Use of unmanned aerial systems in outdoor firefighting

BY Lattimer, X Huang, MA Delichatsios, YA Levendis… - Fire Technology, 2023 - Springer
The use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by the fire service is becoming more common,
especially for large outdoor fires where it is difficult to understand the state of the fire …

Influence of fuel moisture content on the burning of cistus shrubs exposed to a low-intensity fire

C Luciani, V Tihay-Felicelli, B Martinent, PA Santoni… - Fire Safety Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to investigate experimentally the influence of fuel moisture content
on the fire behaviour of Cistus monspeliensis, when exposed to a fire front spreading across …

The state of wildfire and bushfire science: Temporal trends, research divisions and knowledge gaps

M Haghani, E Kuligowski, A Rajabifard, CA Kolden - Safety science, 2022 - Elsevier
Along with the increase in the frequency of disastrous wildfires and bushfires around the
world during the recent decades, scholarly research efforts have also intensified in this …

Indexing the vegetated surfaces within WUI by their wildfire ignition and spreading capacity, a comparative case from develo** metropolitan areas

A Hysa - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2021 - Elsevier
The main objective of this study is to push forward a rapid and cost-free method for forest fire
proneness assessment within the wildland urban interface (WUI) for develo** …

[HTML][HTML] Wildland–urban interface: definition and physical fire risk mitigation measures, a systematic review

F Taccaliti, R Marzano, TL Bell, E Lingua - Fire, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to the associated fire risk, the wildland–urban interface (WUI) has drawn the attention of
researchers and managers from a range of backgrounds. From a land management point of …

The evolving role of wildfire in the Maritimes region of eastern Canada

AR Taylor, DA MacLean - Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2024 - cdnsciencepub.com
The Maritimes region of eastern Canada is not typically associated with wildfire, but the
severe 2023 fire season has reminded “Maritimers” that despite its cool, damp climate and …

Roxborough park community wildfire evacuation drill: data collection and model benchmarking

SMV Gwynne, E Ronchi, J Wahlqvist, A Cuesta… - Fire Technology, 2023 - Springer
Wildfires are increasing in scale, frequency and longevity, and are affecting new locations as
environmental conditions change. This paper presents a dataset collected during a …

[HTML][HTML] Evacuation decisions of tourists in wildfire scenarios

A Labhiri, S Vaiciulyte, E Kuligowski… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the factors affecting evacuation behaviour of tourists in wildfire
scenarios by conducting a sco** review using the Preferred Reporting Items for …

Exploring support and opposition to regulatory approaches for wildfire risk management: requirements, voluntary actions, and tailored local action

TB Paveglio, AR Shriner-Beaton - Natural Hazards, 2024 - Springer
Formal requirements of wildfire mitigation on private properties are increasingly being
considered as one avenue for “scaling up” wildfire management and voluntary mitigation …

Evaluating wildfire vulnerability of Mediterranean dwellings using fuzzy logic applied to expert judgement

A Àgueda, P Vacca, E Planas… - International journal of …, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
Background Wildland–urban interface (WUI) fires pose great challenges to firefighting
services and there is a growing need for self-protection and the creation of fire-adapted …