Abstract Wildland and Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) fires are an important problem in
many areas of the world and may have major consequences in terms of safety, air quality …

Deriving from original work under the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management
Strategy completed in 2011, this report summarizes the state of knowledge regarding the …

The increasing extent of wildfires has prompted investigation into alternative fire
management approaches to complement the traditional strategies of fire suppression and …

Wildland and wildland/urban interface fires are a serious problem in many areas of the
world. It is expected that with global warming the wildfire and wildland/urban interface fire …

Spotting ignition by lofted firebrands is a significant mechanism of fire spread, as observed
in many large-scale fires. The role of firebrands in fire propagation and the important …

Firebrands or embers are produced as trees and structures burn in wildland–urban interface
(WUI) fires. It is believed that firebrand showers created in WUI fires may ignite vegetation …

In wildfire science, spotting refers to non-local creation of new fires, due to downwind
ignition of brands launched from a primary fire. Spotting is often mentioned as being one of …

A series of tests were conducted under laboratory conditions to assess, first, the capacity of
several fuel beds to be ignited by firebrands and to sustain a fire and, second, the capability …

State and federal agencies have reported fire causes since the early 1900s, explicitly for the
purpose of helping land managers design fire-prevention programs. We document fire …

This study examines the size distribution and other characteristics of firebrand exposure
during the 2007 Angora fire, a severe wildland–urban interface fire in California. Of the 401 …