diff --git a/standalone/Makefile b/standalone/Makefile
index ca273b0de6..0a1fe9c9e8 100644
--- a/standalone/Makefile
+++ b/standalone/Makefile
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ MOISTURE_OBJ = \
 
 #.PHONY: all
 
-default: fire
+default: fire.exe fire_ros.exe
 
 moisture: moisture.exe
 moisture.exe: $(MAKEFILE) libesmf_time.a $(MOISTURE_OBJ)
@@ -107,17 +107,9 @@ fuel_interp_test: fuel_interp_test.exe
 fuel_interp_test.exe: $(MAKEFILE) $(FUEL_INTERP_OBJ)
 	$(FC) $(FCFLAGS) -o fuel_interp_test.exe $(FUEL_INTERP_OBJ)
 
-all: fire init 
-
 atm: atm.exe
 	cd $(WRF)/test/em_fire; rm -f atm.exe; ln -s ../../standalone/atm.exe atm.exe
 
-fire: fire.exe
-	cd $(WRF)/test/em_fire; rm -f fire.exe; ln -s ../../standalone/fire.exe fire.exe
-
-init: init.exe
-	cd $(WRF)/test/em_fire; rm -f init.exe; ln -s ../../standalone/init.exe init.exe
-
 atm.exe: $(MAKEFILE) atm.o $(FIRE_OBJ)
 	$(FC) $(FCFLAGS) -o atm.exe fire.o $(FIRE_OBJ) $(LDFLAGS)
 
@@ -195,7 +187,7 @@ module_fr_sfire_driver.o: $(MAKEFILE) \
 	sfire_id.inc \
 	module_domain.o \
 	module_configure.o \
-    module_fr_sfire_phys.o \
+        module_fr_sfire_phys.o \
 	module_fr_sfire_model.o \
 	module_fr_sfire_atm.o \
 	module_fr_sfire_util.o
diff --git a/standalone/README.txt b/standalone/README.txt
index 4970b98689..779b9e2d8a 100644
--- a/standalone/README.txt
+++ b/standalone/README.txt
@@ -2,15 +2,27 @@ This directory contains SFIRE (the fire component of wrf-fire) test driver.
 It builds the fire executable from the files sources WRF-SFIRE, files generated
 in a WRF-SFIRE build, and the files in this directory.
 
-How to build and test:
+How to build standalone:
 
-1. build WRF-SFIRE as usual: cd ..; ./configure; compile em_fire
-2. back here: cd standalone
+1. build WRF-SFIRE as usual: cd ..; ./configure; compile em_fire (not required for make fire_ros.exe)
+2. go back here: cd standalone
 3. Select compiler: ln -s make.inc.ifort make.inc or one of the others or make your own
-4. Build fire.exe: make 
-5. Create atmospheric forcing: cd test/em_fire/hill; ideal.exe; wrf.exe
-6. link atmospheric forcing: ln -s the_wrfout_just_created fire_input.nc
-7. Fun the standalone: ../fire.exe
+4. make  or make <nameofexecutable>.exe
+
+All standalone executables should be run in the simulation directory where wrf.exe runs.
+They use the inputs available to wrf.exe such as namelist.input and namelist.fire, etc.
+
+fire.exe is the complete fire model running with atmosphere from WRF-SFIRE output. To use:
+
+1. Create atmospheric forcing: cd test/em_fire/hill; ideal.exe; wrf.exe
+2. link atmospheric forcing: ln -s the_wrfout_just_created fire_input.nc
+3. Run the standalone in the simulation directoryt: <WRF SFIRE ROOT>/standalone/fire.exe
+
+fire_ros.exe calls the fuels and rate of spread (ROS) subsystem. To use:
+1. Run the standalone in the simulation directory: <WRF SFIRE ROOT>/standalone/fire_ros.ex
+   This will create Matlab file fuels.m. Follow the directions to use it in Matlab at
+   https://wiki.openwfm.org/wiki/How_to_diagnose_fuel_properties_in_WRF-SFIRE
+    
 
 Files: