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 …

Spotting ignition by lofted firebrands is a significant mechanism of fire spread, as observed
in many large-scale fires. The role of firebrands in fire propagation and the important …

Fires spreading in elevated vegetation, such as chaparral or pine forest canopies, are often
more intense than fires spreading through surface vegetation such as grasslands. As a …

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 …

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 …

The process of spotting occurs in wildland fires when fire-lofted embers or hot particles land
downwind, leading to ignition of new, discrete fires. This common mechanism of wildland fire …

This study aims to develop a series of robust and efficient methodologies, which can be
applied to understand and estimate firebrand generation and to evaluate firebrand showers …

An experimental approach has been developed to quantify the characteristics and flux of
firebrands during a management-scale wildfire in a pine-dominated ecosystem. By …

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 …