The program takes the moisture content of the trees, tree type, tree density, slope of terrain, composition of the fuel (using fuel models), wind speed, and climate (such as temperature and rain fall) to produce a prediction on how the fire will behave: the temperature the fire will obtain, the total amount of the area burned, and the size of the flame. Determining the way a wildfire will behave before it does gives the firefighters a big advantage over the fire. The crew will then act proactively rather than being reactive. They will see the fire act before it will and will be able to construct better, more effective ways to stop the fire rather than only slowing it.

For centuries people have been fighting wildfires using many different methods. Society has greatly advanced its technology in fighting fires due to the growing threat of them. Wildfires have been recently devastating the western part of United States. Some places that have burned are: Show Low, Arizona, Durango, Colorado, and Los Alamos, New Mexico. A wildfire is a sweeping and destructive conflagration especially in wilderness and rural areas. This program is constructed to evaluate the effect of wildfires burning in woodland areas; these are commonly referred to as forest fires. The program takes the moisture content of the trees, tree type, tree density, slope of terrain, composition of the forest litter (i.e. pine cones, pine needles, and leaves), wind speed, and climate(such as temperature and rain fall) to produce a prediction on how the fire will behave, the temperature the fire will obtain, the velocity with which the fire burns through the area, the total amount of the burnt area, and the size of the flame.