Running and Viewing Simulations

The Sim Tab provides a high-level overview of your most recent activity, allowing you to quickly monitor or access ongoing work without leaving your current view.

While the Sim Tab shows your most recent runs, you can access your entire history at any time by clicking .

This will open the Full Simulation List in a new tab, allowing you to manage, filter, and review your complete library of simulations while keeping your original dashboard active.

Spread Model: FIRESIM and FIRECAST

Open the Sims tab, and click . The Simulation Card Header will display two spread model options: FIRESIM and FIRECAST.

Spread Model: FIRESIM

Simulation input options

Create Point Ignition: Draw a point on the map canvas.

Create Line Ignition: Draw a line on the map, double-click to complete.

Create Polygon Ignition: Draw a polygon on the map canvas.

Upload a KML, KMZ, GeoJSON, SHP File: Import a perimeter from an existing file.

Incident: Associate with the selected incident.

Simulation Parameters

https://helpcenter.technosylva.com/wfa-desktop/running-a-simulation

Simulation mode: test and probabilistic https://helpcenter.technosylva.com/wfa-desktop/simulation-modes

Set remaining simulation details –

Simulation name:

Start date:

Start time:

Duration:

Weather Data: https://help.wildfireanalyst.com/wfae/changing-weather-data-for-simulations

Spread Model: FIRECAST

Viewing Sims

Firesim options

Firecast

overlaying and comparing sims

engines have different visualizations