The increasing global concern about wildfires, mostly caused by people, has triggered the
development of human-caused fire occurrence models in many countries. The premise is …

Prescribed burning is an important but often controversial fire‐management tool in fire‐
prone regions of the world. Here, we explore the complex challenges of prescribing fire for …

A forest fire is a natural disaster that destroys forest resources, thus having a severe impact
on humans and on the animals and plants that depend on the forest environment. This …

Abstract Development of efficient forest wildfire policies requires an understanding of the
underlying reasons behind forest fire occurrences. Globally, there is a close relationship …

The summer season of 2019–2020 has been named Australia's Black Summer because of
the large forest fires that burnt for months in southeast Australia, affecting millions of …

This paper describes the development and validation of spatial models for wildfire
occurrence at a broad landscape scale. The hotspots databases from the Moderate …

Numerous devastating air pollution events from wildfire smoke occurred in this century in the
western USA, leading to severe environmental consequences. This study projects future fire …

Prescribed burning is used in Australia as a tool to manage fire risk and protect assets. A key
challenge is deciding how to arrange the burns to generate the highest benefits to society …

Abstract Purpose of Review Containing and controlling wildfire incidents is one of the main
functions of fire management. Understanding how this can be done effectively and efficiently …

Background: The Australian Fire Danger Rating System program (AFDRS) has built a new
fire danger rating system for Australia. A live trial of the system's Research Prototype …