Beneath every wildfire model there is a set of assumptions, ideally based on a theory of how fire ignites and spreads. The model, however, is only as good as the theory that drives it and the data ...

Inside the training room of an Arvada fire house, crews hurdle together, watching, reacting, and planning their response ahead of Colorado's upcoming wildfire season. "If it's dark rattlesnakes, ...

Wildfire simulation programs are emerging as essential tools for understanding and forecasting fire behavior. The rapidly advancing technology is especially critical in wildland–urban interface ...

1 suspect arrested, others still at large in connection to Lynchburg shooting Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with a weekend shooting on Florida Avenue that left three people injured ...

Wildfire simulation programs are emerging as essential tools for understanding and forecasting fire behavior. The rapidly advancing technology is especially critical in wildland–urban interface ...

Destructive wildfires are increasingly common due to climate change and rising global temperatures. Understanding wildfire behavior using advanced computer models may help us understand how forest ...

If a wildfire causes an evacuation, people are forced to leave quickly and make decisions under pressure about what to bring and what to leave behind. Households with multiple cars might want to pack ...

Imagine a truck dragging a chain or a cigarette tossed from a car’s window along Highway 133, outside Carbondale toward Redstone. If that spark lands in dry, roadside vegetation in typical summer ...

Since January’s wildfires flattened entire neighborhoods in Los Angeles, displacing 12,900 households and causing an estimated $30 billion in losses, California’s many other fire-prone communities ...