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Interagency Fuel Treatment Decision Support System (IFTDSS)

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The Interagency Fuel Treatment Decision Support System (IFTDSS) is a web-based application designed to make fuel treatment planning and analysis more efficient and effective. IFTDSS provides access to data and models through one simple user interface. It is available to all interested users, regardless of agency or organizational affiliation.

IFTDSS is designed to address the planning needs of users with a variety of skills, backgrounds, and needs. A simple and intuitive interface provides the ability to model fire behavior across an area of interest under a variety of weather conditions and easily generate downloadable maps, graphs, and tables of model results. Additionally, the application provides a step by step process for testing a variety of fuel treatment impacts (thin, clear cut, prescribed burn) on fire behavior and comparing results to determine which modeled treatment best achieves desired results in terms of reduced fire behavior potential. It can be used at a variety of scales from local to landscape level.

Funding Contributor(s): US Department of Interior, US Forest Service

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Key Uses
Fire
Scale
Mid-Scale
User Experience Level
Intermediate
What do you need to get started?
Interested users can request an account through the Wildland Fire Application Portal – FAMAuth. Users need internet access, and basic knowledge of fire behavior and fire effects models and effects of topography, weather, and weather on wildfire behavior.
Outputs
Summary reports for Landscape Information, Fire Behavior Model Run Outputs (3 model types including fire intensity, fire spread, and fire probability). Map Displays of landscape and fire model output information.
Strengths
The application is a publicly available tool enabling visualization of landscape, vegetation, and fuels information including maps, displays, and summary reports. The application is map focused, intuitive, and scalable with a robust user support system.
Limitations
Not available without internet access.

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People

Contact

  • Person
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    Brianna Schueller

    Fire Management Specialist

Principal Investigator

  • Tessa Nicolet

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Last updated April 7, 2026