Course

Title

VI Short Course on Fire Behaviour: Crown Fires
Course Type: In person
Instructor(s):
Host Agency:
  • Association for the Development of Industrial Aerodynamics, Coimbra Forest Fire Research Centre
Date Created: November 2010

Cataloging Information

Keyword(s):
  • active crown fire
  • canopy base height
  • CBD - canopy bulk density
  • crown fire initiation
  • crown fire propagation
  • crown fire rate of spread
  • crown fires
  • crown fuel load
  • fuel treatment effectiveness
  • independent crown fire
  • onset of crowning
  • passive crown fire
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Record Maintained By:
FRAMES Staff; https://www.frames.gov/contact
Record Last Modified: October 1, 2020
FRAMES Record Number: 62015

Description

The VI Short Course on Fire Behaviour was held at the VI International Conference on Forest Fire Research, November 13-14, 2010, Coimbra, Portugal. Lesson 3 covered crown fires, and the presentation included:

  1. Introduction to Crown Fires
  2. Understanding of Crown Fire Behavior From Experimental Fire and Wildfire Observations
  3. Crown Fire Initiation
  4. Crown Fire Propagation and Rate of Spread
  5. The Use of Models for Assessing Fuel Treatment Effectiveness in Reducing Crown Fire Potential
  6. Future Outlook on the Understanding and Prediction of Crown Fire Behavior
Online Link(s):
Download the lecture handout (7.2 MB; pdf)