A wildfire smoke detection system using unmanned aerial vehicle images based on the optimized YOLOv5

M Mukhiddinov, AB Abdusalomov, J Cho - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wildfire is one of the most significant dangers and the most serious natural catastrophe,
endangering forest resources, animal life, and the human economy. Recent years have …

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 …

Risk-based shelter network design in flood-prone areas: An application to Haiti

M Sharbaf, V Bélanger, M Cherkesly, MÈ Rancourt… - Omega, 2025 - Elsevier
Evacuations occur when human safety is compromised by disasters, such as floods.
Shelters play a crucial role in providing protection for individuals who have been displaced …

Disaster risk management and spatial planning: evidence from the Fire-Stricken Area of Mati, Greece

M Dandoulaki, M Lazoglou, N Pangas, K Serraos - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The debate over spatial planning highlights the need for more interdisciplinary, strategic,
and collaborative methods to achieve broad policy goals such as resilience and …

[HTML][HTML] Compound risk of wildfire and inaccessible shelters is disproportionately impacting disadvantaged communities

A Ermagun, F Janatabadi - Progress in Disaster Science, 2024 - Elsevier
This study proposes measuring access to shelters and wildfire risks in tandem rather than in
isolation to prevent wildfires from turning into human disasters. By leveraging a human …

Method of wildfire risk assessment in consideration of land-use types: A case study in central China

W Yue, C Ren, Y Liang, X Lin, J Liang - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Research on wildfire risk can quantitatively assess the risk of wildfire damage to the
population, economy, and natural ecology. However, existing research has primarily …

Roof renewal disparities widen the equity gap in residential wildfire protection

S Reining, M Wussow, C Zanocco… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Wildfires are having disproportionate impacts on US households. Notably, in California, over
half of wildfire-destroyed homes (54%) are in low-income areas. We investigate the …

Integrated graph measures reveal survival likelihood for buildings in wildfire events

A Chulahwat, H Mahmoud, S Monedero… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Wildfire events have resulted in unprecedented social and economic losses worldwide in
the last few years. Most studies on reducing wildfire risk to communities focused on …

Changes in wildfire occurrence and risk to homes from 1990 through 2019 in the Southern Rocky Mountains, USA

TJ Hawbaker, PD Henne, MK Vanderhoof… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Wildfires and housing development have increased since the 1990s, presenting unique
challenges for wildfire management. However, it is unclear how the relative influences of …

Relationships between building features and wildfire damage in California, USA and Pedrógão Grande, Portugal

S Dossi, B Messerschmidt, LM Ribeiro… - … journal of wildland …, 2022 - CSIRO Publishing
Background Buildings in communities near wildlands, in the wildland–urban interface (WUI),
can experience wildfire damage. Aims To quantitatively assess the relationship between …