The objective of the present review is to analyze and evaluate the most used and well-
performing environmental forest fire danger rating systems and indices globally, aiming to …

Fire is a physical and social phenomenon that affects both individuals and the environment.
Fire risk assessment is a critical part of a fire prevention program. In this process, the fire risk …

Prevention is one of the most important stages in wildfire and other natural hazard
management regimes. Fire danger rating systems have been adopted by many developed …

Every year forest fires burnt about 0.5 million hectares in southern Europe. However, the
mechanisms to determine forest fire risk for such a region have not been developed until …

A review of the main operational systems for fire risk/danger rating is presented in this
chapter. The systems included in the revision are a European proposal based on the Fire …

In recent years the European Alps experienced higher temperatures, more heatwaves, and
more severe wildfires. Improving fire danger assessment for these sensitive ecosystems is a …

The Canadian fire weather index system (CFFWIS) has been adopted for fire danger rating
throughout Europe as part of the European Forest Fire Information System. However, its …

This paper uses GIS to describe and evaluate forest fire risk considering the most important
factors affecting fire behavior at fine scales. The study was implemented in Yesilova Forestry …

Over the past decade, several methods have been used to compare the performance of fire
danger indices in an effort to find the most appropriate indices for particular regions or …

Abstract A Fire Risk Index (FIRISK) based on an original land cover/land use nomenclature
has been developed in the framework of EU-funded MEDALUS projects and integrated into …