Spatial Fire Planning (SFP) is a geospatial-centric planning process that allows wildland fire community members to manage National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) approved guidance from Land, Resource, and Fire Management Plans (LRMP/FMP) as well as other guidance related to local values of interest in a spatial context. By visually depicting the spatial extent to which fire planning language and guidance applies, SFP simplifies the incident decision-making process and ensures that fire management decisions are anchored to Land, Resource, and Fire Management Plans.

The new Spatial Fire Planning data editing application and data services are hosted on the NIFC ArcGIS Online Organization (NIFC AGOL Org). To gain access, one must first login with their NIFC AGOL account credentials.

Once a NIFC AGOL Org account is established, additional group access might be required depending on one’s role in the SFP process. If a user plans to only reference national SFP data, no additional group access is needed (SFP Viewer). If a user plans to contribute to the development, management, and/or approval of SFP shapes and language, additional group access is needed (SFP Data Manager, SFP Editor, SFP Approver). The draft SFPS Users Guide outlines the roles assigned to each AGOL group; It is important to understand the roles needed, before requesting access to a SFP AGOL group.

The Spatial Fire Planning Service is fed by a NIFC org ESRI ArcGIS Online Feature Service. The SFPS Application is a user-friendly display and access point to view, add, and edit features of the SFPS service. WFDSS consumes the feature service into the application and displays the data to be considered as a tool in the risk-informed decision process. Any manipulation of that data in the WFDSS application does not edit the service directly.