Improving wildfire management outcomes: shifting the paradigm of wildfire from simple to complex risk
M Essen, S McCaffrey, J Abrams… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Numerous wildfire management agencies and institutions rely primarily on simple risk
approaches to wildfire that focus on technical risk assessments that do not reflect the …
approaches to wildfire that focus on technical risk assessments that do not reflect the …
Transcending parallel play: boundary spanning for collective action in wildfire management
A key challenge in the United States is how to manage wildfire risk across boundaries and
scales, as roles, responsibilities, and ability to act are distributed among actors in ways that …
scales, as roles, responsibilities, and ability to act are distributed among actors in ways that …
Deep-learning-based burned area mapping using the synergy of Sentinel-1&2 data
Around 350 million hectares of land are affected by wildfires every year influencing the
health of ecosystems and leaving a trail of destruction. Accurate information over burned …
health of ecosystems and leaving a trail of destruction. Accurate information over burned …
Wildland-urban fire disasters aren't actually a wildfire problem
Consider several of the most devastating fire disasters of the last century. In August 2023,
the wildfire-initiated urban conflagration of Lahaina, Hawaii, damaged or destroyed more …
the wildfire-initiated urban conflagration of Lahaina, Hawaii, damaged or destroyed more …
Wildfire risk science facilitates adaptation of fire-prone social-ecological systems to the new fire reality
Large and severe wildfires are an observable consequence of an increasingly arid
American West. There is increasing consensus that human communities, land managers …
American West. There is increasing consensus that human communities, land managers …
Application of simulation modeling for wildfire exposure and transmission assessment in Sardinia, Italy
The development of comprehensive fire management and risk assessment strategies is of
prominent concern in Southern Europe, due to the expanding scale of wildfire risk. In this …
prominent concern in Southern Europe, due to the expanding scale of wildfire risk. In this …
Forest Service fire management and the elusiveness of change
Background There is broad recognition that fire management in the United States must
fundamentally change and depart from practices that have led to an over-emphasis on …
fundamentally change and depart from practices that have led to an over-emphasis on …
Potential operational delineations: new horizons for proactive, risk-informed strategic land and fire management
MP Thompson, CD O'Connor, BM Gannon… - Fire Ecology, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The PODs (potential operational delineations) concept is an adaptive
framework for cross-boundary and collaborative land and fire management planning. Use of …
framework for cross-boundary and collaborative land and fire management planning. Use of …
Burned area detection using multi-sensor SAR, optical, and thermal data in Mediterranean pine forest
Burned area (BA) mapping of a forest after a fire is required for its management and the
determination of the impacts on ecosystems. Different remote sensing sensors and their …
determination of the impacts on ecosystems. Different remote sensing sensors and their …
Landscape-scale fuel treatment effectiveness: lessons learned from wildland fire case studies in forests of the western United States and Great Lakes region
Background Maximizing the effectiveness of fuel treatments at landscape scales is a key
research and management need given the inability to treat all areas at risk from wildfire. We …
research and management need given the inability to treat all areas at risk from wildfire. We …