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FPL File Layout (.fpl) - FS

FLNMAS1, NFMAS - FPL Fire Output Format

Field Field Name Column
1 REPORTING FS REGION 1-2
2 REPORTING FS UNIT 3-4
3 SO FIRE NUMBER 5-8
4 DISCOVERY DATE (YYMMDD) 9-14
5 DISCOVERY HOUR (HH) 15-16
6 LOCATION (LDDMMDDDMM or TTTTRRRRSS) 17-26
7 STATISTICAL CAUSE 27
8 GENERAL CAUSE 28-29
9 SPECIFIC CAUSE 30-31
10 CLASS OF PEOPLE 32
11 FIRE SIZE CLASS 33
12 TOTAL AREA BURNED 34-40
13 COST CLASS 41
14 VEGETATION COVER TYPE 42-43
15 FUEL TYPE AT ORIGIN (PRE-1986) 44-49
16 BLANK 50-55
17 FS-5100-29 SLOPE CLASS 56
18 NFMAS SLOPE CLASS 57
19 NFMAS ASPECT 58
20 ELEVATION CLASS 59
21 TOPOGRAPHY CODE 60
22 FMZ_CODE 61-64
23 BLANK 65
24 FIRE WX STATION NUMBER 66-71
25 NFDRS FUEL MODEL 72
26 BLANK 73-77
27 ANNUAL/PERENNIAL VEGETATION CODE 78
28 FIRE INTENSITY LEVEL 79
29 CALCULATED FIRE INTENSITY LEVEL 80