Information on the initial effects of a novel coronavirus, COVID-19, during 2020 on forests in
Canada and the United States was derived from existing published studies and reports …

Fire is a common ecosystem process in forests and grasslands worldwide. Increasingly,
ignitions are controlled by human activities either through suppression of wildfires or …

Wildfire management in the US relies on a complex nationwide network of shared resources
that are allocated based on regional need. While this network bolsters firefighting capacity, it …

Fire agencies across the United States must make complex resource allocation decisions to
manage wildfires using a national network of shared firefighting resources. Firefighters play …

A severe outbreak of wildfire across the US Pacific Coast during August 2020 led to
persistent fire activity through the end of summer. In late September, Fire Weather Outlooks …

COVID-19 has complicated wildfire management and public safety for the 2020 fire season.
It is unclear whether COVID-19 has impacted the ability of residents in the wildland–urban …

Objective: Firefighter first responders and other emergency medical services (EMS)
personnel have been among the highest risk healthcare workers for illness during the SARS …

The onset of the global pandemic in 2020 significantly increased the complexity and
uncertainty of wildfire incident response in the United States, and there was a clear role for …

In the 2020 fire season, the fire management community developed and tested a wide range
of new practices to meet challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. To better …

Today, being a member of the Fire-Rescue Department (FRD) is challenging as it is a risky
and professionally demanding job, which often requires an individual schedule both in terms …