Fire Safety Science Digital Archive

There are many forest fires every year in Japan. The prevention of forest fires is very important in terms of defense of personal property, preservation of forest and protection of the environment. There are two methods for the prevention of forest fires. One is to stop an outbreak of fire, and the other is the prevention of fire spread. This paper focuses on the prevention of fire spread. The spread of forest fires is strongly influenced by topography and wind. It is the purpose of this paper to develop a forecasting method for forest fires based on the topographical analysis system and spreading speed of fire. In the case study, this paper treated the forest fire in Manba City and Takehara City, Japan.