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Product Description

The Fire Return Interval (FRI) product quantifies the average period between fires under the presumed historical fire regime. FRI is intended to describe one component of historical fire regime characteristics in the context of the broader historical time period represented by the LANDFIRE Biophysical Settings (BpS) product and BpS Models and Descriptions. FRI is mapped by assigning the modeled FRI from the BpS model to the spatial extent of a BpS on the BpS layer.

At the release of LF 2016 Remap Fire Return Interval (FRI_ALLFIR) was included as an attribute in the Biophysical Settings (BPS) product. Then, in calendar year 2024, this product became a stand-alone product once again. 

Map showing Fire Return Interval color coded data for the Northwest CONUS region

Fire Return Interval Resources