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Type: Magazine Article
Publication Date: 2019
We have devised a rule of thumb for obtaining a first approximation of a fire’s spread rate that wildland fire operations personnel may find valuable in certain situations. It is based on the premise that under certain conditions wind speed is the dominant factor in determining a wildfire’s forward rate of advance.
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Link to the full Wildfire Magazine issue (12.6 MB; pdf)
Citation: Alexander, Martin E.; Cruz, Miguel G. 2019. A rule of thumb for estimating a wildfire's forward spread rate. Wildfire Magazine 28(5):36-39.
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Keywords:
- Australia
- Canada
- conifer forests
- critical fire weather
- crown fire
- dead fuel moisture content
- dead fuels
- dry eucalypt forests
- fine fuels
- fire prediction
- fire propagation
- fire spread
- fuel moisture content
- fuel type
- high intensity fires
- model error
- North America
- ROS - rate of spread
- temperate shrublands
- wildfires
- wind speed
- winds
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