Fire Spread Modeling
See where a fire will go before it starts — protect your grid and your community.
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Who this is for
Electric utilities and co-ops in wildfire-prone regions — California, Pacific Northwest, Texas Hill Country, and the Southeast — under state Wildfire Mitigation Plan regulatory requirements.
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Fire Spread Modeling
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Overview
Wildfire is the fastest-growing threat to electric grid infrastructure in the United States, with utility-caused ignitions now carrying seven and eight-figure liability exposure per event. Power-View's Fire Spread Modeling capability uses the platform's scripting engine to run fire behavior simulations overlaid on your live GIS asset data — showing which poles, lines, and substations are in the modeled fire path, how quickly the threat reaches critical infrastructure, and which assets should be targeted for pre-event protective action.
The difference between a utility that navigates a wildfire season with manageable outcomes and one facing regulatory action and massive liability often comes down to one question: did they know the risk and act on it with documented evidence? Fire Spread Modeling creates a defensible timestamped record of what was known, when it was known, and what actions were taken. When the Public Utilities Commission asks how you decided to implement a PSPS or pre-position crews, the answer lives in Power-View: here is the modeled fire path, here are the assets at risk, here is the decision and when it was made.
What’s included
✓Fire spread simulation using NWS live wind data, LANDFIRE fuel models, and high-resolution topography data
✓Real-time fire perimeter modeling updated as weather conditions evolve during active threat events
✓Asset-level risk scoring by probability of fire contact and structural vulnerability to heat exposure
✓Integration with Red Flag Warning and PSPS trigger condition monitoring data feeds
✓Pre-positioning crew and equipment recommendations by zone based on modeled fire path probability
✓PSPS decision documentation with model outputs, affected customer counts, and complete decision timestamps
✓Post-event actual versus modeled comparison for model refinement and regulatory and legal documentation
✓Historical fire pattern analysis for seasonal risk zone identification and capital hardening program planning
Standards & regulatory compliance
This service directly supports compliance with the following standards and regulatory frameworks. GridIntel documentation is structured to generate compliance evidence as a byproduct of normal operations.
- CPUC Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) requirements — Rule 728
- NERC EOP-005 system restoration following wildfire events
- FEMA BRIC and HMGP hazard mitigation documentation standards
- NWCG PMS 490 fire behavior modeling standards
- NERC PRC-012 relay coordination for Public Safety Power Shutoffs
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Key benefits
Why organizations choose GridIntel for Fire Spread Modeling
“Utilities using Power-View fire spread modeling have reduced PSPS scope errors by 40 percent compared to experience-based decisions.”
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