diff --git a/gennav/planners/graph_search_algorithms/grassfire.py b/gennav/planners/graph_search_algorithms/grassfire.py
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+import numpy as np
+import random
+import math
+
+PI = math.pi
+
+'''
+referance: https://nrsyed.com/2017/12/30/animating-the-grassfire-path-planning-algorithm/
+'''
+class Grassfire:
+    '''Class is a container for constants and methods we'll use
+        to create, modify, and plot a 2D grid of pixels
+        demonstrating the grassfire path-planning algorithm.
+    '''
+    '''
+    the grid is rxc array ,where each element contains 
+    a value corresponding to the 5 constants below
+
+    '''
+    START = 0
+    DEST = -1     # destination
+    UNVIS = -2    # unvisited
+    OBST = -3     # obstacle
+    PATH = -4
+
+    # Each of the above cell values is represented by an RGB color
+    # on the plot. COLOR_VIS refers to visited cells (value > 0).
+    COLOR_START = np.array([0, 0.75, 0])
+    COLOR_DEST = np.array([0.75, 0, 0])
+    COLOR_UNVIS = np.array([1, 1, 1])
+    COLOR_VIS = np.array([0, 0.5, 1])
+    COLOR_OBST = np.array([0, 0, 0])
+    COLOR_PATH = np.array([1, 1, 0])
+
+    
+    def select_grid(self, rows, cols, obstacleList, Start, end):
+        '''Return a 2D numpy array representing a grid of randomly placed
+        obstacles (where the likelihood of any cell being an obstacle
+        is given by obstacleProb) and randomized start/destination cells.
+        '''
+        global start, dest
+        start = Start
+        dest = end
+
+        n=len(obstacleList)
+        grid = Grassfire.UNVIS * np.ones((rows, cols), dtype=np.int)
+        i=0
+        for i in range(0,n):
+            grid[obstacleList[i]] = self.OBST
+
+        
+         # Remove existing start and dest cells, if any.
+        grid[grid == Grassfire.START] = Grassfire.UNVIS
+        grid[grid == Grassfire.DEST] = Grassfire.UNVIS
+
+
+        grid[start] = Grassfire.START
+        grid[dest] = Grassfire.DEST
+        # Randomly set start and destination cells.
+        #self.set_start_dest(grid)
+        return grid
+
+        
+
+    def color_grid(self, grid):
+        '''Return MxNx3 pixel array ("color grid") corresponding to a grid.'''
+        (rows, cols) = grid.shape
+        colorGrid = np.zeros((rows, cols, 3), dtype=np.float)
+
+        colorGrid[grid == Grassfire.OBST, :] = Grassfire.COLOR_OBST
+        colorGrid[grid == Grassfire.UNVIS, :] = Grassfire.COLOR_UNVIS
+        colorGrid[grid == Grassfire.START, :] = Grassfire.COLOR_START
+        colorGrid[grid == Grassfire.DEST, :] = Grassfire.COLOR_DEST
+        colorGrid[grid > Grassfire.START, :] = Grassfire.COLOR_VIS
+        colorGrid[grid == Grassfire.PATH, :] = Grassfire.COLOR_PATH
+        return colorGrid
+
+    def reset_grid(self, grid):
+        '''Reset cells that are not OBST, START, or DEST to UNVIS.'''
+        cellsToReset = ~((grid == Grassfire.OBST) + (grid == Grassfire.START)
+            + (grid == Grassfire.DEST))
+        grid[cellsToReset] = Grassfire.UNVIS
+
+    def _check_adjacent(self, grid, cell, currentDepth):
+        '''For given grid, check the cells adjacent to a given
+            cell. If any have a depth (positive int) greater
+            than the current depth, update them with the current
+            depth, where depth represents distance from start cell.
+            If destination found, return DEST constant; else, return
+            number of adjacent cells updated.
+        '''
+        (rows, cols) = grid.shape
+
+        # Track how many adjacent cells are updated.
+        numCellsUpdated = 0
+
+        # From the current cell, examine, using sin and cos:
+        # cell to right (col + 1), cell below (row + 1),
+        # cell to left (col - 1), cell above (row - 1).
+        for i in range(4):
+            rowToCheck = cell[0] + int(math.sin((PI/2) * i))
+            colToCheck = cell[1] + int(math.cos((PI/2) * i))
+
+            # Ensure cell is within bounds of grid.
+            if not (0 <= rowToCheck < rows and 0 <= colToCheck < cols):
+                continue
+            # Check if destination found.
+            elif grid[rowToCheck, colToCheck] == Grassfire.DEST:
+                return Grassfire.DEST
+            # If adjacent cell unvisited or depth > currentDepth + 1,
+            # mark with new depth.
+            elif (grid[rowToCheck, colToCheck] == Grassfire.UNVIS
+                or grid[rowToCheck, colToCheck] > currentDepth + 1):
+                grid[rowToCheck, colToCheck] = currentDepth + 1
+                numCellsUpdated += 1
+        return numCellsUpdated
+
+    def _backtrack(self, grid, cell, currentDepth):
+        '''This function is used if the destination is found. Similar
+            to _check_adjacent(), but returns coordinates of first
+            surrounding cell whose value matches "currentDepth", ie,
+            the next cell along the path from destination to start.
+        '''
+        (rows, cols) = grid.shape
+
+        for i in range(4):
+            rowToCheck = cell[0] + int(math.sin((PI/2) * i))
+            colToCheck = cell[1] + int(math.cos((PI/2) * i))
+
+            if not (0 <= rowToCheck < rows and 0 <= colToCheck < cols):
+                continue
+            elif grid[rowToCheck, colToCheck] == currentDepth:
+                nextCell = (rowToCheck, colToCheck)
+                grid[nextCell] = Grassfire.PATH
+                return nextCell
+
+    def find_path(self, grid):
+        '''Execute grassfire algorithm by spreading from the start cell out.
+            If destination is found, use _backtrack() to trace path from
+            destination back to start. Returns a generator function to
+            allow stepping through and animating the algorithm.
+        '''
+        nonlocalDict = {'grid': grid}
+        def find_path_generator():
+            grid = nonlocalDict['grid']
+            depth = 0
+            destFound = False
+            cellsExhausted = False
+
+            while (not destFound) and (not cellsExhausted):
+                numCellsModified = 0
+                depthIndices = np.where(grid == depth)
+                matchingCells = list(zip(depthIndices[0], depthIndices[1]))
+
+                for cell in matchingCells:
+                    adjacentVal = self._check_adjacent(grid, cell, depth)
+                    if adjacentVal == Grassfire.DEST:
+                        destFound = True
+                        break
+                    else:
+                        numCellsModified += adjacentVal
+
+                if numCellsModified == 0:
+                    cellsExhausted = True
+                elif not destFound:
+                    depth += 1
+                yield
+
+            if destFound:
+                destCell = np.where(grid == Grassfire.DEST)
+                backtrackCell = (destCell[0].item(), destCell[1].item())
+                while depth > 0:
+                    # Work backwards until return to start cell.
+                    nextCell = self._backtrack(grid, backtrackCell, depth)
+                    backtrackCell = nextCell
+                    depth -= 1
+                    yield
+        return find_path_generator
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diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 7e33acd..1ec42a8 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 from tests.test_planner import astar_test  # noqa: F401
 from tests.test_planner import prm_test  # noqa: F401
 from tests.test_planner import rrt_test  # noqa: F401
+from tests.test_planner import grassfire_test
diff --git a/tests/test_planner/grassfire_test.py b/tests/test_planner/grassfire_test.py
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+++ b/tests/test_planner/grassfire_test.py
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+from __future__ import division
+import math
+'''
+reference:referance: https://nrsyed.com/2017/12/30/animating-the-grassfire-path-planning-algorithm/
+'''
+import numpy as np
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import matplotlib.animation as animation
+from grassfire import Grassfire
+
+# Initialize grid rows, columns, and obstacle probability.
+rows = 8
+cols = 8
+obstlist=[(5,5),(3,4),(4,4),(3,3),(2,2),(2,7),(6,6)]
+start=(1,1)
+end=(6,7)
+
+# Instantiate Grassfire class. Initialize a grid and colorGrid.
+Grassfire = Grassfire()
+grid = Grassfire.select_grid(rows, cols, obstlist, start, end)
+
+colorGrid = Grassfire.color_grid(grid)
+
+# Initialize figure, imshow object, and axis.
+fig = plt.figure()
+gridPlot = plt.imshow(colorGrid, interpolation='nearest')
+ax = gridPlot._axes
+ax.grid(visible=True, ls='solid', color='k', lw=1.5)
+ax.set_xticklabels([])
+ax.set_yticklabels([])
+
+# Initialize text annotations to display obstacle probability, rows, cols.
+obstText = ax.annotate('', (0.15, 0.01), xycoords='figure fraction')
+colText = ax.annotate('', (0.15, 0.04), xycoords='figure fraction')
+rowText = ax.annotate('', (0.15, 0.07), xycoords='figure fraction')
+
+def set_axis_properties(rows, cols):
+    '''Set axis/imshow plot properties based on number of rows, cols.'''
+    ax.set_xlim((0, cols))
+    ax.set_ylim((rows, 0))
+    ax.set_xticks(np.arange(0, cols+1, 1))
+    ax.set_yticks(np.arange(0, rows+1, 1))
+    gridPlot.set_extent([0, cols, 0, rows])
+
+def update_annotations(rows, cols):
+    '''Update annotations with obstacle probability, rows, cols.'''
+    
+    colText.set_text('Rows: {:d}'.format(rows))
+    rowText.set_text('Columns: {:d}'.format(cols))
+
+set_axis_properties(rows, cols)
+update_annotations(rows, cols)
+
+# Disable default figure key bindings.
+fig.canvas.mpl_disconnect(fig.canvas.manager.key_press_handler_id)
+
+
+
+# Functions init_anim() and update_anim() are for use with FuncAnimation.
+def init_anim():
+    '''Plot grid in its initial state by resetting "grid".'''
+    Grassfire.reset_grid(grid)
+    colorGrid = Grassfire.color_grid(grid)
+    gridPlot.set_data(colorGrid)
+
+def update_anim(dummyFrameArgument):
+    '''Update plot based on values in "grid" ("grid" is updated
+        by the generator--this function simply passes "grid" to
+        the color_grid() function to get an image array).
+    '''
+    colorGrid = Grassfire.color_grid(grid)
+    gridPlot.set_data(colorGrid)
+
+# Create animation object. Supply generator function to frames.
+ani = animation.FuncAnimation(fig, update_anim,
+    init_func=init_anim, frames=Grassfire.find_path(grid),
+    repeat=False, interval=150)
+
+# Turn on interactive plotting and show figure.
+plt.ion()
+plt.show(block=True)
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