Background The risk of destructive wildfire on fire-prone landscapes with excessive fuel
buildup has prompted the use of fuel reduction treatments to protect valued resources from …

Due to the associated fire risk, the wildland–urban interface (WUI) has drawn the attention of
researchers and managers from a range of backgrounds. From a land management point of …

Abstract Fires at the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) are becoming increasingly hazardous
for life safety and property protection. Guidelines and standards for fire practitioners are …

Wildfires have greater impacts on socially vulnerable communities. Identifying these
vulnerable communities and enhancing understanding of what influences their susceptibility …

Wildfires are becoming an increasing threat to many communities worldwide. There has
been substantial progress towards understanding the proximal causes of increased fire …

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 …

In Portugal, the rapid growth in housing in and near wildland–urban interfaces (WUIs)
increases the wildfire risk to lives and structures. The goal of our study was to assess wildfire …

Due to complex interactions between climate and land use changes, large forest fires have
increased in frequency and severity over the last decades, impacting dramatically on …

Many parts of Europe face increasing challenges managing wildfires. Although wildfire is an
integral part of certain ecosystems, fires in many places are becoming larger and more …

Over the past years, wildfires have raged with unprecedented intensity across the world,
becoming a growing problem, as weather conditions conductive to wildfire ignition and …