Background Information

The following links provide details about the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System and outline the processes used to derive the data.

Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System (CFFDRS)

• Summary

Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index (FWI) System

• Summary
• Examples of Fire Behavior in Jack Pine Stands
• Data Sources and Methods for Daily Maps

Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) System

• Summary
• FBP Fuel Type Descriptions
• Data Sources and Methods for Daily Maps

Fire Monitoring, Mapping, and Modeling (Fire M3)

• Summary
• Data Sources and Methods

FWI and FBP Historical Normals

• Summary
• Data Sources and Methods

Forecast Fire Weather

• Forecast
• Monthly and Seasonal Forecasts

Atmospheric Dispersion Index (ADI) and its Components

• Summary

Background Maps

• Elevation
• FBP Fuel Types
• Ecozones
• Weather Stations

Publications about Forest Fire Research

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