Presented for Lesson 30 of the S-590 Advanced Fire Behavior Interpretation Course at the National Advanced Resource Technology Center in Marana, Arizona, 5-17 March 2006.

Lesson Objectives:

• Gather a cursory understanding of the philosophy and structure of the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System (CFFDRS).
• Identify the fundamental differences in modeling approaches and basic similarities in the operational application of the fire behavior prediction systems used in the U.S. & Canada.
• Identify training courses provided to fire behavior analysts in Canada.