Real-Time Fires with Hunt Areas
This application displays real-time fire information from MODIS Fire Detections with the most recent Fire Emergency Closures for fire closures in Idaho.
Hunt boundaries for Controlled Hunts, Game Management Units and Elk Zones may be added by selecting a hunt from the right-hand menu. For more layers and options visit the Idaho Fish and Game Huntplanner MapCenter.
Background terrain maps, road maps and aerial imagery may be interchanged by toggling the map dropdown in the upper-left.
Data Sources
This application is constructed by "mashing up" publicly-available data sources from the U.S. Forest Service, National Interagency Fire Center FTP Server, Idaho Fish and Wildife Information System, Open Street Maps and Google Maps.
GIS Data Downloads
- Real-Time MODIS Fire Detections Layer (lyr)
- The majority of the Fire Closures were provided by USFS. Goat/Ditch, McGuire, Mustang Closure 532 and Porcupine Closures were mapped at coarse resolution by IDFG. (kmz, shp.zip)
- Big Game Hunts opening in August through September within the Trinity Ridge Closure (shp.zip)
Change Log
- v1 - 8/22/2012 - Went into production following all staff email.
- v2.0 - 8/28/2012 - Enhancements for mobile and touch screens.
- v2.1 - 8/29/2012 - Links to data sources and downloads
- v2.2 - 8/30/2012 - IE Conditionals and JS tweaks added for IE8 & IE7
- v2.3 - 8/31/2012 - Trinity Ridge Fire Emergency Closure update. Menu loads expanded on large screens.
- v2.4 - 9/06/2012 - Trinity Ridge Fire Emergency Closure update. Zipped shapefile added to downloads.
- v2.5 - 9/12/2012 - Wesley Fire Emergency Closure added.
- v2.6 - 9/14/2012 - Halstead and Trinity Ridge perimeters reduced. Mustang Complex perimeter expanded. Goat/Ditch, McGuire, Porcupine, Powell Sbw, Sheep Fire Closures added. Links to InciWeb and closure dates now available in popup bubble for each fire.
- v2.7 - 9/17/2012 - Closure descriptions updated for McGuire and Porcupine Complex Fire Closures. Digitizing on HWY 93 between North Fork and Montana line refined.
- v2.8 - 9/19/2012 - Wesley Closure updated, Mustang Closures 533 and 534 terminated.
- v2.9 - 9/20/2012 - Porcupine Closure 12-D4-62 added.
- v2.10 - 10/1/2012 - Wesley and Powell Sbw Closures updated.
- v2.11 - 10/2/2012 - Trinity Ridge and Sheep Fire Area Closures updated.
- v2.12 - 10/9/2012 - Halstead Closure reduced.
- v2.13 - 10/18/2012 - McGuire, Halstead and Sheep Fire Closures removed.
- v2.14 - 10/19/2012 - Powell SBW East and West Closures removed.
- v2.15 - 10/31/2012 - ALL FIRE CLOSURES LIFTED
Application developed by Idaho Fish and Wildlife Information System at Idaho Fish and Game.
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