Behave7 fire modeling system: A long time coming

This webinar introduces BehavePlus7, set to be released in the spring for field testing. BehavePlus was first developed in 1998. Since then, there have been six versions, each with upgrades to aid in better calculating fire behavior. The current version of the software is used by thousands of people including students in National Wildfire Coordinating Group courses (e.g., S-390, S-490, and Rx-300); fire personnel in federal, state, and local agencies; university students; and international fire analysts.

In 2020, the Missoula Fire Sciences Lab obtained funding to begin a complete overhaul of BehavePlus. The new system will look radically different. It is designed to be streamlined and flexible, allowing users to more easily navigate and the code to be updated quickly and easily as science improves.