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Site Map

• CWFIS Home - The Home Page features the most recent Fire Danger, Head Fire Intensity, and Daily Hotspot maps.



• Introduction - The Introduction contains a summary of the CWFIS system.



• Background Information
  • Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System (CFFDRS)
    • Summary
  • Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index (FWI) System
    • Summary
    • Examples of Fire Behavior in Jack Pine Stands
    • Data Sources and Methods for Daily Maps
  • Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) System
    • Summary
    • FBP Fuel Type Descriptions
    • Data Sources and Methods for Daily Maps
  • Fire Monitoring, Mapping, and Modeling (Fire M3)
    • Summary
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Data Sources and Methods
  • FWI and FBP Historical Normals
    • Summary
    • Data Sources and Methods
  • Atmospheric Dispersion Index (ADI) and Its Components
    • Summary
  • Background Maps
    • Elevation
    • FBP Fuel Types
    • Ecozones
    • Weather Stations
  • Publications about Forest Fire Research
    • Search for publications


• Publications - Fighting Wildland Fire with Technology

• Current Conditions - The opening page of this section shows the most recent Fire Danger map.
  • Fire Weather - This page features current and archived Fire Weather Index (FWI) and Atmospheric Dispersion Index (ADI) maps. The following maps are available:
    • Fire Danger
    • Fine Fuel Moisture Code
    • Duff Moisture Code
    • Drought Code
    • Initial Spread Index
    • Buildup Index
    • Fire Weather Index
    • Daily Severity Rating
    • Pasquill-Gifford-Turner Stability
    • Mixing Height
    • Transport Wind Vector
    • Atmospheric Dispersion Index
  • Fire Behavior - This page features current and archived Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) maps. The following maps are available:
    • Fire Type
    • Rate of Spread
    • Head Fire Intensity
    • Crown Fraction Burned
    • Foliar Moisture Content
    • Surface Fuel Consumption
    • Total Fuel Consumption
  • Fire M3 Hotspots - This page features the following current and archived options:
    • Daily Hotspots map
    • Season-to-Date Hotspots map
    • National Satellite Image
    • Hotspot Report
  • Regional Satellite Images - This page features regional satellite images for various fire locations across the country.
  • Situation Report - This is a link to the CFS National Forest Fire Situation Report.


• Historical Analysis - The opening page of this section shows the historical average "30-year normal" Fire Danger map for the current month or for the fire season.
  • Fire Weather Normals - This page features maps showing historical averages (30-year normals) for the Fire Weather Index (FWI) System. The following maps are available:
    • Fine Fuel Moisture Code
    • Duff Moisture Code
    • Drought Code
    • Initial Spread Index
    • Buildup Index
    • Fire Weather Index
    • Daily Severity Rating
  • Fire Behavior Normals - This page features maps showing historical averages (30-year normals) for the Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) System. The following maps are available:
    • Rate of Spread
    • Head Fire Intensity
    • Crown Fraction Burned
    • Total Fuel Consumption
  • Large Fire Database - This page contains the following maps showing large forest fires greater than 200 ha:
    • All fires 1959–1999
    • 1995–1999
    • 1990–1994
    • 1985–1989
    • 1980–1984
    • 1975–1979
    • 1970–1974
    • 1965–1969
    • 1959–1964
    This Large Fire Database page also contains a link to the Canadian Large Fire Database (Point Data Version) from which the data can be downloaded.

Last updated: 2006-07-08

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