2 initial-trees ;; how many trees (green patches) we started with
3 burned-trees ;; how many have burned so far
6 breed [fires fire] ;; bright red turtles -- the leading edge of the fire
7 breed [embers ember] ;; turtles gradually fading from red to near black
11 set-default-shape turtles "square"
12 ;; make some green trees
13 ask patches with [(random-float 100) < density]
15 ;; make a column of burning trees
16 ask patches with [pxcor = min-pxcor]
19 set initial-trees count patches with [pcolor = green]
25 if not any? turtles ;; either fires or embers
28 [ ask neighbors4 with [pcolor = green]
35 ;; creates the fire turtles
36 to ignite ;; patch procedure
40 set burned-trees burned-trees + 1
43 ;; achieve fading color effect for the fire as it burns
46 [ set color color - 0.3 ;; make red darker
47 if color < red - 3.5 ;; are we almost at black?
53 ; Copyright 1997 Uri Wilensky.
54 ; See Info tab for full copyright and license.
89 (burned-trees / initial-trees)\n* 100
146 This project simulates the spread of a fire through a forest. It shows that the fire's chance of reaching the right edge of the forest depends critically on the density of trees. This is an example of a common feature of complex systems, the presence of a non-linear threshold or critical parameter.
150 The fire starts on the left edge of the forest, and spreads to neighboring trees. The fire spreads in four directions: north, east, south, and west.
152 The model assumes there is no wind. So, the fire must have trees along its path in order to advance. That is, the fire cannot skip over an unwooded area (patch), so such a patch blocks the fire's motion in that direction.
156 Click the SETUP button to set up the trees (green) and fire (red on the left-hand side).
158 Click the GO button to start the simulation.
160 The DENSITY slider controls the density of trees in the forest. (Note: Changes in the DENSITY slider do not take effect until the next SETUP.)
164 When you run the model, how much of the forest burns. If you run it again with the same settings, do the same trees burn? How similar is the burn from run to run?
166 Each turtle that represents a piece of the fire is born and then dies without ever moving. If the fire is made of turtles but no turtles are moving, what does it mean to say that the fire moves? This is an example of different levels in a system: at the level of the individual turtles, there is no motion, but at the level of the turtles collectively over time, the fire moves.
170 Set the density of trees to 55%. At this setting, there is virtually no chance that the fire will reach the right edge of the forest. Set the density of trees to 70%. At this setting, it is almost certain that the fire will reach the right edge. There is a sharp transition around 59% density. At 59% density, the fire has a 50/50 chance of reaching the right edge.
172 Try setting up and running a BehaviorSpace experiment (see Tools menu) to analyze the percent burned at different tree density levels.
174 ## EXTENDING THE MODEL
176 What if the fire could spread in eight directions (including diagonals)? To do that, use "neighbors" instead of "neighbors4". How would that change the fire's chances of reaching the right edge? In this model, what "critical density" of trees is needed for the fire to propagate?
178 Add wind to the model so that the fire can "jump" greater distances in certain directions.
182 Unburned trees are represented by green patches; burning trees are represented by turtles. Two breeds of turtles are used, "fires" and "embers". When a tree catches fire, a new fire turtle is created; a fire turns into an ember on the next turn. Notice how the program gradually darkens the color of embers to achieve the visual effect of burning out.
184 The `neighbors4` primitive is used to spread the fire.
186 You could also write the model without turtles by just having the patches spread the fire, and doing it that way makes the code a little simpler. Written that way, the model would run much slower, since all of the patches would always be active. By using turtles, it's much easier to restrict the model's activity to just the area around the leading edge of the fire.
188 See the "CA 1D Rule 30" and "CA 1D Rule 30 Turtle" for an example of a model written both with and without turtles.
195 ## CREDITS AND REFERENCES
197 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest-fire_model
201 If you mention this model or the NetLogo software in a publication, we ask that you include the citations below.
203 For the model itself:
205 * Wilensky, U. (1997). NetLogo Fire model. http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/Fire. Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
207 Please cite the NetLogo software as:
209 * Wilensky, U. (1999). NetLogo. http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/. Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
211 ## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
213 Copyright 1997 Uri Wilensky.
215 ![CC BY-NC-SA 3.0](http://ccl.northwestern.edu/images/creativecommons/byncsa.png)
217 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
219 Commercial licenses are also available. To inquire about commercial licenses, please contact Uri Wilensky at uri@northwestern.edu.
221 This model was created as part of the project: CONNECTED MATHEMATICS: MAKING SENSE OF COMPLEX PHENOMENA THROUGH BUILDING OBJECT-BASED PARALLEL MODELS (OBPML). The project gratefully acknowledges the support of the National Science Foundation (Applications of Advanced Technologies Program) -- grant numbers RED #9552950 and REC #9632612.
223 This model was developed at the MIT Media Lab using CM StarLogo. See Resnick, M. (1994) "Turtles, Termites and Traffic Jams: Explorations in Massively Parallel Microworlds." Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Adapted to StarLogoT, 1997, as part of the Connected Mathematics Project.
225 This model was converted to NetLogo as part of the projects: PARTICIPATORY SIMULATIONS: NETWORK-BASED DESIGN FOR SYSTEMS LEARNING IN CLASSROOMS and/or INTEGRATED SIMULATION AND MODELING ENVIRONMENT. The project gratefully acknowledges the support of the National Science Foundation (REPP & ROLE programs) -- grant numbers REC #9814682 and REC-0126227. Converted from StarLogoT to NetLogo, 2001.
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