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Development and Applications of
Fire Danger Rating Systems
in Southeast Asia
Dr. Michael Brady, CIFOR, 25 July 2019

Early Warning Information
Data
Information
Action
Analysis &
Interpretation
-Fuel
-Weather
-Fire
Hot Spot
FDRS
Decision Ma...

Fire Danger
• A general term used to describe conditions of
the fire environment including a) ease of
ignition, b) rate of...

Canadian Forest Fire Danger
Rating System (CFFDRS)
• FDR research initiated in
1925
• 5 FDRS versions
developed since then...

CFFDRS Structure

FIRE WEATHER INDEX
Different components measure different aspects of
fire potential

Underlying Principle
• Each of the behavior indices corresponds to a variable in
Byram’s line fire intensity equation:
I =...

Prevention Measures
• Increased public
awareness activities
• Step-up detection
activities
• Notification of
relevant agen...

Monitoring Measures
• Provides daily indicators of fire hazards
• Critical for planning aerial surveillance, pre-
suppress...

Mitigation Measures
• Position resources where more fires are
expected
• Determine resource requirements based on
potentia...

Southeast Asia FDRS Project
1999-2004 + Ongoing Updates
• Expanded application of FDRS in fire prone
areas of SE Asia
• En...

A. Technical Adaptation
B. FDRS Operation
C. Practical Application
D. Regional Networks
Project Organization & Activities

Adaptation Activities
• Model development
• Calibration:
• Hot spot calibration
• Fire climate study
• Fuel moisture and i...

FDR and Hotspots

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INTEGRATED
WEATHER
01/15/2000
MISSING
01/15/2000
01/15/2000
01/15/2000
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$
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Analysis of Historical Weather Data
Characterize the fire climate in terms of fire season onset, severity and duration

FDRS Project Office, BPPT Building
Jl. M.H. Thamrin 8, Building I, 1st Floor
Jakarta 10340 - Indonesia
Tel/Fax : (62.21) 3...

Fuel Type Mapping

Electronic FDRS
Daily Maps, Electronic, Automated, Multiple Stations

Practical Applications
• Primary objective to integrate FDRS products with
existing fire suppression and mobilization plan...

Interpretation of FWI Danger Levels for Difficulty
of Control and Practical Applications

Regional FDRS
Supports the haze monitoring functions of the Regional Haze Action
Plan/ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haz...

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