Nearly 200 firefighter trainees participated in a burn simulation hosted by Oregon Department of Forestry.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wildfire simulation programs are emerging as essential tools for understanding and forecasting fire behavior. The rapidly ...

While the Summer is drawing to a close it's still important to be aware of the dangers of wildfires in California. Some fire officials would argue wildfire season has become year-round for the state, ...

In December 2025, the group contributed to two presentations at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Meeting, developed in collaboration with the University of Wyoming, the NSF National Center ...

About $3.75 in wildfire damages is saved for every dollar spent on forest fuel treatments, new UC Davis study finds Treatments prevented $2.8 billion in losses while reducing wildfire spread and fire ...

Playing with fire, it's *** new way to fight it. Fire management agencies are relying more on simulation programs to better understand fire behavior. Meteorologist Ophelia Young sits through *** ...

New fires starting every day. These winds are flowing out of the west. They're pushing the flames away from the fire as lightning strikes in the foothills are sparking more fire concerns, and your ...