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Technosylva’s Urban Conflagration Model Helps Utilities and Fire Agencies Prepare for Fires in Populated Areas
Technosylva’s Urban Conflagration Model addresses that gap by simulating how fires spread through the wildland-urban interface, where structure density, vegetation encroachment, and fuel types create fire behavior that looks fundamentally different from wildland fires.
Wildfire models have traditionally focused on forests and open land, not neighborhoods. Technosylva’s Urban Conflagration Model simulates how fires spread through buildings and streets, giving utilities and fire agencies the forward visibility they need to make smarter, risk-based decisions to protect the communities they serve.
“Traditional wildfire models were designed for wildland fuels and fire behavior. Our approach builds on that foundation by showing how fires actually move through communities.”
Bryan Spear
CEO, Technosylva
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