Are LANDFIRE data products being updated?
Yes. The LANDFIRE team has developed an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) strategy to update data products as directed by the project’s Executive Charter (see the Documents > Updated Products section of this website: “Business Case” and “Technical Plan”). An O&M program is vital to support the full spectrum of fire management and natural resource management programs with timely and quality updated products. The Refresh strategy was refined with input from Fire Program Analysis (FPA), Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS), National Interagency Fuels Coordination Group (NIFCG), National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) / Project Management Office (PMO), NWCG/NFAEB (National Fire and Aviation Executive Board), Fire Executive Council (FEC), and approved by the LANDFIRE Executive Oversight Committee (EOC). The Updated Products pages of this website address the “Refresh” update — the first phase of the O&M strategy. When fully developed, the other elements of the program strategy, c
