- Author
- Simard, A. J. | Valenzuela, J.
- Title
- Climatological Summary of the Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index.
- Coporate
- Forest Fire Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
- Report
- Information Report FF-X-34, April 1972, 427 p.
- Keywords
- climate | forest fires | weather effects | indexes (documentation)
- Identifiers
- New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Newfoundland; Quebec; Ontario; Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Alberta; Northwest Territories and Yukon Territories; British Columbia
- Abstract
- A new Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index was recently published by the Canadian Forestry Service. Through experience, field personnel have gained an ability to relate index values to observed fire behavior characteristics. As a result, the system is now being used as a basis for fire protection planning in several areas. Results obtained through implementation of the system will continue to improve as experience increases.