Environmental Forest Fire Danger Rating Systems and Indices around the Globe: A Review

The objective of the present review is to analyze and evaluate most used well-performing environmental forest fire danger rating systems indices globally, aiming creation an integrated system for Greece. analysis emphasizes core input parameters that have been associated with (i.e., weather, vegetation, topography, hydrology) computational procedure each index as well categorization output values. Online search engines such Scopus, Google Scholar, WorldWideScience, ScienceDirect, ResearchGate were in relevant literature published scientific journals, manuals, reports. retrieved studies classified reviewed. Studies selected analytically describing calculation process related ignition not being strictly geographically bound. A total 210 included current review, 63 indices. These analyzed evaluated based on a scoring system. Overall, top-rated the: Nesterov’s index, Sharples’ Keetch Byram’s drought Telicyn logarithmic, vapor pressure deficit, 3rd 4th also proved be accurate fire-prone regions. Remote sensing promising estimation.