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WFDSS Help  Welcome to WFDSS Help!  Analysis Name Limitations  WFDSS Session Timeout Warning  What is Skip to Content?  Accessibility Mode  WFDSS User Documentation Overview  WFDSS Overview  About the WFDSS YouTube Channel  Filters  Maps and Shapes  My Home  Change Email Address  About the Cost Tab  Incidents  About Incident Groups  Analysis  Intelligence Gathering  Data Management  Decisions  Reports  Administration  About the WFDSS Decision Editors  Relative Risk Reference  Organization Assessment Reference  Spatial Data Reference  Landscape Data Source Reference  Fire Behavior Reference  WFDSS Automated Basic Fire Behavior (BFB)  WFDSS Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB)  Viewing WFDSS Automated Fire Behavior Inputs  FAQs for Automated BFB and STFB     What is the procedure for setting up and running Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short Term Fire Behavior (STFB) analyses?     What is the purpose of the Automated Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB), and how can they be used?     How valid are the fire behavior results from Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB) and can they be used to support fire management decisions?     How does the Automated version of WFDSS Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB) differ from the desktop version of FlamMap 3.0?     What is the difference between WFDSS Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB)?     Can local landscape data be uploaded into WFDSS for use in Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB)?     What landscapes can be used for WFDSS Analyst-Assisted Fire Behavior Models?     How do you define your landscape analysis area (landscape extent), and how large should it be when doing Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB) analyses?     What resolution is used for the landscape data in Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB) analyses?     Can the landscape data be modified for Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB) analyses?     Can the user choose which RAWS to use for weather and wind data for Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB) analyses?     How does WFDSS Select the RAWS for Automated Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB) Analyses?     What are the RAWS data used for in Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB) analyses?     How does fuel moisture conditioning work in Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB)?     How do Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB) get forecasted weather and can these data be changed?     How does Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB) get forecasted winds, and can these data be changed?     Do the Automated Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB) Applications use Gridded Winds?     What fuel moisture values are used in the Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB) applications?     How do you locate the fire ignition to do a Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB) analysis?     Is spread by spotting incorporated in WFDSS Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB)?     What crown fire calculation method is used in Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB)?     What is the Date and Time used for in Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB) analyses?     What is a burn period in Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB) and why do you need it?     How many burn periods can be selected when running Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB)?     What output results are available when Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) is run and what are the units for each output?     Can the Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) or Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB) output legends be changed; for instance, can the classes or colors be changed by the user?     Can Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB) analyses results be saved and downloaded to GIS?     Can the Basic Fire Behavior (BFB) and Short-Term Fire Behavior (STFB) analyses be saved?     When will the Farsite (near-term fire behavior analysis) be available?  Field Descriptions  Field Descriptions  Glossary Resources  Glossary of Terms  Popup Help  Index  Welcome to WFDSS Help!  5.2 Release Introduces the Default Decision Editor  5.4 Release Introduces Accessibility Mode  WFDSS Spring 2017 Updates  6.1 Release New Functionality and Enhancements  6.2 Release Functionality and Enhancements  6.3 Release New Functionality and Enhancements  6.4 Release Notes  6.0 Release New Functionality and Enhancements  Release Notes 7.0  Release Notes 8.0  WFDSS & NFDRS Energy Release Component  Geographic Boundary Area  Copyright Notice