Field Guide to the Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) System, Third Edition (Special Report)

Taylor, S.W.; Alexander, M.E.

ISBN 10: 0660274868 ISBN 13: 9780660274867

Publisher: Canadian Forest Service, 2019

Synopsis

The Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) System is a systematic method for assessing wildland fire behavior potential. This field guide provides a simplified version of the system, presented in tabular format. It was prepared to assist field staff in making first approximations of FBP System outputs when computer-based applications are not available. Quantitative estimates of head fire spread rate, fire intensity, type of fire, and spread distance, elliptical fire area, perimeter, and perimeter growth rate are provided for eighteen fuel types within five broad groupings (coniferous, deciduous, and mixedwood forests, logging slash, and grass), covering most of the major wildland fuel types found in Canada. The FBP System is intended to supplement, not replace, the experience and judgment of fire personnel.

About this title

About the Author

S. W. Taylor is a research scientist and Registered Professional Forester who works for Natural Resources Canada at the Pacific Forestry Centre in Victoria, BC. M. E. Alexander is a Registered Professional Forester. Previously, he was a Senior Fire Behavior Research Officer stationed at the Northern Forestry Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.

Edition details

• Publisher: Canadian Forest Service
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0660274868
• ISBN 13: 9780660274867
• Binding: Loose Leaf
• Number of pages: 132