Upcoming BurnP3+ wildfire model training opportunities this fall
Following the success of our most recent sold-out wildfire modeling course this past Spring at the University of Alberta, we’re excited to announce two upcoming BurnP3+ training opportunities this fall.
First up, team members Katie Birchard and Leonardo Frid will join Chris Stockdale (Canadian Forest Service) in Calgary, Alberta for the 17th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit & 7th Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference this October. Together, they will co-host the workshop BurnP3+: Advancing Wildfire Hazard Assessment with a Multi-Model Simulation Framework. This 2-hour workshop introduces participants to core concepts of burn probability modeling using BurnP3+, includes a live software demonstration, and highlights real-world applications of the tool. This conference brings together fire professionals, Indigenous knowledge holders, and scientists to explore the social and safety dimensions of wildland fire. To learn more about the workshop, visit the conference website.
Following the conference, a second in-depth training opportunity will take place November 12–14 at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus in Kelowna, BC. This two-and-a-half-day in-person course, Wildfire Risk Modeling using BurnP3+, is co-hosted by Katie Birchard, Leonardo Frid, Chris Stockdale, and Denyse Dawe (Canadian Forest Service). Participants will gain hands-on experience developing and running spatially explicit wildfire risk models using the BurnP3+ SyncroSim package.
Course topics include:
- Fundamentals of fire growth modeling
- Building a custom wildfire simulation from scratch using BurnP3+
- Interpreting, visualizing, and communicating results
- Comparing simulations using various fire growth models (Cell2Fire, Prometheus, and FireSTARR) under differing environmental conditions
Registration for the course is now open! To view course details and register, visit the course webpage.
We’re excited to continue increasing access to advanced wildfire modeling tools and look forward to connecting with the wildfire management community this fall!