LANL scientists show high-resolution fire models, urge their use for prescribed burns
Los Alamos National Laboratory presented FireTech and QuickFire tools to the Science, Technology and Telecommunications Committee, arguing next‑generation coupled fire–atmosphere modeling can improve prescribed‑fire planning, risk assessment and firefighter training.
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Dr. Rod Lin, a wildfire scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, told the Science, Technology and Telecommunications Committee that Los Alamos has used physics, fluid dynamics and high‑performance computing to build two wildfire modeling tools — FireTech and QuickFire — and that those tools can help agencies plan safer prescribed burns and assess risk to communities and infrastructure.
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