Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2011, 13(2):26-31 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2011.2.26-31

Analysis of Forest Fire Behaviour by Advanced Computer Fire Simulators

Jan Glasa1, Peter Weisenpacher1, Ladislav Halada1
1 Institute of Informatics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia

Computer modelling of dangerous phenomena related to fire in forest or in wildland-urban interface is an important tool to support emergency planning for such complicated events. In this paper, the use of FARSITE (Fire ARea SImulaTor), adapted for real conditions in Slovak Paradise National Park (Slovakia), and WFDS (Wildland-urban interface Fire Dynamics Simulator) for simulation of forest fires and fires in wildland-urban interface is demonstrated. Computer reconstruction of an especially tragic destructive forest fire happened in 2000 as well as simple examples of automobile fire in wildland-urban interface are illustrated.

Keywords: computer fire simulation, forest fire behaviour, FARSITE, FDS, WFDS

Published: June 30, 2011  Show citation

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Glasa, J., Weisenpacher, P., & Halada, L. (2011). Analysis of Forest Fire Behaviour by Advanced Computer Fire Simulators. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 13(2), 26-31. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2011.2.26-31
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