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🔥 Fire Spread Front (2D): Anisotropic Huygens Spread, Wind, Slope, Fuel Moisture and Firebreaks

2D companion of the fire spread simulator: an exact minimum-travel-time (Dijkstra) fire front with anisotropic rate of spread from wind, slope, fuel and moisture, drawable firebreaks and three in-page checks.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

2D companion of the fire spread simulator: an exact minimum-travel-time fire front with anisotropic rate of spread from wind, slope, fuel type and moisture, a river barrier and drawable firebreaks, checked against analytic limits.

WildfireFire SpreadHuygens PrincipleWind and SlopeDijkstra

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install