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What is FCCS?
The Fuel Characteristic Classification System (FCCS) is a simple but comprehensive software tool.  The FCCS:
  • Allows designation of fuel properties and fire potentials across landscapes.
  • Stores and classifies fuels data as fuelbeds.
  • Enables users to create and store customized fuelbeds in the FCCS.
  • Predicts surface fire behavior based on fuelbed inputs, calculated characteristics, and input environmental variables.