MTBS

MONITORING TRENDS IN BURN SEVERITY (MTBS) IS A MULTIAGENCY PROGRAM DESIGNED TO CONSISTENTLY MAP THE BURN SEVERITY AND PERIMETERS OF FIRES ACROSS ALL LANDS OF THE UNITED STATES FROM 1984 AND BEYOND....

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MTBS Maps

PRESCRIBED FIRE PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN FOREST AND ECOSYSTEM HEALTH. MTBS MAPS BOTH WILDFIRES AND PRESCRIBED FIRES THAT MEET DEFINED FIRE THRESHOLDS OF 1,000 ACRES IN THE WESTERN US AND 500 ACRES IN THE EASTERN US...

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MTBS Burn Severity Data

MTBS BURN SEVERITY DATA ARE USED TO ASSESS THE IMPACTS TO LANDSCAPE HEALTH AND CAN BE USED TO MONITOR TRENDS IN WILDFIRE OVER TIME....

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MTBS Data Explorer

THE NEW MTBS DATA EXPLORER IS A WEB APP THAT GIVES USERS THE ABILITY TO ANALYZE MTBS DATA OUTSIDE OF A DESKTOP GIS....

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MTBS Contact

IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH MTBS DATA OR HAVE SUGGESTIONS OF HOW IT COULD BE IMPROVED…...

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) is an interagency program whose goal is to consistently map the burn severity and extent of large fires across all lands of the United States from 1984 to present. This includes all fires 1000 acres or greater in the western United States and 500 acres or greater in the eastern Unites States. The extent of coverage includes the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

Search Data
Search Data
Via Interactive Viewer

Visualize MTBS burned area boundary and burn severity data as well as filter and download MTBS datasets....

Get Data
Get Data
Via Direct Download

Select and download fire level and state/national MTBS datasets as well as access MTBS web map services....

Analyze Data
Analyze Data
Via Data Explorer

Dynamically view and explore MTBS data and conduct customized analyses and summaries....

Data Availability
Data Availability
Availability and Release Schedule

Access information on the anticipated release dates for new or revised MTBS data....