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FBP Go - Crown fire initiation thresholds

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Description

**As a** *TBD???* **I want** *know Crown fire initiation thresholds* **So That** *I can understand the potential fire conditions*

**Additional Context**
- https://www.firescience.gov/projects/09-S-03-1/project/09-S-03-1_AlexanderCruz_2012_IJWF_FlameLenFireLineInten.pdf
- The key equations for the functionality: Byram’s Wildfire intensity and Van Wagner’s Critical Surface Fire Intensity.

**Acceptance Criteria**
- [ ] Input weight of fuel
- [ ] Compare expected intensity from Byram’s to threshold (Van Wagner)

**Definition of Done**
- [ ] Ready to Demo in Sprint Review
- [ ] Does what I have made have appropriate test coverage?
- [ ] Documentation and/or scientific documentation exists and can be found
- [ ] Peer Reviewed by 2 people on the team
- [ ] Manual testing of all PRs in Dev and Prod
- [ ] Merged

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Research direction

Start with the linked Alexander/Cruz paper and the Byram and Van Wagner equations identified in the issue. Determine where the Python service handles FBP calculations, then define tests and documentation covering fuel weight input, intensity comparison, and the stated acceptance criteria.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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