Observed National Fire Danger Rating System indexes

Updated 13:00 2012-05-22

Station	WS	Woody FM	Herb. FM	1-Hr FM	10-Hr FM	100-Hr FM	1000-Hr FM	MSGC	IC	SC	ERC	BI	SL	Rating
Agassiz	7	97	83	7	8	13	15	7G1P3	17	6	41	38	5	High
								7L1P3	14	24	2	17	2	Low
								7Q1P3	18	13	38	52	5	High
Badoura	15	139	135	6	7	15	18	7G1P3	32	11	31	44	5	Very High
								7J1P3	42	27	137	132	4	High
								7L1P3	5	2	0	3	1	Low
								7Q1P3	27	16	31	51	3	Moderate
Baudette	7	109	100	8	10	16	17	7G1P3	13	5	32	31	5	High
								7J1P3	15	10	118	79	3	Moderate
								7L1P3	9	15	1	9	2	Low
								7Q1P3	13	10	29	41	3	Moderate
Bemidji	8	107	81	7	8	12	15	7G1P3	19	7	42	41	5	High
								7L1P3	17	31	2	20	2	Low
								7Q1P3	20	14	39	54	4	High
Bigstone	18	125	110	6	7	11	17	7G1P3	36	16	38	57	5	Very High
Bigstone	18	125	110	6	7	11	17	7L1P3	10	8	1	7	1	Low
Brainerd	12	129	121	6	8	13	17	7E1P3	26	8	16	29	3	Moderate
								7G1P3	24	9	34	41	5	Very High
								7L1P3	4	2	0	3	1	Low
								7Q1P3	21	14	32	49	3	Moderate
Station	WS	Woody FM	Herb. FM	1-Hr FM	10-Hr FM	100-Hr FM	1000-Hr FM	MSGC	IC	SC	ERC	BI	SL	Rating
Camp Ripley/Little Falls	19	147	153	5	7	14	19	7G1P3	39	14	30	49	5	Very High
								7J1P3	52	37	141	154	5	Very High
								7L1P3	5	2	0	3	1	Low
								7Q1P3	31	18	32	56	3	Moderate
Carlos Avery	12	127	93	6	7	12	17	7G1P3	30	10	37	47	5	Very High
								7L1P3	25	42	2	23	3	Moderate
								7N1P3	29	55	20	75	1	Low
								7Q1P3	28	18	37	60	5	Very High
Cass Lake	10	129	129	7	8	14	17	7C1P3	8	1	4	7	3	Moderate
								7G1P3	18	7	32	35	3	Moderate
								7N1P3	20	42	17	62	3	Moderate
								7Q1P3	16	10	30	41	2	Low
Cutfoot	4	144	132	10	11	16	19	7C1P3	2	0	3	4	2	Low
								7G1P3	6	2	25	20	2	Low
								7N1P3	6	12	12	30	2	Low
								7Q1P3	4	2	21	17	1	Low
Detroit Lakes	16	110	92	6	7	12	15	7G1P3	38	16	42	60	5	Very High
								7L1P3	26	43	2	23	3	Moderate
								7Q1P3	36	28	40	76	4	High
Effie	9	123	121	10	11	15	19	7G1P3	9	5	26	30	5	High
								7L1P3	2	2	0	2	1	Low
								7Q1P3	6	5	22	25	3	Moderate
Station	WS	Woody FM	Herb. FM	1-Hr FM	10-Hr FM	100-Hr FM	1000-Hr FM	MSGC	IC	SC	ERC	BI	SL	Rating
Ely	17	118	102	15	15	17	20	7G1P3	3	12	19	36	4	Moderate
								7I1P3	4	29	117	126	3	Moderate
								7Q1P3	2	9	15	29	3	Moderate
Fernberg	9	127	118	17	18	19	22	7G1P3	1	4	13	19	2	Low
								7H1P3	0	0	1	2	1	Low
								7Q1P3	0	4	10	16	1	Low
								7I1P2	1	13	82	74	3	Moderate
Grand Portage	3	122	119	15	15	16	19	7G1P3	1	2	22	17	3	Moderate
								7I1P3	1	6	127	63	2	Low
								7Q1P3	1	2	15	13	2	Low
Hibbing	9	141	155	11	12	17	19	7G1P3	6	5	24	26	5	High
								7J1P3	8	11	91	73	3	Moderate
								7L1P3	1	1	0	1	1	Low
								7Q1P3	4	4	19	22	3	Moderate
Hill City	7	149	171	8	9	15	20	7G1P3	12	4	26	24	0
								7L1P3	3	2	0	2	1	Low
								7N1P3	13	23	15	45	2	Low
								7Q1P3	8	3	24	22	3	Moderate
Isabella	6	116	101	23	22	17	20	7G1P3	0	1	15	12	2	Low
								7I1P3	0	4	61	37	1	Low
								7Q1P3	0	1	7	9	1	Low
Station	WS	Woody FM	Herb. FM	1-Hr FM	10-Hr FM	100-Hr FM	1000-Hr FM	MSGC	IC	SC	ERC	BI	SL	Rating
Itasca	8	120	111	7	8	12	16	7G1P3	17	6	37	35	5	High
								7L1P3	5	4	1	4	1	Low
								7Q1P3	17	11	34	45	4	Moderate
Kelliher	5	114	100	9	10	13	16	7G1P3	9	4	35	28	5	High
								7L1P3	4	6	0	5	1	Low
								7Q1P3	8	7	29	34	3	Moderate
Litchfield	21	151	151	5	6	12	20	7G1P3	47	17	31	54	5	Very High
								7L1P3	6	2	1	3	1	Low
								7N1P3	48	99	20	100	5	Very High
Littlefork	9	110	93	9	10	15	17	7E1P3	15	7	15	26	3	Moderate
								7G1P3	13	7	32	36	5	High
								7L1P3	11	27	1	14	2	Low
								7Q1P3	13	13	29	47	3	Moderate
Meander USFS	10	115	96	11	12	16	19	7G1P3	9	7	24	32	3	Moderate
								7I1P3	10	19	160	121	3	Moderate
								7Q1P3	7	10	22	37	3	Moderate
MN Valley	12	121	110	4	5	10	16	7E1P3	48	11	22	37	4	Very High
								7G1P3	43	11	43	51	5	Very High
								7N1P3	44	62	24	86	4	High
								7Q1P3	41	19	45	67	5	Very High
Station	WS	Woody FM	Herb. FM	1-Hr FM	10-Hr FM	100-Hr FM	1000-Hr FM	MSGC	IC	SC	ERC	BI	SL	Rating
Moose Lake	12	132	124	6	7	13	17	7E1P3	28	8	17	29	3	Moderate
								7G1P3	25	9	34	41	5	Very High
								7L1P3	5	2	0	3	1	Low
								7Q1P3	23	14	32	49	4	High
Mora	17	130	106	6	7	12	17	7G1P3	32	15	36	53	5	Very High
								7L1P3	17	23	1	13	1	Low
								7Q1P3	29	23	35	64	4	High
Orr	17	124	111	9	10	17	19	7E1P3	20	14	14	33	3	Moderate
								7G1P3	18	13	26	43	5	High
								7L1P3	3	3	0	3	1	Low
								7Q1P3	15	17	24	48	3	Moderate
Redstn	12	141	122	7	9	13	18	7G1P3	19	8	30	38	5	High
Redstn	12	141	122	7	9	13	18	7L1P3	4	2	0	3	1	Low
Rice Lake	12	137	136	7	8	15	18	7G1P3	21	8	29	37	5	Very High
								7L1P3	4	2	0	3	1	Low
								7N1P3	23	50	17	67	3	Moderate
								7Q1P3	17	11	28	41	3	Moderate
Roseau	8	100	76	10	11	14	15	7E1P3	11	7	14	25	2	Low
								7G1P3	9	6	36	37	5	High
								7L1P3	8	29	1	15	2	Low
								7Q1P3	10	14	30	48	4	Moderate
Station	WS	Woody FM	Herb. FM	1-Hr FM	10-Hr FM	100-Hr FM	1000-Hr FM	MSGC	IC	SC	ERC	BI	SL	Rating
Saginaw	12	137	125	9	11	16	18	7E1P3	13	7	13	24	3	Moderate
								7G1P3	12	7	27	35	5	High
								7L1P3	2	2	0	2	1	Low
								7Q1P3	7	6	22	28	3	Moderate
Seagull Lake	7	123	109	17	17	19	21	7G1P3	1	4	15	19	3	Moderate
								7I1P3	1	10	88	69	2	Low
								7Q1P3	0	3	11	16	2	Low
Sherburne	15	130	117	5	6	13	17	7E1P3	42	12	19	37	4	High
								7G1P3	38	12	36	50	5	Very High
								7N1P3	40	73	21	88	4	High
								7Q1P3	35	20	36	62	4	High
Voyageurs/Kabnam	13	123	114	9	11	19	19	7G1P3	14	9	24	35	3	Moderate
								7Q1P3	10	10	21	35	3	Moderate
								7R1P3	11	1	5	7	1	Low
								7U1P3	13	5	14	20	2	Low

Definitions

MSGC

Indicates the fuel model, slope class, grass type, and climate class. For example, 7L1P3 indicates the 1978 version of the fuel model L, slope class 1, perennial grass, and climate class 3.

Wind Speed (WS)

Wind speed measured at a height of 20 feet, averaged over a 10-minute period.

Woody Fuel Moisture (Woody FM)

Fuel moisture in live woody vegetation.

Herbaceous Fuel Moisture (Herb. FM)

Fuel moisture in live herbaceous vegetation.

Ignition Component (IC)

Ignition Component relates the probability that a fire requiring suppression action will result if a firebrand is introduced into a fine fuel complex. The ignition component can range from 0 when conditions are cool and damp, to 100 on days when the weather is dry and windy. Theoretically, on a day when the ignition component registers a 60, approximately 60% of all fire brands that come into contact with wildland fuels will require suppression action.

Spread Component (SC)

Spread Component (SC) is the forward rate of spread at the head of the fire in feet per minute in a given fuel model. The inputs required to calculate the SC are wind speed, slope, fine fuel moisture (including the effects of green herbaceous plants), and the moisture content of the foliage and twigs of living, woody plants.

Energy Release Component (ERC)

Energy Release Component is a calculated field which provides a relative index of the amount of heat (in BTUs) per unit area (ft2) within the flaming front at the head of a fire. The ERC is very sensitive to fuel model characteristics - loading, compaction, particle size, heat of combustion and mineral content. The condition of the larger fuels has a greater influence on the ERC than the finer fuels. The scale for ERC values is open ended.

Burning Index (BI)

Burning Index relates the potential amount of effort needed to contain a single fire in a particular fuel type. Dividing Burning Index by 10 gives an approximate estimate of flame length in feet at the head of a fire. Burning Index is fuel model dependent.

1/10/100/1000-Hour Fuel Moisture

Dead fuel moisture content in fuel that takes the given number of hours to lose or gain 63% of the difference between the dead fuel itself and the surrounding atmosphere.