Wildfire Suppression Difficulty Index 90th Percentile 2025 (Image Service)

<div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'><span><span>Wildfire Suppression Difficulty Index (SDI) 97th Percentile is a rating of relative difficulty in performing fire control work under regionally appropriate fuel moisture and 20 mph uphill winds (@ 20 ft); Wildfire Suppression Difficulty Index (SDI) 90th Percentile is a rating of relative difficulty in performing fire control work under regionally appropriate fuel moisture and 15 mph uphill winds (@ 20 ft). Wildfire Suppression Difficulty Index (SDI) 80th Percentile is a rating of relative difficulty in performing fire control work under regionally appropriate fuel moisture and 10 mph uphill winds (@ 20 ft).</span></span></p><p><p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'><span><span>SDI factors in topography, fuels, expected fire behavior under prevailing conditions, fireline production rates in various fuel types with and without heavy equipment, and access via roads, trails, or cross-country travel. SDI does not account for standing snags or other overhead hazards to firefighters, so it is not a firefighter hazard map. It is only showing in relative terms where it is harder or easier to perform suppression work.</span></span></p></div></div></div></p>