GIS Mapping

Western Fire Resources offers comprehensive GIS mapping services that support wildfire planning, land management, and operational decision‑making. Our mapping products include fire behavior and fuels‑treatment maps, fire history layers, evacuation and access maps, and detailed facility maps for agencies and private organizations. Beyond fire, we also produce high‑quality ranch maps and custom hunting maps that integrate terrain, vegetation, water sources, and access routes. Whether the need is strategic planning, incident support, or land‑use management, our GIS products provide clear, accurate, and actionable spatial information tailored to each client’s objectives.

GIS Mapping Services

Operational Land‑Use Mapping

Large ranches, hunt units, and rural properties often lack clear, up‑to‑date maps showing pastures, water sources, legal boundaries, access routes, and key terrain features needed for daily operations and safe field use. Western Fire Resources produces detailed ranch, hunting, and access‑network maps that integrate ownership boundaries, roads, trails, gates, and critical infrastructure into a single, accurate spatial picture. These custom GIS products support landowners, managers, and responders with reliable information for planning, navigation, and emergency response.

Facilities and Infrastructure Maps

Knowing the precise location of buildings, roads, pipelines, powerlines, and other infrastructure is essential for both routine operations and wildfire response. Maps can be created that clearly depict facilities and critical infrastructure for planning, maintenance, and protection efforts.

Community Evacuation & Values at Risk Maps

Clear evacuation routes, designated muster points, and an understanding of nearby values at risk are essential for protecting communities during a wildfire. Western Fire Resources develops evacuation and muster point maps that show primary and alternate routes, assembly locations, and key landmarks, alongside detailed structure location and values at risk maps that support both pre season planning and real time incident decision making. Together, these products give residents, responders, and planners the spatial awareness needed to act quickly and effectively when fire threatens.

Past Fuels Treatment Maps

Knowing where fuels work has already been completed helps landowners avoid duplication and plan future treatments, while also giving responding fire departments critical information about existing fuel breaks, thinned areas, and prescribed-fire units on the property. Maps of previous treatments can be compiled and delivered in field-ready format so local fire resources can quickly orient themselves and take advantage of completed work during an incident.

Past Fire History and Severity Maps

Understanding where past fires burned—and how severely—provides essential insight for risk assessment, recovery planning, and future treatment priorities. Western Fire Resources produces detailed fire history and burn severity maps that display historical perimeters, severity patterns, and related ecological data for prescribed fires and wildfires over 100 acres. These products help landowners and agencies evaluate post fire recovery against the intensity of past burns and make informed, defensible management decisions.