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Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) System

FBP Fuel Type Descriptions

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C1: Spruce-Lichen Woodland ----- C1: Spruce–Lichen Woodland C2: Boreal Spruce C3: Mature Jack or Lodgepole Pine C4: Immature Jack or Lodgepole Pine C5: Red and White Pine C6: Conifer Plantation C7: Ponderosa Pine&—Douglas-Fir D1: Leafless Aspen S1: Jack or Lodgepole Pine Slash S2: White Spruce — Balsam Slash S3: Coastal Cedar — Hemlock — Douglas-Fir Slash O1: Grass M1: Boreal Mixedwood—Leafless M2: Boreal Mixedwood—Green M3: Dead Balsam Fir Mixedwood—Leafless M4: Dead Balsam Fir Mixedwood—Green

C1: Spruce–Lichen Woodland

This fuel type is characterized by open, parklike black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.) stands occupying well-drained uplands in the subarctic zone of western and northern Canada. Jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) and white birch (Betula papyrifera Marsh.) are minor associates in the overstory. Forest cover occurs as widely spaced individuals and dense clumps. Tree heights vary considerably, but bole branches (live and dead) uniformly extend to the forest floor and layering development is extensive. Accumulation of woody surface fuel is very light and scattered. Shrub cover is exceedingly sparse. The ground surface is fully exposed to the sun and covered by a nearly continuous mat of reindeer lichens (Cladina spp.), averaging 3-4 cm in depth above mineral soil.

FBP Summary

Data Sources and Methods for Daily FBP Maps

Last updated: 2006-07-08

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