Session 2, Fire Behavior
Fourth Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology
2.1
Forecasting diurnal variation in fire intensity for use in wildland fire management applications
Judi A. Beck, Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada, Hinton, AB T7V 1V3, Canada, , Canadian Forest Service, Edmonton, AB T6H 3S5, Canada, , Ministry of Forests Protection Program, and , Yukon Forest Management Division.
W.J. De Groot and M.E. Alexander first introduced the concept of displaying head fire intensities with the use of the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System in 1986. The idea has now been extended to flank and back fire intensites. This paper will describe the extent to which various fire management agencies in Canada have applied the diurnal fire intensity concept in daily operational use for safe and productive wildland firefighting since that time, most notably by the British Columbia Forest Service.
10:30 AM, Tuesday, 13 November 2001
Fourth Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology Meeting
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