Analysing wildfire behaviour can help detect risk zones earlier and support fire‑smart strategies

Studying the scale and intensity of previous fires can help us to detect thermal hotspots earlier and support faster, smarter ...

Extreme fire behavior fuels rapid growth of Cottonwood Fire near Beaver

The Cottonwood Fire near Beaver burned more than 24,000 acres since it started Monday afternoon — an average of about 1,000 ...

Red flag warning raises threat of extreme fire behavior on Cottonwood Fire

Fire crews battling the Cottonwood Fire warned that extreme fire behavior and rapid fire growth were possible Friday as ...

Hastings Fire grows to almost 6,000 acres amid ‘extreme fire behavior’

The wildfire, located east of Aragonite and south of I-80 in Tooele County, is currently mapped at 5,993 acres. Overnight ...
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Applicability analysis of flame height estimation based on Byram’s fireline intensity model under flat and windless conditions

Forest fire have a serious impact on forest ecosystems, the safety of people’s lives and property, and social stability. The height of surface flames, as the main indicator of forest fire behavior, ...
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Dynamic fire-atmosphere interaction in the 2020 Montana Bridger Foothills Wildfire as revealed by WRF-SFIRE simulations

The Bridger Foothills (Montana, USA) wildfire event was notable due to its rapid escalation in fire activity, unique fire spread with respect to terrain and ambient wind direction, and endangerment to ...