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.  Development to include fire danger rating in the application continues.

​​Click to view Transition Materials from WIMS to FEMS!! 

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 development and enhancements will continue over the next few years. Version 3.2 is now live, featuring mapping for Fire Danger, Field Sample (Live Fuels), and RAWS/ASOS weather stations. View the release notice here: FEMS 3.2 Release Notice. FEMS 3.2 includes the following functionality:

• An interactive user interface with maps, tables and charts which displays Fire Danger Outputs, Live Fuel Moisture, and Weather information
  • These datasets include:
    • The full history of archived observations from the legacy fuel moisture database.
    • Fire Danger outputs for the Period of Record for RAWS
    • Historical, current and forecast weather observations
• Fire Danger Outputs are now available.
  • NFDR inputs are now catalog based.
  • Fire Danger outputs are now available through the download page with hourly or daily maximum options. 

Additional future development will add accessibility to API, enhanced charts and analysis capabilities along with an expanded weather network.

WIMS, the Weather Information Management System, remains operational and will continue to be the official system for applying NFDRS to weather data until October 1st, 2025 when FEMS will replace WIMS as the official system for NFDRS.

Click to provide Feedback or Report and Error/Bug on the FEMS website.