Empirical support for the use of prescribed burning as a fuel treatment

PM Fernandes - Current Forestry Reports, 2015 - Springer
Prescribed burning as a fuel treatment seeks to moderate wildfire impacts and decreases
the areal extent of wildfires by increasing the effectiveness of fire suppression. Assessment …

Empirical-based models for predicting head-fire rate of spread in Australian fuel types

MG Cruz, JS Gould, ME Alexander, AL Sullivan… - Australian …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The knowledge of a free-burning fire's potential rate of spread is critical for safe and effective
bushfire control and use. A number of models for predicting the head-fire rate of spread in …

Prescribed fire science: the case for a refined research agenda

JK Hiers, JJ O'Brien, JM Varner, BW Butler… - Fire Ecology, 2020 - Springer
The realm of wildland fire science encompasses both wild and prescribed fires. Most of the
research in the broader field has focused on wildfires, however, despite the prevalence of …

An insight into machine-learning algorithms to model human-caused wildfire occurrence

M Rodrigues, J De la Riva - Environmental Modelling & Software, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper provides insight into the use of Machine Learning (ML) models for the
assessment of human-caused wildfire occurrence. It proposes the use of ML within the …

A generic, empirical-based model for predicting rate of fire spread in shrublands

WR Anderson, MG Cruz, PM Fernandes… - … Journal of Wildland …, 2015 - CSIRO Publishing
A shrubland fire behaviour dataset was assembled using data from experimental studies in
Australia, New Zealand, Europe and South Africa. The dataset covers a wide range of …

Uncertainty associated with model predictions of surface and crown fire rates of spread

MG Cruz, ME Alexander - Environmental Modelling & Software, 2013 - Elsevier
The degree of accuracy in model predictions of rate of spread in wildland fires is dependent
on the model's applicability to a given situation, the validity of the model's relationships, and …

[書籍][B] Wildland fire behaviour: dynamics, principles and processes

MA Finney, SS McAllister, JM Forthofer, TP Grumstrup - 2021 - books.google.com
Wildland fires have an irreplaceable role in sustaining many of our forests, shrublands and
grasslands. They can be used as controlled burns or occur as free-burning wildfires, and …

Introduction to the Australian Fire Danger Rating System

JJ Hollis, S Matthews, P Fox-Hughes… - … Journal of Wildland …, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
Background: Fire danger rating systems are used daily across Australia to support fire
management operations and communications to the general public regarding potential fire …

Are the applications of wildland fire behaviour models getting ahead of their evaluation again?

ME Alexander, MG Cruz - Environmental Modelling & Software, 2013 - Elsevier
Evaluation is a crucial component for model credibility and acceptance by researchers and
resource managers. The nature and characteristics of free-burning wildland fires pose …

Inside the Inferno: Fundamental processes of wildland fire behaviour: Part 2: Heat transfer and interactions

AL Sullivan - Current Forestry Reports, 2017 - Springer
Purpose of Review A wildland fire is a complex phenomenon driven by the interactions of a
number of fundamental chemical and physical processes involved in the combustion and …