Wildland Fire Simulation

Welcome

Welcome to version 1 of my wildland fire simulation. While this is an early version, it already captures several powerful and unintuitive dynamics found in real fire systems.

Under default settings, many small fires appear alongside rare but catastrophic events. This reflects real fire regimes shaped by fuel accumulation.

Increasing ignition frequency behaves like prescribed burns. Fires become more frequent but smaller. Reducing vegetation regrowth similarly limits large-scale events.

Watch for unburned islands inside large fires. These persist until fire propagation overwhelms local variation.

How to Use the Simulation

• Simulation Speed controls time steps per frame.
• Fire Propagation controls how easily fire spreads.
• Fire Start Frequency controls random ignitions.
• Vegetation Growth Rate controls fuel recovery.

Change one parameter at a time and observe how the system responds. The most interesting behaviors emerge from subtle adjustments.