Analysis of Forest Fire Behaviour by Advanced Computer Fire Simulators

  • Jan Glasa
  • Peter Weisenpacher
  • Ladislav Halada
Keywords: computer fire simulation, forest fire behaviour, FARSITE, FDS, WFDS

Abstract

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.

Author Biographies

Jan Glasa

Institute of Informatics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia

Peter Weisenpacher

Institute of Informatics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia

Ladislav Halada

Institute of Informatics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia

Published
2011-06-30
How to Cite
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. Retrieved from http://journals.uniza.sk/index.php/communications/article/view/815
Issue
Vol 13 No 2 (2011)
Section
Articles