NIFC Wildfire Data MCP Server

NIFC Wildfire Data

NIFC provides active wildfire incident data — location, size (acres), containment percentage, discovery date, cause, and resources deployed. Data from ArcGIS FeatureServer in GeoJSON format. Includes both current incidents and historical perimeters. Key layers: Current_WildlandFire_Locations, WFIGS_Interagency_Perimeters. Use ArcGIS query parameters: where, outFields, resultRecordCount, orderByFields.

Data Model

• Incidents — active wildfire locations with IncidentName, FireDiscoveryDateTime, DailyAcres, PercentContained, FireCause, POOState, POOCounty.
• Perimeters — fire boundary polygons from WFIGS with GISAcres, CreateDate, and geometry.
• Resources — personnel and equipment counts assigned to each incident.

Query Syntax (ArcGIS)

• where — SQL-like filter (e.g. POOState='US-CA', DailyAcres>1000, 1=1 for all).
• outFields — comma-separated field list or * for all fields.
• resultRecordCount — max records to return (default varies by layer).
• orderByFields — sort expression (e.g. FireDiscoveryDateTime DESC).
• f — output format, always use json.
• returnGeometry — set to false to skip spatial data and speed up response.

Gotchas

• No auth required: public ArcGIS FeatureServer.
• Result limit: Default max is 2000 records per request; use resultOffset for pagination.
• Date format: Dates are Unix epoch milliseconds in JSON responses.
• State codes: Use ISO 3166-2 format with US prefix (e.g. US-CA, US-OR, US-WA).