Fire Sciences Laboratory, Rocky Mountain Research Station
 

Metadata for National Fire Occurrence Database, 1986-1996, State

Table of Contents

Identification_Information:

 
  Citation
    Citation_Information
      Originator:        Fire Sciences Laboratory, Rocky Mountain Research Station
      Publication_Date:  19980801
      Title:             National Fire Occurrence Database, 1986-1996, State
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:  map
      Publication_Information
        Publication_Place:  Missoula, Montana
        Publisher:          Fire Sciences Laboratory, Rocky Mountain Research Station
  Description
    Abstract:
        State Fire Occurrence for conterminous US for 1986-1996
        County Fire Locations 
    Purpose:
  Time_Period_of_Content
    Time_Period_Information
      Range_of_Dates/Times
        Beginning_Date:  19860101
        Ending_Date:     19961231
    Currentness_Reference:  Publication Date
  Status
    Progress:  Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:  Unknown
  Spatial_Domain
    Bounding_Coordinates
      West_Bounding_Coordinate:   -103.949760
      East_Bounding_Coordinate:   -68.5578232
      North_Bounding_Coordinate:  44.5586548
      South_Bounding_Coordinate:  26.3367023
  Keywords
    Theme
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:  None
      Theme_Keyword:  wildland fire
      Theme_Keyword:  state
      Theme_Keyword:  county
    Place
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:  None
      Place_Keyword:  United States
  Access_Constraints:
        None 
  Use_Constraints:
  Point_of_Contact
    Contact_Information
      Contact_Organization_Primary
        Contact_Organization:  Fire Sciences Laboratory, Rocky Mountain Research Station
        Contact_Person:        Fire Effects Project
      Contact_Position:        
      Contact_Address
        Address_Type:  mailing and physical address
        Address:            5775 Hwy 10 West
        City:               Missoula
        State_or_Province:  MT
        Postal_Code:        59802
        Country:            USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone:          (406) 329-4800
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:      (406) 329-4877
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:  cjohnston@fs.fed.us
      Hours_of_Service:  Monday-Friday, 8-5, Mountain Time
  Native_Data_Set_Environment:
    Arc/Info version 7.2.1
    Pathname = /fsfiles/unit/fe/feproj2/fireloc/state/cty/all/stcofire

Data_Quality_Information:

 
  Attribute_Accuracy
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
        Unknown 
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
  Completeness_Report:
        Data set is complete 
  Positional_Accuracy
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        Unknown 
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        NONE 
  Lineage
    Process_Step
      Process_Description:
        Fire records with county as the best location were assigned
        the center of the county as a location.
      Process_Date:  19990818
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:  
    Process_Step
      Process_Description:
        Overlaid county fire locations with ownership; if location
        fell on federal land, location was moved to non-federal land
        within the county
      Process_Date:  19990820
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

 
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:  Point
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information
    SDTS_Terms_Description
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:  Point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:   384324

Spatial_Reference_Information:

 
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition
    Planar
      Map_Projection
        Map_Projection_Name:  Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area
        Lambert_Azimuthal_Equal_Area
          Radius_of_sphere_of_reference: 6370997.00000
          Longitude_of_center_of_projection: -100  0  0.00
          Latitude_of_center_of_projection: 45  0  0.000
          False_Easting:  0.00000
          False_Northing: 0.00000
      Planar_Coordinate_Information
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method:  coordinate pair
        Coordinate_Representation
          Abscissa_Resolution:  .1
          Ordinate_Resolution:  .1
        Planar_Distance_Units:  meters
    Geodetic_Model
      Horizontal_Datum_Name:  None
      Spheroid:   Defined
      Semi-major_Axis:  6370997

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

 
  Detailed_Description
    Entity_Type
      Entity_Type_Label:  STCOFIRE.PAT
      Entity_Type_Definition:  Point Attribute Table
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source:  None
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  UNIQUENUM
      Attribute_Definition:
        Unique number identifier
          State FIPS + Firenumber
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum:  100024
          Range_Domain_Maximum:  5470385
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  0
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  FIRENUMBER
      Attribute_Definition:
        Fire number
          Number assigned to fire by state
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum:  1
          Range_Domain_Maximum:  94976
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  0
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  FIRENAME
      Attribute_Definition:
        Fire Name
          Name give to fire by state
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Unrepresentable_Domain:  Character field
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  0
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  YEAR
      Attribute_Definition:
        Year of Fire
          Year of Fire
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum:  1986
          Range_Domain_Maximum:  1997
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  0
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  MONTH_DISC
      Attribute_Definition:
        Month Discovered
          Month fire was discovered
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum:  1
          Range_Domain_Maximum:  12
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  0
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  DAY_DISC
      Attribute_Definition:
        Day of Discovery
           Day fire was discovered
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum:  1
          Range_Domain_Maximum:  31
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  0
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  TIME_DISC
      Attribute_Definition:
        Time Discovered
          Time fire was discovered (2400 clock)
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum:  0
          Range_Domain_Maximum:  2400
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  0
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  MONTH_CONT
      Attribute_Definition:
        Month of Containment
          Month fire was contained
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum:  0
          Range_Domain_Maximum:  12
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  0
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  DAY_CONT
      Attribute_Definition:
        Day of Containment
          Day fire was contained
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum:  0
          Range_Domain_Maximum:  31
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  0
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  TIME_CONT
      Attribute_Definition:
        Time of containment
          Time fire was contained (2400 clock)
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum:  0
          Range_Domain_Maximum:  2400
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  0
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  ACRES_TOTAL
      Attribute_Definition:
        Total Acres
          Total acres of fire
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum:  0
          Range_Domain_Maximum:  70000
      Attribute_Units_of_Measure:  acres 
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  0
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  CAUSE_STD
      Attribute_Definition:
        Cause of Fire
          Standardized fire cause code
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Enumerated_Domain
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  0
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Unknown
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  1
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Lightning
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  9
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Miscellaneous
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  4
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Debris Burning
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  3
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Smoking
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  6
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Equipment Use
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  5
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Incendiary
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  8
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Children
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  2
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Campfire
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  7
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Railroad
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  0
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  CAUSE2
      Attribute_Definition:
        Reclassified Cause of Fire
          Reclassified cause of fire to lightning/natural or human
          cause
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Enumerated_Domain
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  0
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Unknown
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  1
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Lightning / Natural
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  2
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Human
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  0
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  COUNTY
      Attribute_Definition:
        Name of County
          Name of County in which fire occurred
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Unrepresentable_Domain:  Character field
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  0
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  DATA_SOURCE
      Attribute_Definition:
        Source of Data
           Source of fire data, State abbreviation
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Unrepresentable_Domain:  Character field
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  0
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  YEARSINDB
      Attribute_Definition:
        Years for which data are present
          Years for which fire data are present in database
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Unrepresentable_Domain:  Character field
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  0
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  LOC_SOURCE
      Attribute_Definition:
        Location Source
          Best location provided by agency or state
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Unrepresentable_Domain:  Character field
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  0
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  NUM_YEARS
      Attribute_Definition:
        Number of years
          Number of years of data in database
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum:  3
          Range_Domain_Maximum:  11
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  0
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  STATUS
      Attribute_Definition:
        Status
          Status of data based on review by agency or state fire
          directors
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Enumerated_Domain
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  0
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Not reviewed
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  2
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Unsatisfactory
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:  none
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  0
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  LONG_DD
      Attribute_Definition:
        Longitude, Decimal Degrees
          Longitude coordinates of fire in decimal degrees
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum:  -104.140625
          Range_Domain_Maximum:  -70.31145477294
      Attribute_Units_of_Measure:  decimal degrees 
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  0
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label:  LAT_DD
      Attribute_Definition:
        Latitude, decimal degrees
          Latitude coordinates of fire in decimal degrees
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  None
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum:  26.40097427368
          Range_Domain_Maximum:  48.82008361816
      Attribute_Units_of_Measure:  decimal degrees 
      Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values:  0

Distribution_Information:

 
  Distributor
    Contact_Information
      Contact_Organization_Primary
        Contact_Organization:  Fire Sciences Laboratory, Rocky Mountain Research Station
        Contact_Person:        Fire Effects Project
      Contact_Position:        
      Contact_Address
        Address_Type:  mailing and physical address
        Address:            5775 Hwy 10 West
        City:               Missoula
        State_or_Province:  MT
        Postal_Code:        59802
        Country:            USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone:          (406) 329-4800
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:      (406) 329-4877
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:  cjohnston@fs.fed.us
      Hours_of_Service:  Monday-Friday, 8-5, Mountain Time
  Distribution_Liability:
    Users must assume responsibility to determine the
    usability of this data for their purposes.
  Standard_Order_Process
    Digital_Form
      Digital_Transfer_Information
        Format_Name:            Arc/Info Export
        Format_Version_Number:  7.1.2

Metadata_Reference_Information:

 
  Metadata_Date:  19991029
  Metadata_Review_Date:  20010331
  Metadata_Contact
    Contact_Information
      Contact_Organization_Primary
        Contact_Organization:  Fire Sciences Laboratory, Rocky Mountain Research Station
        Contact_Person:        Fire Effects Project
      Contact_Address
        Address_Type:  mailing and physical address
        Address:            5775 Hwy 10 West
        City:               Missoula
        State_or_Province:  MT
        Postal_Code:        59802
        Country:            USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone:          (406) 329-4800
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:      (406) 329-4877
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:  cjohnston@fs.fed.us
      Hours_of_Service:  Monday-Friday, 8-5, Mountain Time
  Metadata_Standard_Name:  FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version:  19940608