Despite increasing concern about wildland fire risk in Canada, there is little synthesis of
knowledge that could contribute to the development of a comprehensive risk framework for a …

This paper presents a review of concepts related to wildfire risk assessment, including the
determination of fire ignition and propagation (fire danger), the extent to which fire may …

Extreme wildfires are a major environmental and socioeconomic threat across many regions
worldwide. The limits of fire suppression-centred strategies have become evident even in …

Large and intense wildfires are an integral part of many Canadian landscapes, playing a
critical role in ecosystem dynamics. However, the recent catastrophic fire seasons have …

Abstract Background The PODs (potential operational delineations) concept is an adaptive
framework for cross-boundary and collaborative land and fire management planning. Use of …

In recent years, a worldwide expansion in the frequency of large, uncontrolled, and
catastrophic wildfire events has occurred, creating drastic social, economic, and …

Fire seasons have become increasingly variable and extreme due to changing
climatological, ecological, and social conditions. Earth observation data are critical for …

Even though wildfires constitute a natural phenomenon, fires of high intensity may provoke
profound ecological and socioeconomic implications. Primary aim of the paper constitutes …

We evaluated surface and 500-hPa synoptic weather patterns, and fire weather indices from
the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System for 80 large wildfires during 1990–2019 in …

Understanding wildfire impacts on structures in wildland urban interface (WUI) communities
is fundamental for emergency response and mitigation planning to reduce potential social …