User Kudos
“It has been extremely rewarding to see LANDFIRE become a primary layer used by management in many planning activities. Some land management units use only LANDFIRE for spatial data products. They are critical inputs to the WFDSS package that is used universally on most wildfires To think that these layers may save lives and property is very gratifying." - Bob Keane
"LANDFIRE has the most consistent and I think best data available nationally on fire regimes, biophysical settings, and vegetative departures and dynamics. The data have been used extensively in a recently completed national assessment of all National Forest Service lands in the conterminous U.S." - Dave Cleland
LANDFIRE’s first national ‘Encyclopedia of Ecosystems’ has resulted in a staggering output of maps, and has been utilized for countless applications. Few computer models have proven as effective as the suite of tools LANDFIRE offers.” - Matt Miller
“LANDFIRE provides a consistent set of valuable products that have greatly assisted our efforts in developing the region-wide Quantitative Wildfire Risk Assessment (QWRA). Vegetation and ecological conditions, fuel models, and other LF layers create a common operating picture for discussion among the multiple stakeholders involved in this QWRA. - Brian Schaffler
"LANDFIRE is one of The Nature Conservancy’s best-in-class partnerships. Our TNC team has a track record of delivering stellar conservation results." - Joni Ward
“I see solid fire modeling in a lot of NEPA documents these days, and the availability of LANDFIRE data is a major reason for this improvement in fire assessments." - Alan Ager
“When you’re trying to identify the best places to work in order to benefit wildlife, data and information is key. I draft up a potential habitat model fairly simply using LANDFIRE’s Existing Vegetation Type, Height and Cover datasets. It’s a starting place that I wouldn’t have had without LANDFIRE.” - Sarah Hagen
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