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WFDSS Basic Fire Behavior (BFB)

WFDSS Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) is designed to be used by Fire Behavior Specialists (FBS) and is a quick way to get "snapshot in time" fire behavior outputs for every cell on the user-defined landscape extent. BFB is very similar to the desktop application, FlamMap Basic, and can be thought of as a "spatial BehavePlus" providing fire behavior characteristics across a user-defined landscape.

Using weather data from a user-selected RAWS, the model calculates fuel moistures for every cell on the landscape. National Weather Service (NWS) Forecast Data (or user-provided forecast data) is also used in BFB to predict the following for one instant in time:

 

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Fire Behavior Reference

BFB - What it is

BFB - What it needs (inputs)

BFB - What it does (outputs)

BFB - What it means (interpretation)

BFB Assumptions and Limitations

BFB - Why use it - (potential uses)

See Also

WFDSS Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB)

WFDSS Near-Term Fire Behavior Analysis (NTFB)

FSPro Overview

FSPro - What it is and Why use it ?

FSPro Model Limitations

FSPro - the How

Interpreting FSPro Results

Reference

Field Descriptions

Glossary Resources

Spatial Data Reference

Landscape Data Source Reference

Relative Risk Reference

Organization Assessment Reference

Fire Behavior Reference

About the WFDSS Decision Editors