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Fire Ecology and Management

Working with fire to sustain ecosystems and protect people.

mysimulator teamUpdated June 2026≈ 3 min read▶ Open Fire Ecology & Management Simulator simulation

Topics

Historical regimes and changes

Fuels, weather, and topography

Prescribed fire and thinning

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Example

Example: Prescribed Burn Plan

Assess fuels and weather.

Define objectives and lines.

Execute and monitor effects.

Frequently asked questions

Benefits?

Regeneration and diversity.

Risks?

Escape and smoke impacts.

Planning?

Windows and conditions.

Wildland-urban?

Defensible space.

Monitoring?

Remote sensing and plots.

Climate?

Longer seasons and extremes.

Indigenous fire?

Cultural burning practices.

Policy?

Permits and coordination.

Air quality?

Models and alerts.

Outlook?

Resilient mosaics.

Try it live

Everything above runs in your browser — open Fire Ecology & Management Simulator and change the parameters while it is running. Nothing is installed, nothing is uploaded, the whole model lives in one tab.

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