The Karst Firewall simulator runs PyroWISE fire-spread models on the real cross-border terrain — nowcasts from live weather, what-if scenarios, and replays of historical fires to support prevention and intervention planning.
Live run · perimeter + smoke
Drop an ignition point and simulate spread from live weather right now — peak rate of spread, main fuel and the predicted perimeter over your chosen horizon.
Compose what-if runs with Scenario Bricks — ignition, horizon, ensemble, fuel state and model mode — to stress-test prevention measures and firebreaks.
Re-run a historical fire against its real recorded weather to calibrate the model and learn from past events like the 2022 complex.
A run, end to end
Click the map to place the ignition point, pick duration, time step and fuel mapping.
Apply barrier policies — e.g. soft_roads — to slow spread across roads and infrastructure.
Streaming perimeter, arrival-time layers and smoke render live over 2D or 3D terrain.
Rank nearby crews by ETA, then export a PDF brief or QGIS-ready SHP perimeter.
Each run feeds intervention planning — the nearest agencies and brigades across Italy and Slovenia, ranked by capability and travel time, with a recommended staging point near the predicted front.
The simulator is evolving beyond wildfire into a multi-natural-hazard platform for the Karst. It already includes atmospheric air-quality and smoke-dispersion modelling alongside fire spread, with more hazards to follow.
Simulation results inform real decisions about people and land. Access is gated so every run is attributable, auditable and used in the right context.
Permissions are scoped to your role and organisation, so you see and run only what's relevant to your work.
Every run, share and export is logged. Results carry provenance — weather source, policy and calibration confidence.
Warnings, confidence indicators and station provenance keep outputs in their proper interpretive frame.
Vigili del Fuoco, Gasilci, ZGS and civil-protection units planning prevention and intervention on the Karst.
Regional, municipal and forestry authorities on both sides of the border managing wildfire risk and land use.
Scientists studying fire behaviour, climate adaptation and the KFWI model, working with calibrated runs.
The live risk map, Karst Fire Weather Index and wildfire alerts are open to everyone — no account needed.
Approved Operators and Scientists get free access to the underlying data in the reserved area.
Advanced simulation features and tailored consultancy are available on a paid basis — request a quote at sales@infordata.it.
Tell us about your role and we'll get back to you with the next steps. Approval is handled by the project team.