Wildland fire management is subject to manifold sources of uncertainty. Beyond the
unpredictability of wildfire behavior, uncertainty stems from inaccurate/missing data, limited …

This is a review of recent efforts to develop and implement forest and wildland fire
management decision support systems (FMDSS) that fire managers can use to enhance …

The BehavePlus Fire Modeling System is among the most widely used systems for wildland
fire prediction. It is designed for use in a range of tasks including wildfire behaviour …

During active fire incidents, decisions regarding where and how to safely and effectively
deploy resources to meet management objectives are often made under rapidly evolving …

Billions of dollars are spent annually in the United States to contain large wildland fires, but
the factors contributing to suppression success remain poorly understood. We used a …

Use of mathematical fire models to predict fire behavior and fire effects plays an important
supporting role in wildland fire management. When used in conjunction with personal fire …

Wildfires pose a significant challenge to the natural and the built environments, as well as
the safety and economic wellbeing of the communities residing in wildfire-prone areas. The …

Wildfire management has been struggling in recent years with escalating devastation,
expenditures, and complexity. Given the copious factors involved and the complexity of their …

Determining the specific mix of fire-fighting resources for a given fire is a necessary
condition for identifying the minimum of the Cost Plus Net Value Change (C+ NVC) function …