US Fire Modelling Automation

This repository provides a Python module and scripts to automate running fire behaviour models from the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory via a command-line interface. The primary module is flammap_cli.py, which supports generating landscape files (.lcp), creating command and input files, and invoking applications such as FlamMap, MTT, TOM, and FARSITE on Windows.

Status

• Target OS: Windows
• Primary language: Python
• Package manager: Conda
• Entry point: flammap_cli.py
• Data and executables are downloaded on demand with downloadApps()
• Sample tests available via appTest()

Features

• Download required application data and executables for Missoula Fire Lab tools
• Generate landscape (.lcp) files from required raster inputs
• Build command and input files for FlamMap, MTT, TOM, and FARSITE
• Run models via the command line
• Validate setup with sample datasets

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• Modules: os, glob, subprocess, rasterio, typing, requests, psutil, zipfile
• Windows environment with Conda recommended

Installation

With Conda on Windows:

# windows
conda create --name myenv --file conda-spec-file-windows.txt
conda activate myenv