Towards an integrated approach to wildfire risk assessment: when, where, what and how may the landscapes burn

E Chuvieco, M Yebra, S Martino, K Thonicke… - Fire, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

Potential operational delineations: new horizons for proactive, risk-informed strategic land and fire management

MP Thompson, CD O'Connor, BM Gannon… - Fire Ecology, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The PODs (potential operational delineations) concept is an adaptive
framework for cross-boundary and collaborative land and fire management planning. Use of …

The state of wildfire and bushfire science: Temporal trends, research divisions and knowledge gaps

M Haghani, E Kuligowski, A Rajabifard, CA Kolden - Safety science, 2022 - Elsevier
Along with the increase in the frequency of disastrous wildfires and bushfires around the
world during the recent decades, scholarly research efforts have also intensified in this …

[HTML][HTML] Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Wildfire Management: A Systematic Review of Decision Support Tools

T O'Mara, AS Meador, M Colavito, A Waltz… - Trees, Forests and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Wildfires have become more frequent and intense in recent years, threatening terrestrial and
aquatic ecosystems and neighboring urban communities. As a result, those responsible for …

Comparing risk-based fuel treatment prioritization with alternative strategies for enhancing protection and resource management objectives

MP Thompson, KC Vogler, JH Scott, C Miller - Fire Ecology, 2022 - Springer
Background Advances in fire modeling help quantify and map various components and
characterizations of wildfire risk and furthermore help evaluate the ability of fuel treatments …

A historical perspective to inform strategic planning for 2020 end-of-year wildland fire response efforts

EJ Belval, KC Short, CS Stonesifer, DE Calkin - Fire, 2022 - mdpi.com
A severe outbreak of wildfire across the US Pacific Coast during August 2020 led to
persistent fire activity through the end of summer. In late September, Fire Weather Outlooks …

Burn Period: A Use-Inspired Metric to Track Wildfire Risk across Arizona and New Mexico in the Southwest United States

MA Crimmins, C Maxwell… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - journals.ametsoc.org
Numerous tools and indices exist for wildland fire managers to anticipate and track changes
in wildfire risk driven by variability in weather and climate conditions at hourly to seasonal …

How Are Weather and Climate Products and Decision Support Systems Used in Wildland Fire Decision-Making in the US Southwest?

DB Ferguson, GB Frisvold, C Maxwell… - … Climate, and Society, 2024 - journals.ametsoc.org
Wildland fire management is a challenging environment in which to utilize scientific
information. Despite the robust information system that supports US wildland fire …

Is this flight necessary? The Aviation Use Summary (AUS): a framework for strategic, risk-informed aviation decision support

CS Stonesifer, DE Calkin, MP Thompson, EJ Belval - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Across the globe, aircraft that apply water and suppressants during active wildfires play key
roles in wildfire suppression, and these suppression resources can be highly effective. In the …

Organisational influence on the co-production of fire science: overcoming challenges and realising opportunities

E Glenn, L Yung, C Wyborn… - International Journal of …, 2022 - CSIRO Publishing
Addressing the challenges of wildland fire requires that fire science be relevant to
management and integrated into management decisions. Co-production is often touted as a …