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Appendix C. Comparison of BehavePlus to Spatial <br />Fire Behavior Systems <br />Comparison of BehavePlus and the spatial fire behavior systems: FlamMap, FARSITE, <br />and FSPro (from Andrews 2007). <br />System <br />Condition <br />Condition <br />Duration <br />Input <br />Modeling <br />Output <br />Computer <br />variation <br />variation <br />specification <br />access <br />in time <br />in space <br />BehavePIus <br />Constant <br />Uniform <br />Elapsed <br />Interactive <br />Separate, <br />Tables, <br />Personal <br />fire modeling <br />time for size <br />user input; <br />independent <br />graphs, and <br />computer <br />system <br />or spread <br />generally <br />calculation <br />simple dia- <br />distance <br />ranges of <br />for each cell <br />grams <br />values <br />of a table or <br />point on a <br />graph <br />FlamMap <br />Constant <br />Variable <br />No time <br />Spatial (GIS) <br />Separate, <br />Map of <br />Personal <br />fire mapping <br />across the <br />duration in <br />fuel and ter- <br />independent <br />potential fire <br />computer <br />and analysis <br />landscape <br />the modeling <br />rain data <br />calculation <br />behavior for <br />system— <br />for each point <br />every point on <br />User -defined <br />(pixel) on the <br />the landscape <br />Basic fire <br />fuel mois- <br />landscape <br />behavior <br />ture, weather, <br />option <br />and wind <br />FlamMap <br />Constant <br />Variable <br />Total burning <br />Spatial (GIS) <br />Minimum <br />Map of <br />Personal <br />fire mapping <br />across the <br />time (min- <br />fuel and ter- <br />travel time <br />minimum <br />computer <br />and analysis <br />landscape <br />Utes) <br />rain data <br />based on <br />travel time <br />system— <br />numerous <br />pathways, and <br />User -defined <br />fire spread <br />arrival time <br />Minimum <br />fuel mois- <br />pathways <br />contours. <br />travel time <br />ture, weather, <br />and fuel <br />and wind <br />Fuel treatment <br />treatment <br />placement <br />optimization <br />Percentage of <br />recommenda- <br />options <br />the landscape <br />tion <br />to treat and <br />maximum <br />treatment <br />size <br />FARSITE <br />Vary diur- <br />Variable <br />Hours/day <br />Spatial (GIs) <br />Fire growth <br />Maps of fire <br />Personal <br />fire area <br />nally and <br />across the <br />of active <br />fuel, terrain, <br />simulation <br />growth, <br />computer <br />simulator <br />by day <br />landscape <br />burning <br />etc., data <br />perimeter, <br />intensity, etc. <br />'_Number of <br />User -defined <br />days for the <br />fuel moisture, <br />simulation <br />weather, and <br />wind <br />FSPro <br />Vary by <br />Variable <br />Hours/day of <br />Spatial (GIs) <br />Fuel moisture <br />Map of prob- <br />"High end" <br />fire spread <br />day <br />across the <br />active burn- <br />fuel and ter- <br />and wind se- <br />ability ofthe <br />comput- <br />probabilities <br />landscape <br />ing by fire <br />rain data <br />quences from <br />fire reaching <br />ers with <br />danger class <br />climatology <br />each point by <br />internet <br />Current fire <br />the end of the <br />access by <br />Number of <br />perimeter <br />Hundreds or <br />simulation <br />authorized <br />days for the <br />thousands of <br />period <br />analysts <br />simulation <br />Weather <br />fire growth <br />stations for <br />simulations <br />fire danger <br />and wind <br />climatology <br />USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-249.2010 97 <br />