategy of "Full Suppression" is being implemented. FireStrategyMonitorPercent Indicates the percentage of the incident area where the fire suppression strategy of "Monitor" is being implemented. FireStrategyPointZonePercent Indicates the percentage of the incident area where the fire suppression strategy of "Point Zone Protection" is being implemented. FSJobCode Specific to the Forest Service, code use to indicate the FS job accounting code for the incident. Usually displayed as 2 char prefix on FireCode. FSOverrideCode Specific to the Forest Service, code used to indicate the FS override code for the incident. Usually displayed as a 4 char suffix on FireCode. For example, if the FS is assisting DOI, an override of 1502 will be used. GACC "A code that identifies the wildland fire geographic area coordination center (GACC) at the point of origin for the incident. A GACC is a facility used for the coordination of agency or jurisdictional resources in support of one or more incidents within a geographic area." ICS209ReportDateTime The date and time of the latest approved ICS-209 report. ICS209ReportForTimePeriodFrom The date and time of the beginning of the time period for the current ICS-209 submission. ICS209ReportForTimePeriodTo The date and time of the end of the time period for the current ICS-209 submission. ICS209ReportStatus The version of the ICS-209 report (initial, update, or final). There should never be more than one initial report, but there can be numerous updates and multiple finals (as determined by business rules). IncidentManagementOrganization The incident management organization for the incident, which may be a Type 1, 2, or 3 Incident Management Team (IMT), a Unified Command, a Unified Command with an IMT, National Incident Management Organization (NIMO), etc. This field is null if no team is assigned. IncidentName The name assigned to an incident. IncidentShortDescription General descriptive location of the incident such as the number of miles from an identifiable town. IncidentTypeCategory The Event Category is a sub-group of the Event Kind code and description. The Event Category breaks down the Event Kind into more specific event categories. IncidentTypeKind A general, high-level code and description of the types of incidents and planned events to which the interagency wildland fire community responds. InitialLatitude The latitude of the initial reported point of origin specified in decimal degrees. InitialLongitude The longitude of the initial reported point of origin specified in decimal degrees. InitialResponseAcres An estimate of acres burning at the time of initial response (when the IC arrives and performs initial size up) The minimum size must be 0.1. The estimate should include number of acres within the current perimeter of a specific, individual incident, including unburned and unburnable islands. InitialResponseDateTime The date/time of the initial response to the incident (when the IC arrives and performs initial size up) IrwinID Unique identifier assigned to each incident record in IRWIN. IsFireCauseInvestigated Indicates if an investigation is underway or was completed to determine the cause of a fire. IsFSAssisted Indicates if the Forest Service provided assistance on an incident outside their jurisdiction. IsMultiJurisdictional Indicates if the incident covers multiple jurisdictions. IsReimbursable Indicates the cost of an incident may be another agency’s responsibility. IsTrespass Indicates if the incident is a trespass claim or if a bill will be pursued. IsUnifiedCommand Indicates whether the incident is being managed under Unified Command. Unified Command is an application of the ICS used when there is more than one agency with incident jurisdiction or when incidents cross political jurisdictions. Under Unified Command, agencies work together through their designated IC at a single incident command post to establish common objectives and issue a single Incident Action Plan. LocalIncidentIdentifier A number or code that uniquely identifies an incident for a particular local fire management organization within a particular calendar year. ModifiedBySystem ArcGIS Server username of system that last modified the IRWIN Incident record. PercentContained Indicates the percent of incident area that is no longer active. Reference definition in fire line handbook when developing standard. PercentPerimeterToBeContained Indicates the percent of perimeter left to be completed. This entry is appropriate for full suppression, point/zone protection, and confine fires, or any combination of these strategies. This entry is not used for wildfires managed entirely under a monitor strategy. (Note: Value is not currently being passed by ICS-209) POOCity The closest city to the incident point of origin. POOCounty The County Name identifying the county or equivalent entity at point of origin designated at the time of collection. POODispatchCenterID A unique identifier for the dispatch center that intersects with the incident point of origin. POOFips The code which uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents. The first two digits are the FIPS State code and the last three are the county code within the state. POOJurisdictionalAgency The agency having land and resource management responsibility for a incident as provided by federal, state or local law. POOJurisdictionalUnit NWCG Unit Identifier to identify the unit with jurisdiction for the land where the point of origin falls. POOJurisdictionalUnitParentUnit The unit ID for the parent entity, such as a BLM State Office or USFS Regional Office, that resides over the Jurisdictional Unit. POOLandownerCategory More specific classification of land ownership within land owner kinds identifying the deeded owner at the point of origin at the time of the incident. POOLandownerKind Broad classification of land ownership identifying the deeded owner at the point of origin at the time of the incident. POOLegalDescPrincipalMeridian The principal meridian of the legal description (section, township, range) of the incident at point of origin. POOLegalDescQtr The quarter section of the legal description (section, township, range) of the incident at point of origin. POOLegalDescQtrQtr The quarter/quarter section of the legal description (section, township, range) of the incident at point of origin. POOLegalDescRange The range of the legal description (section, township, range) of the incident at point of origin. POOLegalDescSection The section of the legal description (section, township, range) of the incident at point of origin. POOLegalDescTownship The township of the legal description (section, township, range) of the incident at point of origin. POOPredictiveServiceAreaID The predictive service area ID where the incidents point of origin is location. Predictive Service Areas (PSAs) are geographic areas of similar climate based on statistical correlation of Remote Automated Weather Stations (RAWS) data. POOProtectingAgency Indicates the agency that has protection responsibility at the point of origin. POOProtectingUnit "NWCG Unit responsible for providing direct incident management and services to a an incident pursuant to its jurisdictional responsibility or as specified by law, contract or agreement. Definition Extension: - Protection can be re-assigned by agreement. - The nature and extent of the incident determines protection (for example Wildfire vs. All Hazard.)" POOState The State alpha code identifying the state or equivalent entity at point of origin. PredominantFuelGroup The fuel majority fuel model type that best represents fire behavior in the incident area, grouped into one of seven categories. PredominantFuelModel Describes the types of fuel found within the incident area. PrimaryFuelModel The fuel model that best represents the primary carrier of the fire for the reporting period. SecondaryFuelModel The fuel model which best represents the secondary carrier of the fire for the reporting period. TotalIncidentPersonnel The total number of personnel assigned. Includes overhead, crewmembers, helicopter crewmember, engine crewmembers, camp crew people, etc. UniqueFireIdentifier Unique identifier assigned to each wildland fire. yyyy = calendar year, SSUUUU = POO protecting unit identifier (5 or 6 characters), xxxxxx = local incident identifier (6 to 10 characters) WFDSSDecisionStatus Indicates the state of the WFDSS decision and/or if a WFDSS decision has been approved for the incident. This information is helpful in resolving conflicts between incident records. OrganizationalAssessment The Organizational Assessment is part of the Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment (RCA) that was implemented by NWCG in January 2014, which guides Agency Administrators in their management organization selection, both in escalating and moderating situations. The Organizational Assessment can be compared with the current Incident Management Organization and many other incident level data elements over the life of the fire. It may not always match the current Incident Management Organization value. The authority for producing the Organizational Assessment lies with the incident commander (NWCG PMS-210), thus, the Organizational Assessment can change independent of the published decision. StrategicDecisionPublishDate The Decision Publish Date represents the date Agency Administrators published (approved) the Strategic Decision document. New decisions can be created and published at any time until the incident has been called out. CreatedOnDateTime_dt Date/time that the IRWIN Incident record was created. ModifiedOnDateTime_dt Date/time that the IRWIN Incident record was last modified. IsCpxChild Indicates whether the incident is part of a Complex or not. "0" for no, "1" for yes. CpxName The Incident Name of the Complex that is the parent of the incident. CpxID The IRWIN ID for the Complex record that is the parent of the incident. SourceGlobalID The GlobalID value of the source record in the source dataset