GFMC: Forest Fires in Canada, 12 October 2000
12 October 2000
The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) distributes information about forest fires in Canada.
The last fire situation report for 20 September 2000 can be summarized as follows (for detailed information see the Canadian Daily Fire Situation Report):
season summary:
5,051 fires for 632,396 hectares
This year, CIFFC has mobilized to the United States over 1300 Canadian personnel, 300 MK 3 pump kits, 625 sprinkler heads and various equipment. All Canadian personnel have completed their various assignment in the USA and have returned to their home bases. This has been the largest Canadian mobilization into the USA in recorded history.
The Fire Monitoring, Mapping, and Modelling (FireM3) is a collaboration of the Canadian Forest Service and the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing. The Fire M3 web site includes a link for these zoomed-in, regional images.
A satellite image showing hotspots from 3 fires in Ontario on 9 October 2000.
(Source: FireM3)
The Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index (FWI) System is a part of the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System and consists of six components that account for the effects of fuel moisture and wind on fire behavior. The first three components are fuel moisture codes and are numerical ratings of the moisture content of litter and other fine fuels, the average moisture contentof loosely compacted organic layers of moderate depth, and the average moisture content of deep, compact organic layers. The remaining three components are fire behavior indexes which represent the rate of fire spread, the fuel available for combustion, and the frontal fire intensity; their values rise as the fire danger increases. For futher information please see the Summary Information.
The latest available images are shown below (11 October 2000):
Fine Fuel Moisture Code 
Duff Moisture Code 
Drought Code 
Initial Spread Index 
Buildup Index 
Fire Weather Index 
Fire Danger Rating
The Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) System is an other part of the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System and provides quantitative estimates of head fire spread rate, fuel consumption, fire intensity, and fire description. With the aid of an elliptical fire growth model, it gives estimates of fire area, perimeter, perimeter growth rate, and flank and back fire behavior. For futher information please see the Summary Information.
The latest available images are shown below (11 October 2000):
Foliar Moisture Content 
Surface Fuel Consumption 
Rate of Spread 
Total Fuel Consumption 
Head Fire Intensity 
Fire Type
