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.