Table 2 Fuel types described by the Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) System

Coniferous

 C-1

Spruce-lichen woodland

 C-2

Boreal spruce

 C-3

Mature jack or lodgepole pine

 C-4

Immature jack or lodgepole pine

 C-5

Red and white pine

 C-6^a

Coniferous plantation

 C-7

Ponderosa pine or Douglas-fir

Deciduous

 D-1

Aspen–leafless

 D-2^*

Aspen–green

Mixedwood

 M-1^b

Boreal mixedwood–leafless

 M-2^b

Boreal mixedwood–green

 M-3^c

Dead balsam fir mixedwood–leafless

 M-4^c

Dead balsam fir mixedwood–green

Slash

 S-1

Jack or lodgepole pine slash

 S-2

White spruce, balsam slash

 S-3

Coastal cedar, hemlock, Douglas-fir slash

Open

 O-1a/b^d

Grass–matted or standing