Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Fuel Characteristic Classification System Maps

FCCS Fuelbeds Mapped Across the Conterminous United States and Alaska

Conterminous United States (30-m) [.zip 2.3 GB] CAUTION: VERY LARGE FILE. Right click on the hotlink above, select "Save Target As", and save it somewhere on your computer.

Alaska (30-m) [.zip 707 MB]

GIS Layers: FCCS fuelbeds aggregated to 1-km resolution for coarse-scale modeling.

Conterminous United States (1-km) [.zip 2.5 MB]

Alaska (1-km) [.zip 800 kb]

Questions about these FCCS maps may be directed to Don McKenzie, donaldmckenzie@fs.fed.us, (206) 732-7824.

FCCS Fuelbeds Mapped on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests, Central Washington State

ArcInfo Files of the Forests -- The zipfile contains an ArcInfo Grid dataset containing the FCCS fuelbeds for the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests. The dataset can be used in ArcInfo and other GIS software. [.zip 13.2 MB]

FCCS Fuelbed Files for the Forests -- .xml files for use in FCCS [.zip 1.6 MB]

Questions about these FCCS maps may be directed to Don McKenzie (donaldmckenzie@fs.fed.us, (206)732-7824.

FCCS Fuelbeds Mapped in the Lake Tahoe Basin, California/Nevada

Full-Size Graphic [.pdf 3.5 MB]

ArcInfo Files of the Basin -- The zipfile contains an ArcInfo Grid dataset containing the FCCS fuelbeds for the Lake Tahoe basin. The dataset is ESRI file geodatabase, compatible with ArcGIS 9.2 and later. [.zip 5.6MB]

FCCS Fuelbed Files for the Tahoe Basin [.zip]

Questions about these FCCS maps may be directed to Roger Ottmar, rottmar@fs.fed.us, (206)732-7826.

Coming Soon

FCCS Fuelbeds Mapped in Central Oregon

Full-Size Graphic [coming soon]

ArcInfo Files of the Forests -- The zipfile contains an ArcInfo Grid dataset containing the FCCS fuelbeds for the Central Oregon Fire Planning Unit (FPU). The dataset can be used in ArcInfo and other GIS software. [coming soon]

Questions about these FCCS maps may be directed to Roger Ottmar, rottmar@fs.fed.us, (206)732-7826.

Team Lead: Don McKenzie