The average wildfire season in the western United States has extended by three months compared to previous years, and this trend is anticipated to continue and further lengthen due to the effects of climate change, consequently increasing the risk of wildfires. 1 The climate crisis we are facing today is caused by decades of excessive fossil , Changes were recently made to the High-Risk triggers available in the product. For a more detailed explanation of the change, please reference this document. Note: These outlooks are only issued when Geographic Areas are in fire season and Predictive Services staff are on duty. Check the date carefully when using any map images below., It must be noted that there is no universal standard for wildfire forecasting and risk levels at this scale–because no one has been able to do it until now. Wildfire Forecast Map NAR Our forest fire forecast system is a cutting-edge AI-driven solution that analyzes over 15 years of historical data to provide highly accurate risk assessments , First, the scientists used satellite remote sensing data from 1984-2019 to see how potential fire risk correlated with ultimate wildfire size for more than 13,000 wildfires, excluding controlled burns. They found that when wildfire risk was higher, wildfire size tended to be larger, and this relationship was stronger over larger areas., More recently, several AI-based wildfire models have come to market, leveraging machine learning to predict fire risk. Like traditional risk score models, they often produce a single risk score for a location and are trained large datasets—sometimes incorporating over 100 data layers, including real-time satellite imagery and weather , .