Module Descriptions

Each Module Description outlines a specific area of functionality in ROSS. Click each link to view one or more screen captures, its description, and data definitions.

Use the links on the left-hand navigation panel to learn more about this application.

https://rossweb.nwcg.gov/webapp/rossApp/WebStatusHTML

The Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO) has adopted the Federal Excess Property Management Information System (FEPMIS) as the automated property management system that will be used to provide accountability and management for property requisitioned through the Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Disposition Services 1033 Program.

The FIRESTAT application has been decommissioned as of 6/2/2021. Please use InForm Inspector to enter, finalize and certify final fire reports. For more information please contact your regional fire planner and visit the InForm project home page. A process for updating hisorical fire records is being worke on.

The Weather Information Management System (WIMS) is a comprehensive system that helps you manage weather information. WIMS serves as the host for the National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS), incorporating both the 1978 and 1988 fuel models.

WIMS, a web-based application, resides on a suite of servers known as FAMWEB. FAMWEB hosts all of the National Fire Applications at the USDA National Information Technology Center (NITC) in Kansas City. WIMS is available on a twenty-four hour basis.

WIMS allows you to retrieve weather information by providing:

Note: We have moved to a new RAWS website (https://raws.nifc.gov/). Please update your links.

There are nearly 2,200 interagency Remote Automatic Weather Stations (RAWS) strategically located throughout the United States. These stations monitor the weather and provide weather data that assists land management agencies with a variety of projects such as monitoring air quality, rating fire danger, and providing information for research applications.

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