FEAT/FIREMON Integrated (FFI)

FFI Contact Info

For support or information contact:

Duncan Lutes
Email: dlutes@fs.fed.us
Phone: (406) 329-4761


FFI Team

Agency Oversight

Nate Benson - NPS
Martha Isbister - NPS
Duncan Lutes - USFS
MaryBeth Keifer - NPS
Alison Forrestel - NPS

Development Team

Systems for Environmental Management

Collin Bevins
John Caratti
Carter Barnes

Axiom IT Solutions
Douglas Wissenbach
Bart McFarling

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FFI Manuals and Software




FFI Manuals:


FFI User Guide - Most users will want to download this document. Includes FFI and SQL Server installation instructions: FFI-UG_Mar_2011.pdf (10MB)

Protocol Manager User Guide - Download only if using Protocol Manager to create protocols or manage protocol files: FFI-PM_June2008.pdf (17MB)

GIS Module User Guide - Included with the GIS installer below

PDA Field Handbook - Download only if using a PDA to collect FFI data: FFI-PDA_June2008.pdf (2MB)




FFI Software Installation Files & Training Data:


To use the FFI monitoring software you will need to download and install: 1) FFI Install Package for Windows XP/Windows 7 and 2) Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005 Edition SP3. If you want to use the FFI GIS utility then download and install the files in FFI GIS Installers and User Guide. If attending a FFI training class or if you wish to have a practice dataset available for your use download the FFI Training Dataset.

Download the files to a temporary directory on your hard drive. Installation instructions for FFI and SQL are available in the FFI User Guide posted above.

General instructions for upgrading to FFI v1.04.01 - Use only when updating to the new version of FFI: Upgrade_Installation_Instructions.pdf (616KB)

Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005 Edition SP3 32-bit: SQLEXPR32.EXE (36MB)

Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005 Edition SP3 64-bit: SQLEXPR.EXE (56MB)

FFI Install Package for Windows XP/Windows 7: FFIv10401.zip (21MB)

FFI Training Dataset: FFI_TrainingData_v10401.zip (12MB)

FFI GIS Installers and User Guide: FFI GIS Installers and User Guide.zip (4MB)




FFI Support Tools:


Windows Clean Up Utility (use only in conjunction with FFI_SQL_Install_Error_MSXML6.pdf): WindowsCleanupUtility.exe (351KB)