Wildfire Hazards—A National Threat
Wildfire Hazards—A National Threat - USGS Publications Warehouse
Wildfires are a growing natural hazard in most regions of the United States, posing a threat to life and property, particularly where native ecosystems meet ...
Wildfire hazards—A national threat | U.S. Geological Survey
Wildfires are a growing natural hazard in most regions of the United States, posing a threat to life and property, particularly where native ...
Wildfire | National Risk Index - FEMA Mapping Information Platform
A Wildfire Risk Index score and rating represent a community's relative risk for Wildfires when compared to the rest of the United States.
Wildland Fire | U.S. Department of the Interior
Climate change is driving the devastating intersection of extreme heat, drought, and wildland fire danger across the United States, creating wildfires that ...
Wildfire hazards a national threat. - Bismarck State College
Wildfire hazards a national threat.-book.
The "Fire Weather Hazard Map" depicts the local threat of potential wildfires for the specified area. It is largely based on the state of dryness of vegetation.
Wildfire - Planning For Hazards
Vulnerability of the values at risk to direct fire impingement (convective and radiant heat from the fire front) and indirect ignition (airborne embers ...
Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission - USDA
For decades, the wildland fire crisis has been growing, along with more severe, catastrophic wildfires which devastate communities and ecosystems, ...
Fire Information - National Interagency Fire Center
The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) is the nation's support center for wildland fires and other emergency situations. The partners at NIFC work ...
Every year, devastating wildfires burn across the United States. At the same time, a growing number of people are living where wildfires are a real risk.
Wildland Fire | National Invasive Species Information Center
... wildfire. The fire science and invasion biology communities have provided strong evidence related to the fire threats caused by certain invasive species and ...
National Fire Danger Rating System - USDA Forest Service
The National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS) is a system that allows fire managers to estimate today's or tomorrow's fire danger for a given area. It combines ...
A global outlook on increasing wildfire risk: Current policy situation ...
In recent years, wildfires have increased, driven largely by climate change, human activity, and changes in land-use patterns. Wildfire risk adaptation and ...
Wildfire - FEMA's Preparedness Community
Know Your Risk ; Wildfires can damage natural resources, destroy homes, and cause fatalities or injury. · A wildfire is an unplanned, unwanted fire burning in a ...
Wildland Fire: What is Hazard Fuel Reduction? - National Park Service
Fuel reduction projects and vegetation treatments are proven to mitigate wildfire hazards, to lessen catastrophic fire and its threat to ...
Burning Threats: How Wildfires Undermine U.S. National Security
By undermining military training, operations, and installations, climate-worsened fires also pose direct and indirect threats to US national security.
Wildfire risk management in the era of climate change | PNAS Nexus
Wildfire risk is on the rise, precipitated through a combination of climate change, increased development in the wildland–urban interface (WUI), ...
Outlooks - National Interagency Fire Center
The main objectives of the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlooks are to improve information available to fire management decision makers. These ...
Wildfire Risk to Communities: Homepage
Wildfire Risk to Communities is a free, easy-to-use website with interactive maps, charts, and resources to help communities understand, explore, and reduce ...
Wildfires and Climate Change - C2ES
Increased drought, and a longer fire season are boosting these increases in wildfire risk. ... National Climate Assessment shows the growth in large wildfires ...