A cellular automata model for forest fire spreading simulation

Abstract

In this paper, we analyze a variety of influence factors for the spreading pattern of forest fires. Rules of these crucial factors are expressed with cellular automata (CA), which has powerful simulation capacity. Specifically, we analyze the influence of combustible materials, wind, temperature, and terrain. We implement a CA Forest Fire Forecast System based on the Matlab development platform. Simulation results demonstrate that this model can be used to effectively simulate and forecast the spreading trend of forest fire in various conditions.