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MTBS Fire Boundaries

2020 CONUS

Fire Perimeters

Description

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) is an interagency program whose goal is to consistently map the burn severity and extent of large fires across all lands of the United States from 1984 to present. This includes all fires 1000 acres or greater in the western United States and 500 acres or greater in the eastern Unites States. The extent of coverage includes the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

Organization

Forest Service & Department of Interior

Website

https://www.mtbs.gov , https://www.mtbs.gov/direct-download

Terms of Use

There are no restrictions on use, except for reasonable and proper acknowledgement of information sources.

Version

20231010

References

Eidenshink, J., Schwind, B., Brewer, K., Zhu, Z., & Quayle, B. (2007). A project for monitoring trends in burn severity. Retrieved from https://www.mtbs.gov/sites/mtbs/files/inline-files/Eidenshink-final.pdf

Additional Processing

  • Geometeries were cleaned and simplified using Mapshaper. Polygons were simplified to 20% using the Visvalingam/weighted area method.