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 …

Wildfire risks to homes are increasing, especially in the wildland-urban interface (WUI),
where wildland vegetation and houses are in close proximity. Notably, we found that more …

Wildfires in the western United States (US) are increasingly expensive, destructive, and
deadly. Reducing wildfire losses is particularly challenging when fires frequently start on …

Federal land managers in the US can be informed with quantitative assessments of the
social conditions of the populations affected by wildfires originating on their administered …

Ever more research results demonstrate that human health and wellbeing are positively
affected by stays in and/or exposure to natural areas, which leads, among other things, to a …

Southern European countries rely largely on fire suppression and ignition prevention to
manage a growing wildfire problem. We explored a more wholistic, long-term approach …

Predicting wildfire disasters presents a major challenge to the field of risk science, especially
when fires propagate long distances through diverse fuel types and complex terrain. A good …

Accurate maps of the wildland–urban interface (WUI) are critical for the development of
effective land management policies, conducting risk assessments, and the mitigation of …

The 2018 Camp fire destroyed the town of Paradise, California and resulted in 82 fatalities,
the worst wildfire disaster in the US to date. Future disasters of similar or greater magnitude …

The occurrence of wildfire threats has increased in the last few decades creating serious
challenges for thousands of communities around the world. Understanding the physical and …