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The Fire Weather Alert System (FWAS) is a mobile application that alerts on-the-ground firefighters to dangerous weather conditions approaching their area. Users set custom weather thresholds and… more
Applications and Products
Browse applications, downloads, and interactive products maintained by researchers and developers from FFS, FMI, WFM RD&A, and NFDSC. These applications and interactive products cover the range of fire modeling from fire behavior to fire danger to fire ecology to support risk assessments and management objectives. Please visit WFM RD&A and NFDSC for additional applications and tools.
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New research is focused on measuring and predicting the cumulative impact of convective and radiant energy transfer on safety zone size, shape, and location when the safety zone and/or fires are located on slopes or are burning under the influence… more
This multi-partner program produces consistent, comprehensive, geospatial data and databases that describe vegetation, wildland fuel, and fire regimes across the United States and insular areas.
LF's mission is to provide agency leaders and… more
Fire spread can be characterized as a continuous sequence of ignitions. Ignition is a local phenomenon, governed by complex interactions between fuel and environment. Seemingly insignificant changes in vegetation orientation or spacing can… more