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Forensics in fire is MUCH more of an art than a science than fire behavior prediction (in my opinion). There is a lot of work to be done in that field and re-creating events by only the final outcome… (View Post)

@marz62 fuel moisture would refer to the moisture content in the fuel. There is both live and dead fuel moisture, which further complicates things, and this changes both throughout the day (diurnal v… (View Post)

I think it is a challenge and perhaps simplification to think that we can describe possible fire scenarios in terms of just the time needed to extinguish the fire and size. @DTurner is right that man… (View Post)

@Eti @marz62 - there are a series of fire detection algorithms already used for the active fire mapping program. https://fsapps.nwcg.gov/afm/. The newest addition (not necessarily online yet) is usin… (View Post)

@DanSelz I think it may be more about what the surrounding conditions are of a fire to "target". In other words, if there is a danger of the fire spreading then any fire you would hope you … (View Post)