Fire weather index system

                                                                                                                         





The Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System (CFFDRS) system provides a uniform, numeric method of rating fire danger throughout an area; it is dependent on weather only and does not consider differences in risk, fuel, or topography. Its six components are:



 
DMC - Duff Moisture Code


A numerical rating of the average moisture content of loosely compacted organic layers of moderate depth. This code gives an indication of fuel consumption in moderate duff layers and medium-size woody material.
  


FFMC - Fine Fuel Moisture Code

A numerical rating of the moisture content of litter and other cured fine fuels. This code is an indicator of the relative ease of ignition and flammability of fine fuel.
 

DC - Drought Code

A numerical rating of the average moisture content of deep, compact, organic layers. This code is a useful indicator of seasonal drought effects on forest fuels, and amount of smouldering in deep duff layers and large logs.

 
ISI - Initial Spread Index

A numerical rating of the expected rate of fire spread. It combines the effects of wind and FFMC on rate of spread without the influence of variable quantities of fuel.
 

BUI - Build Up Index

A numerical rating of the total amount of fuel available for combustion that combines DMC and DC. 		 

FWI - Fire Weather Index

A numerical rating of fire intensity that combines ISI and BUI. It is suitable as a general index of fire danger throughout forested and rural areas.

More information on the fire wether index system can be found at Fire weather index


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