Pull CAL FIRE Damage Inspection (DINS) records for structures in a wildfire-affected area to support post-fire fire-protection system assessment or insurance-related contractor work

domain: data.ca.gov · 4 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Use the 'CAL FIRE Damage Inspection (DINS) Data' dataset on California Open Data (data.ca.gov/dataset/cal-fire-damage-inspection-dins-data), also mirrored on data.cnra.ca.gov and the CAL FIRE ArcGIS Hub
  2. Choose the format that fits your workflow — CSV/Excel for spreadsheet analysis, or the ArcGIS Feature Service/GeoService endpoints for direct GIS integration
  3. Know the coverage rules: the DINS program has documented damaged/destroyed structures since 2013, and began recording all non-damaged structures within the assessment area starting in 2018
  4. Filter to structures 'inside or within 300 feet of the fire perimeter' per the program's collection methodology, and check the dataset's record count/last-updated date before treating it as complete for a very recent fire

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