new algorithm predicts the difficulty in fighting wildfires

https://phys.org/news/2020-05-algorithm-difficulty.html

basically its an "incident commander" in a box

The new algorithm contemplates new parameters such as the presence of
irregular ravines and hillsides and does not center solely on the
spreading of surface fire, but also on fire in treetops and on
eruptive spreading in ravines and canyons ...