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Resources include the Keetch-Byram Drought Index, Fire Danger Index, weather observations and maps, and radar and satellite images.

View the potential impacts from smoke using the Florida Forest Service's internet-based smoke screening tool.

View fire weather forecasts using the National Weather Service’s fire weather dashboard.

Find forest management consultants, tree seedling nurseries, site preparation and tree-planting vendors, and forest product buyers.

See daily fire weather forecasts, forecast maps, and extended weather outlooks.

Helpful in prescribed burn planning, this tool uses wind direction and burn size to indicate potential smoke plume direction and density.

See a map showing areas where nighttime burning is permitted for certified burn managers under specific weather conditions.

Certified burners can use the Florida Forest Service’s WebOBA to submit open burn authorization requests online.