{"id":61,"date":"2021-04-22T18:59:23","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T18:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2026-05-08T11:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:37:17","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The map above displays forecasted fire danger across North Carolina using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildfire.gov\/page\/adjective-fire-danger-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adjective Rating<\/a>, a National Fire Danger Rating System parameter that describes environmental conditions affecting the potential for wildfire ignition and spread. The Adjective Rating categorizes fire danger into five levels: Low, Moderate, High, Very High, and Extreme. These ratings are presented in the map above for NC Forest Service\u2019s multi-county Fire Danger Rating Areas (FDRAs), which are regions with similar topography, vegetation, and climate characteristics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These ratings are based on the Energy Release Component (ERC), a measure of potential fire intensity driven by accumulated dryness within forest fuels, and calculated from local weather stations across each FDRA using Fuel Model Z. During the active growing season, ratings are further refined using modeled herbaceous live fuel moisture values generated within <a href=\"https:\/\/fems.fs2c.usda.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FEMS<\/a> to account for seasonal greening and reduced fire potential. As with any broad-scale modeled product, localized conditions may vary, and final daily forecasts may be manually adjusted to better reflect observed and expected conditions within individual FDRAs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on any FDRA region on the map to view its full 7-day forecast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-slightly-larger-font-size wp-elements-238b0c35a7d7f597c6d1290632e62195\" style=\"background-color:#77885e\"><strong>Explore More Data:<\/strong><br>Our Fire Weather Intelligence Portal brings together weather and fire risk information, including real-time conditions and forecasts, across the Southeast US.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fwip\/\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#cc0000\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">Access the Portal<\/mark><\/strong><\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/guide\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"88\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#cc0000\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">View the User Guide<\/mark><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/blog\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"816\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/understory_logo.png\" alt=\"The UnderStory blog logo\" class=\"wp-image-94\" style=\"width:408px;height:78px\" 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class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 30, 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/short-range-outlook-for-april-2026\/\">Short-Range Outlook for April 2026<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-02T07:56:34-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 2, 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/short-range-outlook-for-march-2026\/\">Short-Range Outlook for March 2026<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-05T07:27:34-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 5, 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div 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height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/usda_serch_logo.png\" alt=\"The USDA Southeast Regional Climate Hub logo\" class=\"wp-image-132\" style=\"width:165px;height:116px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Our fire weather work is supported by the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncforestservice.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">NC Forest Service<\/a> (including via funding from the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">US Forest Service<\/a>) within the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncagr.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services<\/a>, and by the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.climatehubs.usda.gov\/hubs\/southeast\" target=\"_blank\">USDA Southeast Regional Climate Hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The map above displays 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