Wisconsin Fire Indices

National Fire Danger Rating (NFDRS) indices and the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System (CFFDRS) indices are used by fire managers as a tool to analyze wildfire potential on any given day.

The indices are based upon fuel and environmental conditions obtained from twenty-six weather stations throughout the state of Wisconsin. These weather stations are a compilation of eighteen stations owned by the state of Wisconsin, five stations owned by the U.S. Forest Service, two stations owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and one station owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. In addition, two stations owned and operated in the state of Minnesota are used to help support the northwestern portion of Wisconsin.

The primary function of these indices is to help fire managers develop appropriate resource staffing levels which help to protect valuable forest land, property, and life in and around wildland areas. A secondary function of the indices is to allow fire managers to analyze historical conditions to better understand past fire events and identify trends in fire weather patterns. Another function of these indices is to allow fire personnel throughout the state access to current and expected fire conditions in their work areas and adjoining work areas to increase situational awareness about fire weather and fuel conditions. Through these functions, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources uses NFDRS and CFFDRS to protect the natural resources of the state of Wisconsin.

Forecasted Fire Indices for 07/01 12:00 pm conditions

Wisconsin Map - Weather Station Locations
All times - Central Standard Time
	For 6/30/2009 12:00 pm conditions       Immature Jack & Red Pine Canadian Indices Fire Danger   Fire Behavior Station Name Conifer Grass Hardwood   FFMC DMC DC ISI BUI FWI   F_L ROS Area ANTIGO Low Low Low   82.1 50.3 226.3 3.8 64.7 12.4   7.4 8.7 2.2 AUGUSTA Low Low Low   83.6 22.7 149.2 3.9 32.9 8.5   4.7 8.6 2.7 BARNES Low Low Low   78.9 29.3 228.2 2.1 44.4 5.8   5.1 6.4 1.7 BLACK RIVER FALLS Low Low Low   85.5 31.2 87.1 4.7 32.9 9.9   5.0 9.9 4.2 BOSCOBEL Low Low Low   86.5 38.6 89.8 6.3 38.5 13.8   7.1 16.7 9.2 CLAM LAKE Low Low Low   65.6 34.9 224.3 1.0 50.3 2.7   2.5 1.1 0.1 DIAMOND LAKE Low Low Low   79.3 23.7 184.5 2.4 35.9 5.7   5.0 8.9 2.9 DODGEVILLE Low Low Low   85.2 35.9 96.0 4.1 37.1 9.6   5.2 8.8 3.8 GLIDDEN Low Low Low   48.2 23.6 229.0 0.2 37.5 0.3   1.2 0.4 0.0 HAYWARD Low Low Low   80.3 21.7 228.9 1.8 35.1 4.1   3.5 4.3 1.5 HORICON Low Low Low   85.2 36.3 113.9 5.3 40.4 12.3   7.2 16.0 8.4 KESHENA Low Low Low   85.2 50.1 205.1 4.1 62.2 12.9   7.2 8.6 3.6 LADYSMITH Low Low Low   81.0 19.6 58.1 2.9 21.3 4.8   3.0 7.0 1.8 LAONA Low Low Low   72.6 35.9 218.1 1.2 50.9 3.6   3.3 2.1 0.2 LIND Low Low Low   84.3 40.4 324.0 3.4 61.6 10.9   5.4 4.6 1.2 MINONG Low Low Low   82.5 29.7 270.6 3.7 46.6 10.0   6.5 10.3 3.5 MOOSE LAKE Low Low Low   80.0 27.3 256.3 2.8 43.2 7.4   4.1 4.3 0.6 MORA Low Low Low   84.0 27.5 186.7 6.2 40.2 13.9   9.3 22.4 11.1 MOSINEE Low Low Low   84.6 36.3 166.4 3.5 47.0 9.6   5.3 6.6 2.5 NECEDAH Low Low Low   84.1 28.4 128.1 4.9 36.5 11.0   6.8 16.8 8.2 PARDEEVILLE Low Low Low   83.4 22.8 130.2 3.8 31.7 8.2   4.7 9.5 3.3 PHELPS Low Low Low   39.7 16.1 153.7 0.1 25.6 0.1   0.1 0.0 0.0 ROME Low Low Low   84.3 29.2 134.4 3.9 37.8 9.3   5.7 10.7 4.9 TOMAHAWK Low Low Low   80.3 23.0 164.9 2.6 34.1 6.1   3.6 4.7 0.8 WASHBURN Low Low Low   77.0 50.2 264.8 1.7 68.1 6.2   3.9 2.0 0.2 WAUSAUKEE Low Low Low   83.8 42.3 198.0 3.7 55.1 11.0   7.2 10.2 4.4 WAUTOMA Low Low Low   85.7 51.5 187.9 4.4 61.1 13.5   8.5 11.8 6.8 WOODRUFF Low Low Low   59.0 35.1 199.0 0.7 48.7 1.7   2.2 0.9 0.0 The Wisconsin weather station network delivers information on the current weather conditions. This information is used in conjunction with the Fire Weather Index System to calculate expected fire behavior. This data is distributed to fire managers as an aid to fire suppression management, planning and suppression efforts. This information is based on the 12:00 CST weather readings (1pm daylight savings time) and next day forecasted conditions. The earlier fire managers receive warnings of potentially hazardous situations, the better prepared they will be.		For 6/29/2009 13:00 hr conditions   Fuel Model Q US Indices Fire Danger Station Name IC SC ERC BI ANTIGO 4 10 21 36 AUGUSTA 5 5 20 24 BARNES 2 5 20 24 BLACK RIVER FALLS 4 3 22 21 BOSCOBEL 7 5 26 28 CLAM LAKE 1 4 14 20 DIAMOND LAKE 3 6 19 26 DODGEVILLE 4 5 23 26 GLIDDEN 1 4 8 15 HAYWARD 4 4 24 26 HORICON 6 8 21 32 KESHENA 7 6 24 29 LADYSMITH 3 5 18 24 LAONA 2 7 11 23 LIND 8 6 26 30 MINONG 5 6 22 29 MOOSE LAKE 5 6 23 30 MORA 12 19 25 51 MOSINEE 0 3 12 14 NECEDAH 8 8 24 34 PARDEEVILLE 6 7 22 29 PHELPS 0 1 3 5 ROME 6 5 23 26 TOMAHAWK 0 2 14 15 WASHBURN 2 6 19 26 WAUSAUKEE 6 4 19 23 WAUTOMA 6 5 22 27 WOODRUFF 0 1 3 5