Southern Europe is a highly fire-prone region where extreme fires have often disastrous
consequences on both structures and people. Human activities and fire weather conditions …

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 …

Forest fires (term used in Europe to designate the unwanted fires burning forests and wild
lands) constitute a serious problem for Europe. Frequently, Thought of almost exclusively as …

Fires at the wildland urban interface (WUI) have been growing in frequency and intensity
over the past 15 years. The WUI fire problem is global: 2007 brought devastating wildland …

Southern Europe is recurrently being hit by forest fires affecting wildland–urban interface
(WUI) areas which, particularly in the last decade, have resulted in tremendous …

Over the last decades, the different issues regarding the expansion of the wildland-urban
interface (WUI)-particularly those related to fires-have spread around the world with …

Changes in climate, land use, and land management impact the occurrence and severity of
wildland fires in many parts of the world. This is particularly evident in Europe, where …

Effective fire prevention requires a better understanding of the patterns and causes of fire
ignition. In this study, we focus on the interacting factors known to influence fire ignition risk …

Abstract Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires, a worldwide problem, are gaining more
importance over time due to climate change and increased urbanization in WUI areas. Some …

Wildland-urban interfaces (WUIs) are areas where urban settlements and wildland
vegetation intermingle, making the interaction between human activities and wildlife …