Forest Fire Agent Model

Rules

• A healthy tree will turn into a StayHealthy tree before the beginning of a time step. At the end of the time step, if it had not been turned into a burning tree, it will turn back into a healthy tree.
• Ignited trees turn into burning trees.
• Burning trees have a chance to turn into burnt trees.
• Dying trees turn into burnt trees.
• If a healthy tree is next to a burning tree, it has a chance to turn into an ignited tree.
• If a healthy tree is next to a dying tree, it has a chance to turn into an ignited tree.
• Wind blows in the headings North-South and East-West.
• If wind is blowing in a certain direction, the percent chance that a healthy tree catches fire in that direction increases.
• The percent chance that a healthy tree catches fire in the opposite direction of the wind decreases.
• A counter object counts and graphs burning, burnt, and healthy trees