Estimating wildfire evacuation decision and departure timing using large-scale GPS data
Recently, wildfires have created severe challenges for fire and emergency services and
communities in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). To reduce wildfire risk and enhance the …
communities in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). To reduce wildfire risk and enhance the …
Review of California wildfire evacuations from 2017 to 2019
Between 2017 and 2019, California experienced a series of devastating wildfires that
together led over one million people to be ordered to evacuate. Due to the speed of many of …
together led over one million people to be ordered to evacuate. Due to the speed of many of …
Review of Research on Human Behavior in Large Outdoor Fires
Large outdoor fires such as wildfires, wildland urban interface (WUI) fires, urban fires, and
informal settlement fires have received increased attention in recent years. In order to …
informal settlement fires have received increased attention in recent years. In order to …
Wildfire evacuation patterns and syndromes across Canada's forested regions
Human exposure to wildfire is increasing in many regions globally—a trend likely to
continue as climate change drives increases in wildfire activity and human populations …
continue as climate change drives increases in wildfire activity and human populations …
Understanding California wildfire evacuee behavior and joint choice making
For evacuations, people must make the critical decision to evacuate or stay followed by a
multi-dimensional choice composed of concurrent decisions of their departure time …
multi-dimensional choice composed of concurrent decisions of their departure time …
Wildfire evacuation decision modeling using GPS data
The threat of wildfires is increasing at an alarming rate due to climate change and the
expansion of the wildland–urban interface. It is critical to improve understanding of people's …
expansion of the wildland–urban interface. It is critical to improve understanding of people's …
Wildfire as an increasingly common natural disaster facing Canada: understanding the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire
AA Mamuji, JL Rozdilsky - Natural Hazards, 2019 - Springer
Abstract On May 3, 2016, a wildfire swept into the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta. This natural
disaster was significant in both its scale and impact, as the fire prompted a sudden onset …
disaster was significant in both its scale and impact, as the fire prompted a sudden onset …
A Focused Review on Wildfire Evacuation and Infrastructure Resilience in Canada: Trends and Insights (2013–2023)
N Karimi - Fire, 2024 - mdpi.com
This review paper investigates the landscape of wildfire-related studies with a focus on
infrastructure and evacuations across Canadian provinces, revealing a predominant focus …
infrastructure and evacuations across Canadian provinces, revealing a predominant focus …
[HTML][HTML] Modelling electric vehicle charging network capacity and performance during short-notice evacuations
Electric vehicles (EVs) may add new challenges during mass evacuations. Understanding
the magnitude of the impacts EVs may have during the pre-departure stage of mass …
the magnitude of the impacts EVs may have during the pre-departure stage of mass …
[HTML][HTML] Simulation pipeline for traffic evacuation in urban areas and emergency traffic management policy improvements through case studies
Traffic evacuation plays a critical role in saving lives in devastating disasters such as
hurricanes, wildfires, floods, etc. An ability to evaluate evacuation plans in advance for these …
hurricanes, wildfires, floods, etc. An ability to evaluate evacuation plans in advance for these …