Viewing Smoke Dispersion Information

The Smoke Dispersion Information is pulled from the National FCAMMS Point Forecast Product. Any WFDSS user can access this information. The information is updated every 3 hours.

To view smoke dispersion information:

1. Navigate to the Smoke Dispersion table by doing one of the following:
   • From the Intelligence Map: Choose the Intelligence tab. The Intelligence Map appears. Use the Information icon to select an area on the map.
   • For a specific incident: From the Incident List > select the incident > click Assess Situation. The Situation Assessment map appears for the selected incident.
   • For a specific analysis: From the Analysis List > select the analysis > click View Information > choose View Landscape. (You must have already created the landscape for the analysis to use this option)
   • For a specific location: From the Incident List > select the incident > click Assess Situation. The Situation Assessment map appears for the selected incident.
2. Choose the Info sub-tab. 
3. Click Smoke Dispersion. The Smoke Dispersion table appears for the area selected. To view the table column definitions, click here.
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In This Section Maps and Shapes To view smoke dispersion information:

See Also About Maps Using the Map View About Shapes About Analysis Shape Files (STFB, NTFB, FSPro) Deleting Shapes Drawing Shapes on the Map About Planning Areas Subscribing to Planning Area Notifications Creating a Planning Area Drawing a Landscape Extent Querying the Landscape Data Creating a Barrier Creating an Analysis Ignition File Merging Two Shapes Uploading Shapes Creating a Landscape Mask About Images Uploading Images Capturing Map Images Downloading National Data Layers Downloading Incident Shapes Downloading Fire Perimeters Viewing Shapes Viewing Unit Shapes on a Map Viewing, Copying or Downloading Feature Information Copying Feature Information Downloading Feature Information Viewing the Fire Danger Rating Graph Saving Fire Danger Rating Graphs to Incident Content Viewing Strategic Objectives

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