Large outdoor fires are an increasing danger to the built environment. Wildfires that spread
into communities, labeled as Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires, are an example of large …

A fact often overlooked is that large-scale wildfires, although occurring infrequently, are
responsible for the overwhelming majority of fire-related suppression costs, economic …

While the wildland–urban interface (WUI) is not a new concept, fires in WUI communities
have rapidly expanded in frequency and severity over the past few decades. The number of …

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 …

Managing the risk of wildfires has been arguably the biggest recent challenge of electric
utilities with infrastructure located in the wildland-urban interface. Utilities are deploying …

Due to socio-economic and climatic changes around the world, large outdoor fires in the
built environment have become one of the global issues that threaten billions of people. The …

The cause of the majority of structure losses in wildland-urban interface fires is ignition via
firebrands, small pieces of burning material generated from burning vegetation and …

Smoldering firebrands can be lofted over long distances, easily igniting spot fires. This
poses a threat to structures in the wildland-urban interface (WUI), where wildland fires …

Ignition of natural fuels by hot metal particles from powerlines, welding and mechanical
processes may initiate wildfires. In this work, a hot steel spherical particle (6–14 mm and 600 …

Electricity distribution infrastructure causes fewer wildfires than most other sources of
ignition. However, these fires have been associated with more severe consequences than …