NFDRS Fuel Model At Origin - NFIRS

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NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘NFDRS Fuel Model At Origin’

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NFIRS Coding

Here are the NFIRS codes for the ‘NFDRS Fuel Model At Origin’ element, including any “other” values in case none of the preselected choices match:

Common Examples of NFDRS Fuel Model At Origin

More commonly used values for NFDRS Fuel Model At Origin…

NFDRS Fuel Model At Origin	Code
A: Annual Grasses.	01
C: Open Pine With Grass	03
Undetermined	UU

All values for NFDRS Fuel Model At Origin

NFDRS Fuel Model At Origin	Code
A: Annual Grasses.	01
B: Mature Brush [6 Ft.+]	02
C: Open Pine With Grass	03
D: Southern Rough	04
E: Hardwood Litter	05
F: Intermountain West Brush	06
G: West Coast Conifers; Close, Heavy Down Materials	07
H: Short Needle Conifers; Normal Down Woody Materials	08
I: Heavy Slash, Clear-cut Conifers Greater Than 25 Tons Per Area	09
J: Medium Slash, Heavily Thinned Conifers (less Than 25 Tons Per Acre)	10
K: Light Slash (less Than 15 Tons Per Acre)	11
L: Perennial Grasses	12
N: Saw Grass, Marsh Needle-like Grass	14
O: High Pocosin	15
P: Southern Long-needle Pine	16
Q: Alaska Black Spruce	17
R: Hardwood Litter (summer)	18
S: Tundra	19
T: Sagebrush With Grass	20
U: Western Long-leaf Pine	21
Undetermined	UU

Transactions containing ‘NFDRS Fuel Model At Origin’

A few NFIRS elements are reused accross a number of transactions, but typically the value is captured by one transaction only.

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Element Specification

Specification	Value
Requirement	Optional
Expected Length	2
Element Type	Coded Field - The coded field relating to an entry in the code table. Most coded fields allow for Plus+ One codes. For these fields the expected length of the coded entry is depicted as (National length OR Plus+ One length). Only fields with this notation in the expected length column allow for Plus+ One definitions. If the user has not provided information, an empty field should be transmitted.

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