ABWiSE v1.0: toward an agent-based approach to simulating wildfire spread

Abstract. Wildfires are a complex phenomenon emerging from interactions between air, heat, and vegetation, while they an important component of many ecosystems’ dynamics, pose great danger to those ecosystems, as well human life property. Wildfire simulation models research tool that help further our understanding fire behaviour can allow experimentation without recourse live fires. Current fit into two general categories: empirical physical models. We present new modelling approach uses agent-based combine the complexity possible with ease computation Our model represents front set moving agents respond to, interact with, wind, terrain. calibrate using simulated fires one real validate against another interim calibration fire. successfully replicates these fires, figure merit on par simulations by Prometheus model. is stepping-stone in for simulation, we demonstrate ability replicate through emergence alone.