Utah Hazard Planning Dashboard

Daily graphs of temperature, relative humidity and windspeed/direction for rural sites in forested regions of Utah. Monthly graph of precipitation for each site. Data from sites in Northern Utah, Richfield, Color Country, the Uinta Basin and Moab are presented. Current fire weather forecasts (fire weather watch and red flag warning) are shown on an interactive map of Utah. Click on each watch or warning for additional information. Information is provided by the NOAA National Weather Service Salt Lake City Weather Forecasting Office.

Current fire weather forecasts (fire weather watch and red flag warning) are shown on an interactive map of Utah. Click on each watch or warning for additional information. Forecasts from the NOAA National Weather Service.

This Utah mapping tool that depicts wildfire hazard and many parameters that help understand wildfire risk. There is a public and professional version of the tool. Both versions are useful, but sign up for an account to use the professional version; there are more available map layers and tools. Information is provided by the Utah Department of Natural Resources.

There are two main ways to view information on the map. On the top left of the page, there are three tabs; Assess Your Location, Map Themes and Assess Your Location. 1. Assess Your Location. The map shows either wildfire threat  or wildfire intensity for the entire state and a specific location. The black circle with a black dot marks the location where location-specific wildfire or threat is given. Use the cursor to move the location and the + of – icons at the top right of the page to zoom in. On the left side of the page, the wildfire threat or intensity is listed with a detailed description of the threat or intensity level. 2. Map Themes. This function allows the selection of different map layers which are displayed on the left side of the page. There are several categories of layers. Click on a layer to view it and only one layer can be selected at a time. Click on the  icon to view a description of the layer. Reference layers, at the bottom left, such as county boundaries can be selected. Some categories that may be useful to planning include wildfire, value impacts and historical fire occurrence. Click on the  icon to view two map layers at once.

The Monitoring Burn Severity Trends database provides geospatial data about the location and extent of burned area in the western United States since 1984. To view data, click on the Get Data Via Interactive Viewer. 1. At the top of the page, select Utah from the drop-down tab in Step 2. 2. Select the date range in Step 3 and the type of fire in Step 4. 3. Red areas on the map indicate wildfire burned areas and clicking on the fire shows a list of all fires at the bottom of the page. 4. GIS shape files of individual fires can be downloaded by selecting a fire at the bottom and using the Download tab.

Information is provided by the U.S. Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service.

Click on the top left panel to view the map “Communities at Risk to Wildland Fire in Utah.” The map shows yellow, orange and red dots to denote different levels of fire risk in Utah communities. Click on a dot on the map to view more specific information on a community’s wildfire risk. Wildfire risk is listed as a score from 0-12 based on four factors: fire occurrence, fire fuels hazard, property values and fire protection capability. Information is provided by the Utah Division Forestry, Fire and State Lands.

This mapping tool presents wildfire risks for the entire country with a focus on risks to homes. At the top right of the page, there are four tabs:  Risk to Homes, Exposure Type, Wildfire Likelihood and Vulnerable Populations. At the top left on the map, there is a tab to show all lands  or show populated areas only. On the Risk to Homes tab, the scatter graph on the left shows how Utah ranks amongst states in terms of Wildfire consequence and Wildfire likelihood. Developed by the US Forest Service.

This tool creates a dashboard that shows the number of extreme fire danger days and fuel moisture for the 1990s and projected values for the 2025s (2010–2039), 2055s (2040–2069) and 2085s (2070–2099).    1. Click on the Choose location box in the top left of the page. 2. Enter a place under GeoLocation, move the red marker, or enter coordinates to choose the location. Then click Set location. 3. Under Choose Data, slect either Fire Danger (Summer/Fall) or Fire Danger (Winter/Spring) under the Dashboard tab. Under the Future Scenario tab choose a Lower Emission or Higher Emission scenario. Under summer temperature, the average high, average low and extreme high temperatures are shown.

Projections are provided by the Climate Toolbox based at the University of California-Merced and in partnership with several other organizations.