Wildland Fire Early Warning

Fire-weather forecasting and determination of vegetations dryness and fuel loads from space are important information sources to predict fire hazard, fire danger and fire risk. This example of a fire weather forecast for Ethiopia during the  Fire Emergency between February and April 2000 was generated on a daily basis by Net Forecasting.

Net Forecasting: Fire-Weather Charts for South Africa (current and next day) Zululand Fire Protection Services: Fire Danger Index for Kwazulu-Natal and North East Cape Fire danger index for Western Cape Province (South Africa) Firewise SA Fire Danger Rating Map for South Africa     Scientific Background Information Estimation of fuel moisture content towards Fire Risk Assesment: A review

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