Planning Processes

Two types of planning processes are available for administrative units to use in WFDSS; Fire Management Unit (FMU) planning and Spatial Fire Planning (SFP). Depending on an administrative unit’s agency affiliation, one may be preferred or mandated over another.

The unit's WFDSS Data Manager works with Unit personnel to develop spatial data to support the planning process they've chosen to use, and then work with their Agency's WFDSS/GIS Lead to get FMU or Strategic Objective (SO) shapes uploaded into the system. Other supporting shapes such as Management Requirements and Other Unit Shapes can be uploaded by a Data Manager.

Once a planning process has been created, in Training or Production, it can be exported/imported into the other system. Matching planning processes in Training and Production allow for pre-season refresher training that mimics an active incident and better prepares units when active incidents occur.

In This Section Data Management Planning Processes available in WFDSS Determining if an Administrative Unit is ready to switch to Spatial Fire Planning (SFP) Developing a Spatial Fire Planning Transition Strategy for an Administrative Unit How Spatial Fire Planning differs from the FMU Planning Process What happens when I select the Spatial Fire Planning Proces on the Data Management tab? Preparing for the switch to Spatial Fire Planning (SFP) Spatial Fire Planning Spatial Fire Planning (SFP) Considerations

See Also Data Management Overview Unit Shapes

Reference Field Descriptions Glossary Resources Spatial Data Reference Landscape Data Source Reference Relative Risk Reference Organization Assessment Reference Fire Behavior Reference About the WFDSS Decision Editors