The wildland fire potential layer provides information on the relative potential for wildfire that would be difficult for fire crews to contain. Areas with higher wildland fire potential values represent fuels with a higher likelihood of experiencing high-intensity fire with torching, crowning, and other forms of extreme fire behavior.Dataset SummaryThis layer provides access to a 270m cell size raster derived from the Large Fire Simulation System (LFSim) produced as part of the Fire Program Analysis System by the USDA Forest Service’s Fire Modeling Institute. The data covers the contiguous U.S.The layer is useful for analyses of wildfire risk, hazardous fuels prioritization and strategic planning across large landscapes (hundreds of square miles) up through regional and national scales. When paired with spatial data depicting highly valued resources, land managers can use these data to create value-specific risk maps. Examples of published research using these data include:Integrated national-scale assessment of wildfire risk to human and ecological valuesA simulation of probabilistic wildfire risk components for the continental United StatesThis layer is derived from the USA Wildland Fire Potential service produced by the US Forest Service.