FARSITE is a fire growth
simulation model. It uses spatial information on topography and fuels
along with weather and wind files.
FARSITE incorporates the existing models for surface fire, crown fire,
spotting, post-frontal combustion, and fire acceleration into a 2-dimensional
fire growth model.
FARSITE users must have the support of a geographic information system
(GIS) to use FARSITE because it requires spatial landscape information
to run.