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:

Flame Length Rate of Spread Fireline Intensity Heat per Unit Area Crown Fire activity Solar Radiation

1 Hr Fuel Moisture 10 Hr Fuel Moisture Max Spread Direction Wind Direction Wind Speed

 

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Last updated on 1/28/2019 1:38:45 PM.

 

In This Section 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