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
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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WindNinja is a computer program that computes spatially varying wind fields for wildland fire application.
See the WindNinja project website for more details.
Also, check out WindNinja-Mobile application.
Take a look at our WindNinja story map… more
Take a look at our WindNinja story map to see a quick overview of WindNinja and WindNinja Mobile.
ESRI User Story: Missoula Fire Sciences Lab Launches New Wind Modeling Mobile App to Help Firefighters in the Field
ESRI ArcWatch: Fighting Fire with… more
WindWizard is no longer supported by the Missoula Fire Sciences Lab as the underlying software is not readily available. Much of the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling within the WindWizard framework was added to the WindNinja software.… more