Only 21% of properties within the Eaton fire perimeter were in Cal Fire’s “very high” fire hazard severity zones. Yet 94% of those properties had “severe” or “extreme” wildfire risk, according to more ...

Limited funding has made it hard for states to keep their wildfire risk maps up to date, even as global warming increases the danger. For years, Colorado’s wildfire risk map was so inaccurate that ...

Modeling and mapping fire-vulnerable forest vegetation across millions of acres in California, scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno are using a variety of new technologies with massive amounts ...

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Jan. 30, 2023 — A new conceptual framework for incorporating the way plants use carbon and water, or plant dynamics, into fine-scale computer models of wildland fire provides a ...

The latest trends in software development from the Computer Weekly Application Developer Network. Splunk has ‘closed funding’ in Zonehaven, a cloud-based analytics application designed to help ...

When a major fire occurs, especially one with associated firefighter injuries or deaths, departments often produce after-action reports, conduct investigations and inspect equipment. All of these are ...

Scientists warn of wildfire risks as urban areas expand Missoula lab studies fire behavior to aid global fire management Last Forest Service lab standing pursuing such research MISSOULA, Montana, Feb ...