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A downloadable, printable map of Urban FIA cities in 2024.

The Rocky Mountain Research Station staff, and NWCG Incident and Position Standards (IPSC), Risk Management (RMC), and Fire Environment (FENC) committees are soliciting feedback on the proposed new guideline for safe separation distance between the firefighter and the flames and associated safety zone size.

This Forest Products Laboratory Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report features a selection of the work we do in support of the mission of the USDA Forest Service and the people and ecosystems we serve across the nation. The report is a snapshot of our research, outreach, partnerships, accomplishments, and ongoing work where we strive to conductcutting edge science. Our research helps our nation work through and solve important issues like revitalizing our economy, creating jobs, achieving energy security, successfully competing in the global economy, turning forest waste wood into valuable products, ...

The current FIA strategic plan requires an annual business report that summarizes program activities and progress towards implementing the 2018 Farm Bill direction. This annual business report, the program’s 25th, describes program resources, accomplishments, and plans for the coming year. The continued success of FIA is due, in part, to the program’s commitment to accountability and transparency in delivering the best value, quality, and array of products in partnership with stakeholders.See more information on the Business Report Dashboard.Business Reports from all available years can be fou...

We had a productive fiscal year 2023, completing work on 16 field projects across 7 national forests and continuing support of several Southern Research Station projects. We deployed our field teams to areas as far away as Puerto Rico, Alabama, and Kentucky while tackling projects from stream fish and habitat monitoring to outreach and education. We provided our partners with information and resources they need to maintain or restore healthy watersheds, prioritize infrastructure improvement projects, connect people to the outdoors, and deliver high quality science.Fiscal year 2023 marked notab...

This glossary includes standard terminology for Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA).