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Seminar Series
In these Fire Danger Group seminars, we are looking to connect directly with fire management agencies and other end users of the CFFDRS to communicate the new and ongoing updates. Anyone is welcome to attend. To get notifications about when our next live seminar will be, sign up to our mailing list at the form above. Videos of past seminars will be available here shortly after each session.
Grasslands in the Fire Weather Index System (May 2025)
Interpreting Outputs and the Shift to Hourly Weather Inputs (August 2025)
Explainers
Overview of the Updates in the Fire Weather Index System (October 2025)
Reports
NG-CFFDRS
- NG-CFFDRS Overview (GLC-X-26)
- FWI2025 Structure, Changes, and Interpretation (GLC-X-42)
- CFFDRS2025 Solar Radiation Input (Draft)📥
Field Guides
- Sampling Fuels in the Context of the NG-CFFDRS📥
- Canadian FBP System 3rd edition (Red Book)
- Predicting Fire Behaviour in Ontario's Tallgrass Prairie (Yellow Book)
CFFDRS1992
- FWI1987 Development and Structure
- FBP1992 Development and Structure (ST-X-3)
- FBP1992 Updates and Revisions (GLC-X-10)
- Weather Guide for the CFFDRS
More current and historical CFFDRS documentation can be found on the
NRCan Open S&T Repository (OSTR).
Links
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