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For Students · Wildfire Spread

Wildfire Spread for a power outage

Built for students learning it for a class or exam. See the concept move instead of memorizing formulas — and check your homework intuition. Simulate a power outage live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.

Wildfire / Fire SpreadLive

wind + slope driven spread

Controls

Speed1×

Presets

Wind speed

Wind direction

Slope

Fuel density

Fire spreads cell to cell, biased downwind and uphill — the two dominant drivers of real wildfire rate-of-spread. Rotate the wind and raise the slope to see how a fire front elongates and races upslope. For training and situational awareness only.

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Data Inspector

Cells burned0

Wind15 @ 90°

Slope10°

Governing equation

R = R_{0} (1 + ϕ_{w} + ϕ_{s}), ϕ_{w} = 0.60, ϕ_{s} = 0.22

Reading this result: Moderate wind and slope: the fire spreads roughly outward, with a gentle bias downwind and uphill.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this good for students?: Yes — this version of "Wildfire Spread for a power outage" is framed for students learning it for a class or exam. See the concept move instead of memorizing formulas — and check your homework intuition.
Do I need to install anything?: No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.