The wildfire risk assessment portal provides access to community leaders, wildfire managers, and the public to the data and information contained in the latest wildfire risk assessment across the 20…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 9 (Eastern Region) awarded $349,000 to the Northeast-Midwest State Foresters Alliance, Inc. on September 19, 2025, under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). This multi-year Project Grant funds the hosting, maintenance, and operational enhancement of the Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal, which provides community leaders, wildfire managers, and the public access to current wildfire risk data and information across 20 Northeastern and Midwestern states through January 31, 2030.

The award supports critical updates to the Portal's underlying risk models, fuel model data, and hazard assessments, including the development of new fire behavior modeling capabilities required under Executive Order and Forest Service policy. As a non-federal, publicly accessible platform operated by the Alliance, the Portal requires sustained federal funding to maintain its technical infrastructure and analytical capabilities. This is the initial phase of a multi-year funding commitment, with additional appropriations anticipated in subsequent fiscal years to ensure continued operational support and data modernization throughout the project period.

The wildfire risk assessment portal provides access to community leaders, wildfire managers, and the public to the data and information contained in the latest wildfire risk assessment across the 20 states of the northeast and midwest. This grant supports the hosting and maintenance of the portal along with updates to the underlying risk, fuel model data and hazard assessment to develop new fire behavior modeling within the risk assessment as required per executive order and forest service policy. The wildfire risk assessment portal is not operated by the federal government and requires public access. This is a multi-year project which will require further funding in following years.