Online Help System

An Online Help system is included when you install the beta version of FlamMap. Help is invoked by the Help > Contents... command. The FlamMap Online Help system is composed of four main parts, shown as "books" in the Help System navigation pane:

1. Using the left hand pane for analysis,
2. Displaying results in the right hand pane,
3. A Tutorial showing the basics of FlamMap operation, and
4. A Reference Section.

FlamMap Related Publications

A paper describing the use of FARSITE and FlamMap to assess fuel treatment effectiveness.

Stratton, Richard D. 2004. Assessing the Effectiveness of Landscape Fuel Treatments on Fire Growth and Behavior. Journal of Forestry, Oct./Nov., vol. 102, no. 7, pp. 32-40. [ PDF ]

A GTR that provides guidance to fire managers, planners, specialists, and analysts in the use of “models” (FARSITE, FlamMap, RERAP-Term), tools/programs (KCFAST, RAWS, FireFamily Plus, WindWizard), and procedures for spatial fire analysis. The approach includes a brief discussion about models and their assumptions and limitations, historical fire and weather analysis, landscape file data acquisition and development, landscape file and model output critique, and model calibration. [ PDF ]