With information about fuels, weather, and terrain, the spread of widlfire can be modeled. Recent WHC modeling efforts have focused on the Corral Canyon blowup in the 1996 Calabasas Fire. White lines indicate 1-hour time intervals. Blue cells are Ceanothus megacarpus , brown cells are Adenostoma fasciculatum , and magenta cells are sage scrub.
Black cells indicate roads, structures, or bare soil.