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 …

Wildfires that spread into wildland–urban interface (WUI) communities present significant
challenges on several fronts. In the United States, the WUI accounts for a significant portion …

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 …

Wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires occur when fire spreads through both wildland and
community (structures and vegetation) fuels. These fires are capable of causing significant …

Firebrands play a vital role in the propagation of fire by starting new fires called spotfires,
ahead of the fire front during wildfire progression. Firebrands are a harbinger of damage to …

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 …

Mastication is an increasingly common fuels treatment that redistributes “ladder” fuels to the
forest floor to reduce vertical fuel continuity, crown fire potential, and fireline intensity, but …

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 …