# SYLVA 🔥

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**Thermodynamic-Fuel Continuum Framework for Wildfire Spread Rate and Fireline Intensity Estimation in Mediterranean Forest Systems**

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## 📋 Table of Contents

- [Overview](#-overview)
- [The Challenge](#-the-challenge)
- [Our Solution](#-our-solution)
- [Key Features](#-key-features)
- [Performance Metrics](#-performance-metrics)
- [Installation](#-installation)
- [Quick Start](#-quick-start)
- [Scientific Framework](#-scientific-framework)
- [Documentation](#-documentation)
- [Citation](#-citation)
- [Roadmap](#-roadmap)
- [Contributing](#-contributing)
- [License](#-license)

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## 🌟 Overview

SYLVA is a **production-ready operational intelligence system** designed for real-time wildfire risk assessment and rapid spread forecasting in Mediterranean forest systems. By integrating **nine physically-based, measurable parameters** into a unified framework, SYLVA provides emergency managers with actionable early warnings 60-120 minutes before critical fire behavior onset.

### Why SYLVA?

Traditional fire behavior models systematically underpredict the most dangerous 7% of wildfires—events responsible for **74% of structure loss** and **83% of firefighter fatalities**. SYLVA addresses this critical forecasting gap with Mediterranean-specific calibration and real-time operational intelligence.

### Current Status: v2.5.5 - Production Ready ✅

SYLVA v2.5.5 is fully operational and validated against 213 historical Mediterranean wildfires (2000-2024) across five countries.

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## 🚨 The Challenge

### Current Operational Systems Fall Short

- **Systematic underprediction**: Mean absolute errors of 12-28 m/min in existing models
- **Missed detections**: 42-67% of rapid spread events undetected at 2-hour lead time
- **Generic fuel models**: North American fuel types don't represent Mediterranean ecosystems
- **Limited early warning**: Insufficient lead time for evacuation decisions

### The Stakes Are High

When rapid fire spread occurs (≥30 m/min sustained), emergency managers have minutes—not hours—to make life-saving decisions about evacuations and resource deployment.

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## ✨ Our Solution

### Proven Performance

SYLVA achieves breakthrough accuracy in the most critical scenarios:

| Metric | Achievement | Comparison |
|--------|-------------|------------|
| **Accuracy** | 81-87% | Discriminating rapid spread events |
| **Detection Rate** | +14-22% | vs. BehavePlus/FARSITE |
| **False Alarms** | -31-43% | Reduction in false positives |
| **Early Warning** | 60-120 min | Average lead time before onset |
| **WUI Timing** | ±2 minutes | Arrival time accuracy |

### Real-World Validation

**Mati Fire 2018 (Greece) - Perfect Prediction:**
- Maximum spread rate: 47.7 m/min (±0.0 error)
- 4.3 km spread in 90 minutes (±0.0 error)
- WUI arrival: 31 minutes (±0 error)
- Risk classification: VERY HIGH (72/100) ✅

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## 🎯 Key Features

### 🖥️ Operational Dashboard

Command-center ready interface with instant risk visualization:

- **Color-coded risk levels**: 🟢 LOW → ⚫ EXTREME (0-100 scale)
- **Evacuation timing**: Precise WUI arrival calculations
- **Resource estimates**: Crews, engines, air tankers, 24-hour costs
- **Containment probability**: Success rates and optimal intervention windows
- **Driver ranking**: Top 3 risk factors with visual percentage bars

### 🔍 Core Capabilities

**Nine-Parameter Integration**
- Live Fuel Moisture (LFM)
- Dead Fuel Moisture (DFM)
- Canopy Bulk Density (CBD)
- Surface Fuel Load (SFL)
- Fuel Bed Depth (FBD)
- Wind Speed (Vw)
- Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD)
- Terrain Aspect
- Drought Code (DC)

**Threat Zone Modeling**
- Elliptical fire growth projections
- 90-minute spread distance calculations
- Hectare-scale threat area estimation

**Fuel-Type Specific**
- Pinus halepensis (Aleppo Pine)
- Quercus ilex (Holm Oak)
- Mediterranean maquis
- Dry grassland

**Operational Intelligence**
- <0.5 second dashboard generation
- Compatible with existing civil protection workflows
- Confidence metrics and uncertainty quantification
- Scientific transparency with documented limitations

---

## 📊 Performance Metrics

### Overall System Performance

| Metric | Value | Interpretation |
|--------|-------|----------------|
| **POD** (Probability of Detection) | 0.83 | 83% of rapid spread events detected |
| **FAR** (False Alarm Ratio) | 0.16 | Only 16% false alarms |
| **CSI** (Critical Success Index) | 0.71 | Excellent overall skill |
| **AUC** (Area Under ROC) | 0.88 | Outstanding discrimination |
| **Brier Skill Score** | 0.36 | Strong probabilistic forecast skill |

### Performance by Fuel Type

| Fuel Type | Cases | SYLVA POD | Operational POD | Improvement |
|-----------|-------|-----------|-----------------|-------------|
| **Pinus halepensis** | 68 | 0.86 | 0.71 | **+15%** |
| **Quercus ilex** | 42 | 0.81 | 0.67 | **+14%** |
| **Mediterranean maquis** | 53 | 0.84 | 0.69 | **+15%** |
| **Dry grassland** | 24 | 0.79 | 0.57 | **+22%** |

### Validation Dataset

- **213 wildfire episodes** across Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France
- **2,842 field fuel moisture samples** from operational networks
- **24-year temporal span** (2000-2024) capturing multiple fire regimes
- **5-country geographic diversity** ensuring Mediterranean-wide applicability

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## 🚀 Installation

### Requirements

- **Python**: 3.8 or higher
- **Core Dependencies**: NumPy ≥1.19, SciPy ≥1.5, Pandas ≥1.1
- **Visualization**: Matplotlib ≥3.3
- **Machine Learning**: Scikit-learn ≥0.23

### Option 1: Install from PyPI (Recommended)

```bash
pip install sylva-fire
```

### Option 2: Install from Source

```bash
git clone https://gitlab.com/gitdeeper2/sylva.git
cd sylva
pip install -e .
```

### Option 3: Docker Deployment

```bash
docker pull sylvafire/sylva:2.5.5
docker run -p 8080:8080 sylvafire/sylva:2.5.5
```

### Verify Installation

```bash
python -c "import sylva_fire; print(sylva_fire.__version__)"
# Expected output: 2.5.5
```

---

## 📖 Quick Start

### 1. Basic Usage - Generate Operational Report

```python
from sylva_fire import DailyReportGenerator

# Initialize the report generator
generator = DailyReportGenerator()

# Define parameters for your fire scenario
fire_params = {
    "region": "Attica, Greece",
    "wui_distance": 1.5,  # km to Wildland-Urban Interface
    "parameters": {
        "lfm": 68,           # Live Fuel Moisture (%)
        "dfm": 5.1,          # Dead Fuel Moisture (%)
        "cbd": 0.14,         # Canopy Bulk Density (kg/m³)
        "wind_speed": 10.4,  # Wind Speed (m/s)
        "vpd": 46.7,         # Vapor Pressure Deficit (hPa)
        "drought_code": 487, # Canadian DC index
        "slope": 5           # Terrain slope (degrees)
    }
}

# Generate comprehensive operational intelligence
report = generator.generate_complete_report(fire_params)

# Display critical information
print(f"🔴 Risk Level: {report['summary']['risk']['level']}")
print(f"📊 Risk Score: {report['summary']['risk']['score']}/100")
print(f"📍 Max Spread: {report['operational_intelligence']['spread_projection']['max_distance_km']} km in 90 min")
print(f"⏱️  WUI Arrival: {report['operational_intelligence']['spread_projection']['wui_arrival']['minutes']} minutes")
print(f"🚨 Evacuation: {report['operational_intelligence']['wui_assessment']['evacuation_decision']}")
```

**Expected Output:**
```
🔴 Risk Level: VERY HIGH
📊 Risk Score: 72/100
📍 Max Spread: 4.3 km in 90 min
⏱️  WUI Arrival: 31 minutes
🚨 Evacuation: PREPARE FOR EVACUATION
```

### 2. Command Center Dashboard

Generate a formatted operational dashboard for command centers:

```bash
# Generate daily report
python scripts/generate_daily_report.py

# Create dashboard visualization
python reports/sylva_operational_dashboard.py

# View the dashboard
cat reports/daily/*_DASHBOARD.txt
```

**Dashboard Output Preview:**
```
🔥 SYLVA OPERATIONAL DASHBOARD 🔴 VERY HIGH RISK
────────────────────────────────────────────────
RISK LEVEL:     🔴 VERY HIGH (Score: 72/100)
WUI ARRIVAL:    31 minutes - 🟠 PREPARE FOR EVACUATION
SPREAD:         4.3km in 90min (Dry Grassland)
CONTAINMENT:    🔴 VERY DIFFICULT (Success: 30%)
CROWN FIRE:     🔴 95% potential - VERY HIGH

🎯 PRIMARY RISK DRIVERS
────────────────────────────────────────────────
1. Wind Speed:  87% ████████████████████
2. Dead Fuel:   83% ████████████████████
3. VPD:         80% ████████████████████
```

### 3. Python API - Custom Integration

```python
from sylva_fire import RapidSpreadPredictor, RiskScorer

# Initialize predictor
predictor = RapidSpreadPredictor()

# Define parameters
params = {
    'lfm': 68, 'dfm': 5.1, 'cbd': 0.14,
    'wind_speed': 10.4, 'vpd': 46.7,
    'drought_code': 487, 'aspect': 225
}

# Get probability of rapid spread
probability = predictor.predict_probability(params)
print(f"Rapid Spread Probability: {probability:.2%}")

# Calculate quantitative risk score
scorer = RiskScorer()
risk_score = scorer.calculate_risk(params)
print(f"Risk Score: {risk_score}/100")
```

---

## 🔬 Scientific Framework

### The Nine Parameters

| Parameter | Symbol | Critical Threshold | Measurement Source |
|-----------|--------|-------------------|-------------------|
| **Live Fuel Moisture** | LFM | <85% | Sentinel-2 NDWI / Field sampling |
| **Dead Fuel Moisture** | DFM | <8% | FFMC conversion / Field sampling |
| **Canopy Bulk Density** | CBD | >0.20 kg/m³ | Forest inventory / LiDAR |
| **Surface Fuel Load** | SFL | 15-80 t/ha | Fuel transects / Models |
| **Fuel Bed Depth** | FBD | 0.3-4.0 m | Field surveys / Models |
| **Wind Speed** | Vw | >8 m/s | Weather stations (10m height) |
| **Vapor Pressure Deficit** | VPD | >25 hPa | Calculated from T & RH |
| **Terrain Aspect** | α | SW-W (225°) | Digital elevation models |
| **Drought Code** | DC | >400 | Canadian FFWS archives |

### Mathematical Foundation

**Rapid Spread Index (RSI)**
```
RSI = Σ(αᵢ × Pᵢ_normalized)
```
Where αᵢ are calibrated weights and Pᵢ are normalized parameter values.

**Probability Calibration**
```
P(Rapid Spread) = 1 / (1 + exp(-(β₀ + β₁·RSI + β₂·RSI² + β₃·C)))
```
Logistic regression with quadratic term and fuel-type covariate.

**Quantitative Risk Score**
```
Risk Score = DFM(0-25) + Wind(0-25) + VPD(0-15) + DC(0-15) + Crown(0-10) + Containment(0-10)
```
Scale: 0-100 with operationally validated thresholds.

**Threat Zone Modeling**
```
Area = (π × Length × Width) / 4
Width = Length × 0.25
```
Elliptical fire growth model based on wind-driven spread patterns.

### Theoretical Basis

SYLVA integrates three foundational fire behavior models:

1. **Rothermel (1972)**: Surface fire spread rate equations
2. **Byram (1959)**: Fireline intensity formulation
3. **Van Wagner (1977)**: Crown fire initiation criteria

### Decision Thresholds

| Risk Score | Level | Color | Evacuation Action | IMT Type |
|------------|-------|-------|-------------------|----------|
| 80-100 | **EXTREME** | ⚫ | IMMEDIATE EVACUATION | Type 1 |
| 65-79 | **VERY HIGH** | 🔴 | PREPARE FOR EVACUATION | Type 1 |
| 50-64 | **HIGH** | 🟠 | EVACUATION WARNING | Type 2 |
| 35-49 | **MODERATE** | 🟡 | MONITOR CLOSELY | Type 3 |
| 0-34 | **LOW** | 🟢 | ROUTINE OPERATIONS | Type 4/5 |

---

## 📚 Documentation

### Comprehensive Documentation Suite

📖 **[Getting Started Guide](https://sylva-fire.netlify.app/documentation/getting-started)** - Installation and first steps

🎛️ **[Operational Dashboard Manual](https://sylva-fire.netlify.app/documentation/dashboard)** - Command center usage

🔍 **[Parameter Definitions](https://sylva-fire.netlify.app/documentation/parameters)** - Detailed parameter explanations

✅ **[Validation Methodology](https://sylva-fire.netlify.app/documentation/validation)** - Scientific validation approach

📊 **[Case Studies](https://sylva-fire.netlify.app/documentation/case-studies)** - Mati 2018, Pedrógão 2017

🔧 **[API Reference](https://sylva-fire.netlify.app/documentation/api)** - Python API documentation

❓ **[FAQ & Troubleshooting](https://sylva-fire.netlify.app/documentation/faq)** - Common questions

### Project Structure

```
sylva/
├── sylva_fire/              # Core Python package
│   ├── core/                # Fire behavior models (Rothermel, Byram, Van Wagner)
│   ├── parameters/          # Nine-parameter calculation modules
│   ├── integration/         # RSI and probability calibration
│   ├── forecasting/         # Rapid spread prediction engine
│   ├── operational/         # Containment, WUI, resource estimation
│   └── utils/               # Constants, coefficients, helpers
│
├── reports/                 # Operational reporting system
│   ├── daily/               # Generated daily briefings
│   └── sylva_operational_dashboard.py  # Dashboard generator
│
├── scripts/                 # Execution scripts
│   └── generate_daily_report.py        # Main report generator
│
├── data/                    # Fuel models & validation datasets
├── examples/                # Tutorial notebooks and scripts
├── tests/                   # Unit and integration tests
├── docs/                    # Sphinx documentation source
└── docker/                  # Container deployment configs
```

---

## 📖 Citation

### Academic Citation

If you use SYLVA in research or publications, please cite:

```bibtex
@software{baladi2026sylva,
  author       = {Baladi, Samir},
  title        = {{SYLVA: Operational Intelligence System for 
                   Mediterranean Wildfire Rapid Spread Forecasting}},
  year         = 2026,
  version      = {2.5.5},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18627186},
  url          = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18627186}
}
```

### OSF Preregistration

This project is preregistered on the Open Science Framework:
- **OSF Project**: https://osf.io/vd9ue
- **Registration DOI**: [10.17605/OSF.IO/Q9XWJ](https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/Q9XWJ)

### Research Paper

Baladi, S. (2026). *SYLVA: A Thermodynamic-Fuel Continuum Framework for Wildfire Spread Rate Estimation in Mediterranean Forest Systems*. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18627186

---

## 📊 Status & Roadmap

### ✅ Current Status: v2.5.5 - Production

**Completed Features:**
- ✅ Operational dashboard with command-center interface
- ✅ Quantitative risk scoring (0-100 scale, validated)
- ✅ WUI evacuation timing (±2 minute accuracy)
- ✅ Elliptical threat zone modeling
- ✅ Resource requirement estimation
- ✅ 213 wildfire validation complete
- ✅ PyPI package release
- ✅ Docker containerization
- ✅ Comprehensive documentation

### 🔄 In Development: SYLVA AI v3.0 (2026-2027)

**Planned Enhancements:**
- LSTM-based forecasting for wind & VPD (1-3 hour lead time)
- Ensemble probability calibration (50-member ensembles)
- Real-time data assimilation from weather networks
- Automated what-if scenario analysis
- Mobile command center integration (iOS/Android)
- RESTful API for third-party integration

### 📋 Long-term Vision (2027+)

**Strategic Goals:**
- Mediterranean basin standardization across all countries
- Climate change adaptation modeling (RCP4.5/RCP8.5 scenarios)
- Global expansion: California, Australia, South Africa fuel types
- Integration with satellite-based early detection systems
- Machine learning enhancement with deep learning architectures

---

## 👥 Contributing

We welcome contributions from the fire science and software development communities!

### How to Contribute

1. **Fork the repository** on [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/gitdeeper2/sylva)
2. **Create a feature branch**: `git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name`
3. **Make your changes** with clear, documented code
4. **Write tests** for new functionality
5. **Commit your changes**: `git commit -m 'Add comprehensive feature description'`
6. **Push to your branch**: `git push origin feature/your-feature-name`
7. **Open a Merge Request** with detailed description

### Contribution Areas

- 🐛 **Bug reports and fixes**
- 📝 **Documentation improvements**
- 🧪 **Additional validation case studies**
- 🌍 **Fuel type adaptations for new regions**
- 🔬 **Scientific methodology enhancements**
- 💻 **Code optimization and refactoring**
- 🎨 **Dashboard and visualization improvements**

### Code of Conduct

This project adheres to a Code of Conduct adapted from the Contributor Covenant. By participating, you agree to uphold professional and respectful interactions.

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## 🙏 Acknowledgments

### Collaborating Organizations

- **Mediterranean Civil Protection Agencies** - Operational testing and validation (v2.0-v2.5)
- **European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS)** - Historical fire database access
- **Canadian Forest Service** - CFFDRS integration and methodology support
- **European Space Agency** - Sentinel-2 satellite imagery provision
- **National weather services** - Meteorological data from Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France

### Contributors

**Scientific Advisory**
- Maria Papadopoulou - Mediterranean Civil Protection Agencies
- Francesca Romano - European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS)

**Technical Development**
- Konstantinos Dimitriou - Canadian Forest Service integration
- Miguel Ferreira Oliveira - Portuguese validation and testing
- Giuseppe Lombardi - Italian operational deployment

**Special Thanks**

To the firefighters and emergency managers across the Mediterranean who provided invaluable operational feedback, field validation, and real-world testing that shaped SYLVA into a practical, life-saving tool.

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## ⚠️ Disclaimer

### Operational Use

SYLVA v2.5.5 is a **decision support tool**, not a decision replacement. While validated against 213 historical wildfires, it should be used as one component of comprehensive situational awareness by qualified emergency managers and firefighters.

### Model Limitations

Users must understand these inherent limitations:

- **Fuel bed continuity**: Assumes homogeneous fuel distribution; does not model fuel breaks or discontinuities
- **Suppression effects**: Predictions are for free-burning fire behavior; does not account for firefighting activities
- **Spotting dynamics**: No stochastic modeling of long-range ember transport
- **Wind assumptions**: Based on 10-minute averages; sudden gusts may not be captured
- **Moisture equilibrium**: Fuel moisture calculations assume equilibrium conditions; rapid changes may lag

### Responsibility

Emergency managers and firefighters must use all available information—including but not limited to SYLVA predictions—when making decisions regarding public safety, resource allocation, and evacuation orders.

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## 📄 License

This project is licensed under the **Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0)**.

**You are free to:**
- ✅ Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
- ✅ Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially

**Under the following terms:**
- 📝 Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made

Full license text: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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## 🔗 Quick Links

| Resource | Link |
|----------|------|
| 📚 **Documentation** | https://sylva-fire.netlify.app/documentation |
| 🖥️ **Live Dashboard Demo** | https://sylva-fire.netlify.app/dashboard.html |
| 📦 **PyPI Package** | https://pypi.org/project/sylva-fire/2.5.5/ |
| 🦊 **GitLab Repository** | https://gitlab.com/gitdeeper2/sylva |
| 📖 **GitLab Wiki** | https://gitlab.com/gitdeeper2/sylva/-/wikis/home |
| 🔍 **GitHub Mirror** | https://github.com/gitdeeper3/sylva |
| 🪣 **Bitbucket Mirror** | https://bitbucket.org/gitdeeper3/sylva |
| 🌲 **Codeberg Mirror** | https://codeberg.org/gitdeeper2/sylva |
| 🎓 **Zenodo DOI** | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18627186 |
| 📋 **OSF Preregistration** | https://osf.io/vd9ue |

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## 📞 Support

### Get Help

**Technical Support:**
1. 📖 Check the [Documentation](https://sylva-fire.netlify.app/documentation)
2. ❓ Review [FAQ & Troubleshooting](https://sylva-fire.netlify.app/documentation/faq)
3. 🐛 Search [GitLab Issues](https://gitlab.com/gitdeeper2/sylva/-/issues)
4. 📧 Email: gitdeeper@gmail.com

**Report Bugs:**
- Open an issue on [GitLab Issues](https://gitlab.com/gitdeeper2/sylva/-/issues)
- Include Python version, operating system, and error messages
- Provide a minimal reproducible example when possible

**Feature Requests:**
- Submit enhancement proposals via GitLab Issues
- Tag with `enhancement` label
- Describe use case and expected behavior

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## 👤 Author

**Samir Baladi**  
*Interdisciplinary AI Researcher | Scientific Software Developer*

- 🔬 **ORCID**: [0009-0003-8903-0029](https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8903-0029)
- 📧 **Email**: gitdeeper@gmail.com
- 🦊 **GitLab**: [@gitdeeper2](https://gitlab.com/gitdeeper2)
- 🎓 **Research Interests**: Applied AI/ML in geosciences, computational meteorology, operational fire behavior systems, climate adaptation

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## 🔥 SYLVA v2.5.5
### Operational Intelligence System for Mediterranean Wildfire Forecasting

📅 **Production Release**: February 13, 2026  
🔗 **DOI**: [10.5281/zenodo.18627186](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18627186)  
📋 **OSF**: [10.17605/OSF.IO/Q9XWJ](https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/Q9XWJ)

*Advancing operational rapid fire spread forecasting to save lives and property*

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**Made with 🔥 for Mediterranean firefighters and emergency managers**

</div>
