About
The Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System (CFFDRS) is the principal source of fire information for all wildland fire management agencies across Canada. It has widespread use as a regional and fireline safety and awareness tool. The CFFDRS is undergoing extensive revisions under the name Next Generation CFFDRS (NG-CFFDRS), with rollout to practitioners occurring during 2024, 2025, and beyond. The primary goal is to meet the evolving needs of advanced users while maintaining it's original simplicity and effectiveness.
This website is intended to:
- inform users about the ongoing changes to the CFFDRS
- centralize access to the code and documentation
- host tutorials for new users
For those unfamiliar with the CFFDRS, read more about the system at the Government of Canada CFFDRS page. For official information regarding wildfires in Canada, visit the Government of Canada wildfire pages.
Note, while some links to the current CFFDRS1992 and the new CFFDRS2025 can be found here, more information and publications regarding current and historical CFFDRS documentation can be found on the NRCan Open S&T Repository (OSTR).
Announcements
January 2025
The NG-CFFDRS Fire Weather Index (FWI) System module is available for users to test. Release of the other modules of the CFFDRS (e.g. FBP System, FMS, and FOP System) is ongoing.
Testing