The number of forest fires has increased globally, together with considerable smoke emission that significantly impacts the atmospheric environment and associated ecosystems. Most current studies have focused on the in situ effects of fire on the forest ecosystem. However, the mechanisms by...

This research devises an initial attack plan to combat wildfires that break out in wildland-urban interfaces. To be eligible for such a plan, the landscape must have been previously mapped and modelled concerning spatial and topographic data and fuel levels. Thus, when ignition occurs, one can...

Global climate change and warming and unplanned urbanization have resulted in industrial facilities and livelihoods encroaching on wildlands. Wildfire risks are increasing globally, and concerns about natural hazards triggering technological accidents (Natech) caused by wildfires in...

In May 2011, the municipality of Slave Lake, Alberta was hit by a devastating wildfire; the second costliest natural disaster in Canada at the time. All residents of Slave Lake, except firefighters and the police force, were forced to evacuate to nearby municipalities for at least a month. In...