Applications
The case for simulation
Why simulate wildfire?
From daily operational questions to long-term strategic planning, physics-based simulation delivers insights that no other method can provide.
Base decisions on physics, not assumptions
Validated fire behavior models let you test fuel treatments, firebreak designs, and defensible space configurations to find strategies that actually reduce spread and intensity.
Optimize without field experiments
Test hundreds of prescribed burn scenarios, thinning patterns, and vegetation strategies digitally — before committing crews and budgets to the field.
Forecast risk years ahead
Compress decades of fire seasons into hours. Model climate change impacts, vegetation succession, and fuel accumulation to plan for long-term landscape resilience.
Stress-test against extremes
Don't just plan for average conditions. Run simulations under extreme drought, record winds, and multiple simultaneous ignitions to ensure strategies hold when they matter most.
Capture complex fire dynamics
Wind shifts, spotting events, fuel moisture variation — physics-based simulation captures non-linear interactions far beyond what static hazard maps can represent.
Communicate results visually
Fire growth animations and quantitative risk metrics are far more compelling than static maps. Convince decision-makers, communities, and insurers with evidence they can see.
Who uses WISP
Built for professionals across industries
WISP is used by a broad range of practitioners who need reliable, interpretable wildfire simulation.
Forest Agencies
Plan fuel treatment strategies, evaluate wildfire scenarios, and support landscape-scale mitigation.
Firefighters
Train with realistic scenarios, practice response strategies and support decision making.
Insurance
Model wildfire exposure, estimate potential losses, and assess portfolio-level risk.
Utility Companies
Quantify wildfire exposure along transmission networks, support regulatory compliance, and guide preventative vegetation work.
Consultants
Evaluate hazards, vulnerability, and mitigation options for diverse stakeholders.
Researchers
Study wildfire behavior using transparent, validated, and reproducible simulation models.
Use cases
What can you do with WISP?
Whatever your management objective, WISP provides the tools to model, analyse, and communicate wildfire risk.
Risk Assessment
Model fire behavior across landscapes to generate risk maps and explore what-if scenarios for insurance, land management, and emergency planning.
Landscape Treatment Planning
Evaluate strategic placement of firebreaks in fire-prone landscapes to protect multiple asset types while minimizing resource expenditure.
Training & Preparedness
Run realistic simulations to train teams, rehearse response strategies, and build operational confidence before incidents occur.
Climate Adaptation
Model future fire risks under changing climate conditions for long-term resilience planning and tactical response.
Research & Analysis
Explore what-if scenarios instantly — adjust wind, fuel moisture, ignition points — and compare outcomes side by side with reproducible models.
Scenario examples
Real problems, simulated solutions
These are the kinds of questions WISP is built to answer — complex, multi-variable problems where simulation provides clarity.
Protecting wildland-urban interfaces
Simulate fire spread toward communities to identify high-risk corridors, evaluate defensible space requirements, and prioritize fuel treatments that protect lives and infrastructure.
Balancing ecology and fire risk
Identify fuel reduction strategies that reduce fire hazard while preserving floristic zones, habitat connectivity, and biodiversity — finding the best trade-off between conservation and safety.
Regional fuel treatment planning
Optimize firebreak and treatment placement across large landscapes under budget constraints, maximizing risk reduction per hectare treated.
Evaluating management trade-offs
Compare alternative management strategies — prescribed burns vs. mechanical thinning vs. firebreaks — across multiple performance metrics to support robust, defensible decisions.
Prescribed burn window assessment
Identify safe and effective burning windows by simulating fire behavior under varying weather conditions, fuel moisture, and topographic configurations.
Transmission line exposure mapping
Model wildfire risk along power line corridors to quantify exposure, prioritize vegetation management, and support regulatory compliance.
Post-fire landscape recovery planning
Assess how burned areas change fuel loads and future fire risk, and plan revegetation or treatment strategies to avoid reburn and erosion cascades.
Stress-testing evacuation plans
Run worst-case fire scenarios to test whether evacuation routes remain viable under extreme conditions and identify bottlenecks before they become critical.
Insurance portfolio risk quantification
Generate burn probability maps for specific properties or regions to support underwriting decisions, loss estimation, and reinsurance negotiations.
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