Climate change contributes to the increased frequency and intensity of wildfires globally,
with significant impacts on society and the environment. However, our understanding of the …

A fact often overlooked is that large-scale wildfires, although occurring infrequently, are
responsible for the overwhelming majority of fire-related suppression costs, economic …

Large wildfires of increasing frequency and severity threaten local populations and natural
resources and contribute carbon emissions into the earth-climate system. Although wildfires …

While the wildland–urban interface (WUI) is not a new concept, fires in WUI communities
have rapidly expanded in frequency and severity over the past few decades. The number of …

Wildland fire management throughout most of the civilized world is at a critical juncture on
how it spends the scant money allocated toward resource management. These funds could …

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 …

Modeling the burning processes of biomass such as wood, grass, and crops is crucial for the
modeling and prediction of wildland and urban fire behavior. Despite its importance, the …

Fire weather indices are commonly used by fire weather forecasters to predict when weather
conditions will make a wildland fire difficult to manage. Complex interactions at multiple …

Wildfires are becoming more frequent in different parts of the globe, and the ability to predict
when and where they will occur is a complex process. Identifying wildfire events with high …

The most destructive wildland fires occur in mixtures of living and dead vegetation, yet very
little attention has been given to the fundamental differences between factors that control …