The relatively frequent, low-intensity surface fires that historically burned in many forests ... wildland-urban interface communities with protection from the threat of forest fire. Second, it must ...

This method involves fighting fire with fire. These prescribed—and controlled—fires remove undergrowth, brush, and litter from a forest, depriving an otherwise raging wildfire of fuel.

They found that fuel aridity — both the amount and the dryness of flammable vegetation — was the biggest driver of forest fire severity. They also observed that the summer months were more ...

Evapotranspiration and surface reflectivity decreased one year ... According to the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), a component of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service ...