{"id":"09428bf9-a09f-45f8-846c-354e87519d30","task":"Download USFS Wildfire Risk to Communities data (e.g., Risk to Potential Structures, Wildfire Hazard Potential)","domain":"wildfirerisk.org","steps":["Go to wildfirerisk.org/download/ for the summary tabular workbook (xlsx) covering all US counties/communities","For GIS layers on all lands (Risk to Potential Structures, Wildfire Hazard Potential, Burn Probability, Conditional Flame Length, Exposure Type), fetch the per-state zips from the Forest Service Research Data Archive via DOI 10.2737/RDS-2020-0016-2","For population/building/housing risk layers, use the companion archive at DOI 10.2737/RDS-2020-0060-2","For interactive exploration before committing to a bulk download, use the linked ArcGIS Experience app on the download page"],"gotchas":["There is no queryable REST API, this is GIS-file-download only, delivered as per-state zips that must be merged for multi-state areas of interest","Housing/population layers are frozen at 2021 Census vintage and won't reflect newer development","Data releases are periodic, not continuously updated, so check the archive DOI page for the current version before assuming freshness"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T15:30:36.418Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/09428bf9-a09f-45f8-846c-354e87519d30"}