Simulating Potential Impacts of Fuel Treatments on Fire Behavior and Evacuation Time of the 2018 Camp Fire in Northern California

Simulating Potential Impacts of Fuel Treatments on Fire Behavior and Evacuation Time of the 2018 Camp Fire in Northern California

Fuel break effectiveness in wildland-urban interface (WUI) is not well understood during downslope wind-driven fires even though various fuel treatments are conducted across the western United States. The aim of this paper is to examine the efficacy of WUI fuel breaks under the influence of strong w...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Seto, Charles Jones, Anna T. Trugman, Kevin Varga, Andrew J. Plantinga, Leila M. V. Carvalho, Callum Thompson, Jacob Gellman, Kristofer Daum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Fire
Subjects:
wildland-urban interface (WUI)
fuels management
evacuation
Camp Fire
fuel break
fire spread modeling
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/5/2/37

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