USGS expands access to wildfire burn-severity data
The agency says its portal update adds map revisions, fire datasets and new direct-download options.
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- The 2026 third-quarter release includes data for 315 MTBS fires, 25 BAER fires and 67 RAVG datasets.
The portal provides wildfire mapping data for response and analysis, according to the USGS.
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The USGS says the release also reissued earlier maps and datasets to improve consistency and address issues. It expanded direct downloads for several fire-mapping projects.
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New Improvements to Burn Severity Portal Announced
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USGS expands access to wildfire burn-severity data
- U.S. Geological SurveyNew Improvements to Burn Severity Portal AnnouncedSource: U.S. Geological Survey · U.S. Geological Survey 2026 · Oct 21, 2026 (UTC)
The agency says its portal update adds map revisions, fire datasets and new direct-download options.
- U.S. Geological SurveyNew Improvements to Burn Severity Portal AnnouncedSource: U.S. Geological Survey · U.S. Geological Survey 2026 · Oct 21, 2026 (UTC)
The 2026 third-quarter release includes data for 315 MTBS fires, 25 BAER fires and 67 RAVG datasets.
- U.S. Geological SurveyNew Improvements to Burn Severity Portal AnnouncedSource: U.S. Geological Survey · U.S. Geological Survey 2026 · Oct 21, 2026 (UTC)
The portal provides wildfire mapping data for response and analysis, according to the USGS.
- U.S. Geological SurveyNew Improvements to Burn Severity Portal AnnouncedSource: U.S. Geological Survey · U.S. Geological Survey 2026 · Oct 21, 2026 (UTC)
The USGS says the release also reissued earlier maps and datasets to improve consistency and address issues.
- U.S. Geological SurveyNew Improvements to Burn Severity Portal AnnouncedSource: U.S. Geological Survey · U.S. Geological Survey 2026 · Oct 21, 2026 (UTC)
It expanded direct downloads for several fire-mapping projects.
- U.S. Geological SurveyNew Improvements to Burn Severity Portal AnnouncedSource: U.S. Geological Survey · U.S. Geological Survey 2026 · Oct 21, 2026 (UTC)