Tool


Title

US Fuel Model Comparison Chart
Developer(s):

Cataloging Information

Keyword(s):
  • fireline intensity
  • flame length
  • heat per unit area
  • moisture content
  • rate of spread
  • tree cover
  • understory vegetation
  • WAF - Wind Adjustment Factor
  • wind
Region(s):
Record Maintained By:
Record Last Modified: May 27, 2019
FRAMES Record Number: 24155

Description

This tool allows users to look at fire behavior characteristics (such as rate of spread, fireline intensity, flame length, heat per unit area, and wind adjustment factor) for multiple fuel types on the same graph. Other factors such as moisture content, understory vegetation cover, and percent tree cover and be adjusted. This chart was developed by Joe Scott.

Online Link(s):
Link to this tool (153 KB; xls)