Alberta Historical Wildfire Dataset (2006-2024).

This dataset contains detailed records of wildfire incidents that
occurred in Alberta, Canada, between 2006 and 2024. Each row represents
a single wildfire event, including attributes related to location, size,
cause, environmental conditions, and firefighting efforts.

Variables
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year : Year of the wildfire incident.
fire_number : Unique identifier for the wildfire.
current_size : Final estimated size of the wildfire in hectares.
size_class : Size classification based on fire area.
latitude : Latitude coordinate of fire origin.
longitude : Longitude coordinate of fire origin.
fire_origin : General location or region where fire started.
general_cause : Broad cause classification of the fire.
responsible_group : Agency or group responsible for managing the fire.
activity_class : Activity classification at the time of ignition.
true_cause : Detailed fire cause (e.g., "Arson Known", "Hot Exhaust",
             "Line Impact", "Unattended Fire", etc.).
fire_start_date : Date the fire started.
detection_agent_type : Type of detection method used (e.g., lookout
                       ("LKT"), aircraft ("AIR")).
detection_agent : Specific agent who detected the fire.
assessment_hectares : Officially assessed size of the fire in hectares.
fire_spread_rate : Rate at which the fire spread in hectares/h.
fire_type : Fire behavior classification (e.g., "Surface", "Ground",
            "Crown").
fire_position_on_slope : Position of the fire on slope (e.g., "Bottom",
                         "Middle 1/3", "Unknown").
weather_conditions_over_fire : Description of weather at the fire
                                location.
temperature : Temperature at the fire location in °C.
relative_humidity : Relative humidity at the fire location.
wind_direction : Wind direction during the fire.
wind_speed : Wind speed during the fire in km/h.
fuel_type : Dominant vegetation or material burned.
initial_action_by : Group that initiated suppression efforts.
ia_arrival_at_fire_date : Date when initial action crews arrived.
ia_access : Level of access for initial attack teams.
fire_fighting_start_date : Date when firefighting activities officially
                            started.
fire_fighting_start_size : Fire size at the time firefighting began in
                           hectares.
bucketing_on_fire : Whether aerial bucketing was used on the fire.
first_bh_date : Datetime when fire was first declared being held.
first_bh_size : Fire size when fire was first declared being held in
                hectares.
first_uc_date : Datetime when fire was first declared under control.
first_uc_size : Fire size when first declared under control in hectares.
first_ex_size_perimeter : Estimated fire perimeter at the time of first
                          extinguishment in kilometers.

Source
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Government of Alberta, Alberta Wildfire data:
https://www.alberta.ca/wildfire-maps-and-data/

Notes
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Data is licensed under the Open Government Licence - Alberta:
https://open.alberta.ca/licence

Examples
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>>> import diversedata as dd
>>> df = dd.load_data("wildfire")
>>> df.head()
    year     fire_number     current_size  ...
0   2006     PWF001          0.1           ...

>>> dd.print_data_description("wildfire")
Alberta Historical Wildfire Dataset (2006-2024).

This dataset contains detailed records of wildfire...