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Fire Science Digest- The Rothermel Fire-Spread Model: Still Running Like a Champ

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In 1972, aeronautical engineer Richard C. Rothermel, of the USDA Fire Sciences Lab at Missoula, Montana, developed a method for modeling the spread of wildfire. The model became widely used, and although the ensuing years have brought many technological innovations, it is still the engine of the predictive tools used by fire behavior officers today. The JFSP is pleased to offer Dick Rothermel’s story as a tribute to a significant accomplishment, and also to showcase some of the current work at the Fire Sciences Lab.

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Posted by:
Gloria Edwards
Published on:
June 6, 2017

Categories: Newsletter/DigestTags: data sharing, data-driven decisions, fire behavior modeling, fire data, fire effects modeling, fire-adapted communities and fire response, fuel data, JFSP, Joint Fire Science Program, landscape restoration and resilience, Model/Tool/Technology, vegetation data

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