“…The primary models incorporated into CFIS have been evaluated against both outdoor experimental fires and wildfire observations as shown in figures 9-31C and 9-31D to be reasonably reliable (e.g., , Cronan and Jandt 2008, Stocks et al 2004b. Output from CFIS is now being used as a proxy for reality by some users (e.g., Schreuder et al 2010). Scott (2006) claimed that the small size of the experimental fires used in the development of CFIS "may preclude direct application to real crown fires."…”