For the clothing design for high-temperature operation, the theory or method such as partial
differential, nonlinear programming and finite difference method was first applied to …

It has been almost a decade since Gonzalez-Mathiesen and March (2014) completed their
international analysis that identified 9 design features for wildfire risk reduction via urban …

Wildfire danger indices, or fire danger rating systems, are widely used to inform decision-
making related to wildfire risk management. Several studies have compared different …

In 2012, the Brazilian government implemented the Federal Brigades Program (FBP), a fire
policy strategy to hire and train firefighters to combat wildfires. This study analyzed the …

Abstract A Handbook of Wildfire Engineering (the Handbook) provides firefighters,
engineers and town planners with detailed technical approaches and analysis to enhance …

When attempting to suppress severe wildfire the possibility for firefighting crews to be
overrun by wildfire, known as entrapment and burnover, remains a catastrophic and all too …

Since 1927 more than 242 formal inquiries and reviews into Australian natural disasters,
and 62 international post-incident investigations following firefighter fatalities or injuries …

Abstract Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm (PSOA) have
positive effects on the allocation and scheduling of the stations, this research seeks to find …

There is greater competition for funding within the public sector and, combined with the
increasing scope of high-risk hazards that emergency services personnel are responsible …

Wildfire suppression remains an inherently dangerous yet increasingly frequent task for fire
services throughout Australia and the world. Each year firefighters from career and volunteer …