AIRBORNE LIDAR · QL2 · 2019–2024
SATELLITE MOISTURE INDEX · 14 DAY
EPSG:3310 · CA ALBERS
FIRE FUEL · MAPPED · REFRESHED EVERY 14 DAYS
Wildfire risk you can measure.
Wildfires can feel unpredictable — the fuel that feeds them isn't. We map the actual fuel sources on your land: exactly where the risk is, and what to clear first. Then our watch service keeps the map current, re-measuring every 14 days as moisture changes.
01 — WILDFIRE RISK REPORT
The Wildfire Risk Report is a map of the actual fire fuel sources in your area of interest, with a corresponding risk index for each cell. It's actionable in that it tells you exactly where to focus your efforts to mitigate risk, and it's simple to understand and bring to decision makers.
It's delivered as an easy-to-understand PDF, along with a live web-viewer that you can go deep with. Our experts are also here to help you make sense of it all.
02 — THE LIVE WATCH SERVICE
Risk factors are constantly changing.
When rainfall subsides and moisture content changes, so do the risk factors for wildfires. We run model updates every two weeks, giving you an unparalleled vantage point over your area. We do this by taking fresh, multispectral imagery, and fusing with robust volumetric maps.
All this gives you both a difference map of how the risks are changing, and the ability to measure impact.
03 — HOW IT'S MEASURED
Moisture. Volume.
Fused into one Fire Fuel Index.
Our proprietary fusion pipeline takes data from fresh, multispectral satellite scans and less temporal volumetric information from LiDAR to create a fused Fire Fuel Index. We validate the volumetrics against recent imagery for cases when the landscape has changed due to fire, abatement, or otherwise.
How dry it is — today
A multispectral water-content signal that scores how ready each hex is to burn right now — the live layer the watch service refreshes every 14 days.
→ moisture trend, per hexHow much is standing
Tree and brush volume measured from LiDAR point clouds — actual standing vegetation, separated from buildings and bare ground, not inferred from greenness.
→ tree & brush volume, per hexHow much can burn
The moisture signal and the volume measurement combine into a single Fire Fuel Index for every cell — precisely, a metric that tracks the volume of burnable fuel standing on that ground.
→ Fire Fuel Index, per cell04 — WHO IT'S FOR
For everyone who answers for land.
Ranchers & landowners
Know what's standing on your ground — the pasture edges, the wood lot, the canyon behind the barn — and which acres are worth clearing first.
HOAs & communities
Common-area fuel, mapped and documented — for the board, the residents, and the insurer asking questions.
Fire districts & councils
The evidence layer for your CWPP and your next grant application: high-risk areas mapped by treatment unit, ready for a board meeting.
Cities & counties
Rank neighborhoods, parks, and open space by mapped fuel risk — and defend the mitigation budget in public, with evidence.
State & federal agencies
Landscape-scale fuel mapping that stays consistent across jurisdictions and across years — one method, comparable everywhere.
Utilities
A WMP-grade fuels input, in and beyond the right-of-way — defensible, audit-ready, and built to feed your risk-spend-efficiency math.
Insurers & lenders
A dated, explainable risk map refreshed every two weeks — supporting mitigation credits, score disclosure, and appeals.
Land trusts & timber
Stewardship monitoring and before/after treatment proof — for easements, harvest plans, and the funders behind them.
Own it, manage it, insure it, or answer for it — if you have a stake in the land, you can measure it.
05 — GET A REPORT
Get a tailored report, or access our API.
No area is too small, no area is too big.
or write to wildfires@adv-algos.com