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Fire Response Units, WI 2019

Identification Information

Citation
Title
Fire Response Units, WI 2019
Originator
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Publication Date
2019-09-30
Edition
2019
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Abstract
History of data layer: Data was originally collected cooperatively by the Division of Forestry, Bureau of Forest Protection and created as a GIS layer by BTS. In May, 2010, the boundaries were re-digitized to more accurately match the FPA boundaries using Administrative Code (NR 30.01 and NR 30.02) text description as well as field staff support. In April 2010, Goodman FRU was re-digitized to correct errors. In November 2016, fire response unit (FRU) boundaries were re-digitized to match fire protection area (FPA) and dispatch group (DG) boundaries and align with other geographic source data. (Fire protection area (FPA) boundaries are delineated by Administrative Code (NR 30.01 and NR 30.02) text description.) Better GIS sources for road, and MCD prompted re-digitization. From this base, dispatch group boundaries were created, and further fire response units. These three fire management boundaries layers (DG, FRU, FPA) are topologically related – previous efforts at digitizing fire management boundaries did not retain relationship between the datasets, creating gaps and overlaps, etc.On January 1, 2018, DG boundaries were programmatically redrawn to align with the Division of Forestry management structure. At this time, DGs were reduced to seven and some FRU names were modified. As such, some FRUs were assigned to new/different dispatch groups. Dispatch groups are comprised of FRUs (in intensive and extensive protection areas for wildland fire response) and COOP Teams (in cooperative protection for prescribed burn).
Purpose
This data is intended for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data. [Fire Response Units (FRUs) are designated by the DNR Forest Protection Bureau. A FRU is the area and equipment for which the personnel at a ranger station are responsible. FRU names are based on the location of the ranger station. The polygon attributes in this layer also identify dispatch group (DG) and protection type (FPA) of each FRU.]
Temporal Extent
Time Instant
2019-01-01T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-92.964215
East
-86.70883
North
47.083097
South
42.457983
ISO Topic Category
biota
Place Keyword
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Theme Keyword
Forest management
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Theme Keyword
Forest fires
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
User Advisory:http://dnr.wi.gov/legal/acceptableuse.html http://dnr.wi.gov/legal/ Neither the Department of Natural Resources nor any of its employees shall be held liable for any improper or incorrect use of the information described and/or contained herein and assumes no responsibility for anyone's use of the information. Furthermore, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy, adequacy, completeness, legality, reliability or usefulness of any information. The Department provides this information on an "as is" basis. The Department has made reasonable efforts to provide you with accurate information, but cannot exclude the possibility of errors or omissions in sources or of changes in actual conditions. Changes may be periodically made to the information herein; these changes may or may not be incorporated in any new version of the data. If you have obtained information from the Department from a source other than the Department, be aware that electronic data can be altered subsequent to original distribution. Data can also quickly become out-of-date. It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of all data, and that the originator of the data or information be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use.Disclaimer:The following disclaimer should be included on publications using the Fire Protection Areas data: “The Department has made reasonable efforts to provide you with accurate information, but cannot exclude the possibility of errors or omissions in sources or of changes in actual conditions. The Department makes no warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Changes may be periodically made to the information herein – contact the originator of the data with any questions regarding appropriate use.”
Legal Constraints
Use Limitation
Although this data is being distributed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the University as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the University in the use of this data, or related materials.
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
unknown
Language
eng
Credit
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, Bureau of Forest Protection
Point of Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Delivery Point
101 S. Webster St.
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53707
Country
US
Email
DNRGEOData@wisconsin.gov
Phone
(608) 264-8914

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
3071
Code Space
EPSG
Version
9.7

Data Quality Information

Lineage
Process Step
Description
Provided access to archived data at UW-Madison.
Process Date
2019-09-30T00:00:00

Distribution Information

Format Name
Shapefile
Format Version
1.0
Distributor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Distributor
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Online Access
https://gisdata.wisc.edu/public/WI_Fire_Response_Units_2019.zip
Protocol
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
Name
GeoData@Wisconsin
Function
download

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
composite
Vector Object Count
58

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
B1002953-3C25-4F6E-896C-72E85BB83AE1
Metadata Point of Contact
Name
Arthur H. Robinson Map Library
Position Name
Metadata Technician
Delivery Point
550 N. Park Street
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53706
Country
US
Email
askmap@library.wisc.edu
Phone
(608) 262-1471
Metadata Date Stamp
2019-09-30
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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