Tutorials

Step-by-step guides for Elmfire.jl

These tutorials provide in-depth coverage of Elmfire.jl’s features with practical examples.

Basic Tutorials

• Basic Simulation - Core simulation concepts and API
• Weather Effects - Wind, moisture, and time-varying weather
• Terrain Effects - Slope, aspect, and topographic influence

Advanced Fire Behavior

• Crown Fire - Passive and active crown fire modeling
• Spotting - Ember generation and transport

Operational Features

• Ensemble Simulations - Monte Carlo probabilistic forecasting
• WUI Modeling - Wildland-urban interface and building ignition
• Suppression - Fire containment and resource management

Case Studies

• Marshall Fire - Animated reconstruction of the 2021 Boulder County wildfire

Prerequisites

All tutorials assume you have Elmfire.jl installed:

using Pkg
Pkg.add("Elmfire")

And the following packages for visualization:

Pkg.add("Plots")