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# Learn the Basics

 Learn how to interpret detections, fire activity, and the information you see in WFS.

## Detections: Hotspots & Clusters

- [Clusters: the building block of WFS](https://help.ororatech.com/clusters)
- [Hotspots: The Foundation of Clusters](https://help.ororatech.com/hotspots)
- [False Positives: Not every detection is a fire](https://help.ororatech.com/false-positives)

## Understand Fire Data

- [Incident Overview: Keep track of all fires in your AOIs](https://help.ororatech.com/incident-overview)
- [Classifications: WFS as Fire Management Platform](https://help.ororatech.com/classifications)
- [How to know when to expect more data](https://help.ororatech.com/how-to-expectdata)

## Dive Deeper: Satellites & Fire Data

- [Notifications: Use and Mute Alerts](https://help.ororatech.com/notifications)
- [Fire Spread Model: Simulating fire behaviour](https://help.ororatech.com/fire-spread)
- [Burnt Areas: Data-Driven Post-Fire Insights](https://help.ororatech.com/burnt-areas)

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    - [Detections: Hotspots & Clusters](https://help.ororatech.com/learn-the-basics#detections-hotspots-clusters)
    - [Understand Fire Data](https://help.ororatech.com/learn-the-basics#understand-fire-data)
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- [Detect, Monitor & Analyze Fires](https://help.ororatech.com/detect-monitor-analyze-fires#main-content)

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    - [Fire Spread](https://help.ororatech.com/detect-monitor-analyze-fires#fire-spread)
    - [Burnt Areas & Data Analysis](https://help.ororatech.com/detect-monitor-analyze-fires#burnt-areas-data-analysis)
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- [During an Active Fire](https://help.ororatech.com/during-an-active-fire)
- [The Science Behind WFS](https://help.ororatech.com/the-science-behind-wfs)

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