A Review of forest fire combating efforts, challenges and future directions in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak

YJ Chew, SY Ooi, YH Pang, KS Wong - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
The land surface of Malaysia mostly constitutes forest cover. For decades, forest fires have
been one of the nation's most concerning environmental issues. With the advent of machine …

Estimation of potential wildfire behavior characteristics to assess wildfire danger in southwest China using deep learning schemes

R Chen, B He, Y Li, C Fan, J Yin, H Zhang… - Journal of environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Accurate estimation of potential wildfire behavior characteristics (PWBC) can improve
wildfire danger assessment. However, wildfire behavior has been estimated by most fire …

Experimental investigation of the physical mechanisms governing the spread of wildfires

F Morandini, X Silvani - International Journal of Wildland Fire, 2010 - CSIRO Publishing
One of the objectives of the present study is to gain a deeper understanding of the heat
transfer mechanisms that control the spread of wildfires. Five experimental fires were …

Occurrence and hotspots of multivariate and temporally compounding events in China from 1961 to 2020

X Zong, Y Yin, M Yin, W Hou, H Deng… - npj Climate and …, 2023 - nature.com
Due to the greater negative impacts on humans and ecosystems, compound events (CEs)
have received increasing attention in China over recent decades. Previous studies mainly …

On the interaction of wind, fire intensity and downslope terrain with implications for building standards in wildfire-prone areas

A Edalati-nejad, M Ghodrat… - International journal of …, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
Background: Wildfires can have detrimental impacts on the environment and urban
structures when it spreads from wildland areas. Aims: In this work, a numerical study is …

Likelihood and frequency of recurrent fire ignitions in highly urbanised Mediterranean landscapes

M Elia, V Giannico, G Spano… - … journal of wildland …, 2020 - CSIRO Publishing
Fire recurrence plays a key role in shaping landscapes in Mediterranean ecosystems. Short-
term recurrent fires, in particular, are increasingly affecting highly urbanised landscapes …

Numerical investigation of the effect of sloped terrain on wind-driven surface fire and its impact on idealized structures

A Edalati-nejad, M Ghodrat, A Simeoni - Fire, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, a time-dependent investigation has been conducted to numerically analyze the
impact of wind-driven surface fire on an obstacle located on sloped terrain downstream of …

Entrainment regimes and flame characteristics of wildland fires

RM Nelson, BW Butler, DR Weise - International Journal of …, 2011 - CSIRO Publishing
This paper reports results from a study of the flame characteristics of 22 wind-aided pine
litter fires in a laboratory wind tunnel and 32 field fires in southern rough and litter–grass …

Evaluating wildfire vulnerability of Mediterranean dwellings using fuzzy logic applied to expert judgement

A Àgueda, P Vacca, E Planas… - International journal of …, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
Background Wildland–urban interface (WUI) fires pose great challenges to firefighting
services and there is a growing need for self-protection and the creation of fire-adapted …

The Influence of Seismic Lines on Wildfire Potential in the Boreal Region of Northern Alberta, Canada

L Weiland, T Green-Harrison, S Ketcheson - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Seismic lines are cleared corridors for the location mapping of subsurface bitumen. After
use, the lines can be left to regenerate naturally with varying success. Wildfires, another …