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Forest Fire Model for a slime mold
Built for first responders planning or training for real incidents. Run fast what-if scenarios for response planning and training — no software to install in the field. Simulate a slime mold live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.
Forest Fire ModelLive
self-organized criticality
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Presets
Trees grow at rate p; lightning ignites one at rate f; fire spreads to neighbors. The ratio p/f self-organizes to a critical state where fire sizes follow a power law — a classic model of self-organized criticality.
Data Inspector
Living trees0
Grid120²
p / f50
Governing equation
Reading this result: Near p/f around 50 the model sits close to its critical point, where fire sizes span every scale in a power law — the signature of self-organized criticality.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is this good for first responders?
- Yes — this version of "Forest Fire Model for a slime mold" is framed for first responders planning or training for real incidents. Run fast what-if scenarios for response planning and training — no software to install in the field.
- Do I need to install anything?
- No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.