Wildland urban interface fire

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Draft California Fire Code Includes NIST Tool to Evaluate Wildfire Hazard

September 13, 2021

Severe wildfire disasters are often the product of numerous factors — vegetation, drought, a lack of firefighting resources, and many others — coalescing

Illustration of a burning tree generating embers next to a device composed of four cameras fixed to the ends of metal arms.

NIST’s Emberometer Could Gauge Threat of Wildfire-Spreading Embers

August 18, 2021

As wildfire fronts advance through landscapes or communities on the ground, they also attack from above, launching volleys of glowing embers into the air. Also

New Timeline of Deadliest California Wildfire Could Guide Lifesaving Research and Action

February 8, 2021

On a brisk November morning in 2018, a fire sparked in a remote stretch of canyon in Butte County, California, a region nestled against the western slopes of

Industry Impacts

Reducing Impact of Wildland-Urban Interface Fires

Fires within communities surrounded by natural areas are the most dangerous and costliest fires in North America. Growing at a staggering 4,000 acres per day

Publications

Firebrands generated in Shurijo Castle Fire on October 30th, 2019

September 14, 2021

Author(s)

Samuel Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki

A fire started in Shurijo Seiden, or the main hall of Shurijo Castle, Naha-city, Okinawa, Japan on the morning of October 30th, 2019. The fire resulted in loss

Towards Understanding Ignition Vulnerabilities to Firebrand Showers using Reduced-scale Experiments

August 31, 2021

Author(s)

Samuel Manzello, sayaka suzuki

Over the past few years, the large outdoor fire problem has been a growing concern throughout the world. It is recommended to clear the combustibles around

The Combustion of Noble-Fir Trees in the Presence of an Applied Wind Field

May 27, 2021

Author(s)

Samuel Manzello, sayaka suzuki

Wildland fires that spread into urban areas, termed wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires, are becoming more and more common across multiple locations of the

Investigating Firebrand Deposition Processes in Large Outdoor Fires

May 27, 2021

Author(s)

sayaka suzuki, Samuel Manzello

Devastating large outdoor fires have been responsible for destruction of vast amounts of infrastructure and loss of human life. Wildland fires that spread into