The intent of this article is to "tune-up" your understanding of wildland fire behavior. Understanding fire behavior allows for the correct selection of strategy and tactics. Similar to structural ...

Recent advancements in the study of fire dynamics and compartment fire behaviour have deepened our understanding of how fires develop, propagate and interact with their surroundings. This field ...

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- Researchers at UC Merced are studying in scientific detail how wildfires spread. Data continues to add up in the fight against the Oak Fire in Mariposa County. More than 30 ...

As wind-driven wildfires spread through the Los Angeles area in January 2025, fire-spotting technology and computer models were helping firefighters understand the rapidly changing environment they ...

(TNS) — The Turner Gulch fire burning southwest of Grand Junction in western Colorado exploded overnight, more than quintupling in size, according to fire officials. The 8,140-acre wildfire is now the ...

The uncomfortable truth is that many of the factors that led to the LA disaster are already present in Australia — and ...

THIS WILDFIRE BEHAVIOR ACTUALLY IS. MIKE TESELLE IS LIVE IN SAC COUNTY NOW TO TALK ABOUT HOW QUICKLY THOSE CONDITIONS CHANGE. WE ARE STANDING RIGHT ALONG JACKSON HIGHWAY AND BEHIND ME. IF I STEP OUT ...

Crews fighting the Park Fire are preparing for potentially erratic and unpredictable fire behavior through the weekend as a thunderstorm makes its way into the area. Higher temperatures and low ...

They call themselves the Wildland Fire Science Club. In their own words, they are “the technical geeks, the nerds, the folks that are doing the figuring behind the scenes.” Typically, there are four ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Some new out-of-state help has arrived to help lead the fight against two fires burning in the Ochoco National Forest. The Crazy Creek fire north of Paulina has grown to more than ...