Compared to related areas of fluid dynamics including combustion and fire phenomena, theuse of numerical modeling has been relatively lacking in this field; this may be due to the complexinteractions that occur during the generation and growth of a fire whirl. However, numericalmodels could provide invaluable information if validated against experimental measurements.Continued development of these models, particularly for cases other than stationary, on-sourcefire whirls, is highly encouraged. This may also be useful in understanding the formation of firewhirls, especially under wind, allowing researchers to visualize flow structures that cannot be easilymeasured experimentally.