Wildfire behavior is driven by three primary factors: fuel, weather, and topography. While weather and terrain cannot be controlled, fuel—the vegetation that carries fire—can be strategically modified ...

A 30-acre wildfire was declared 70% contained Thursday evening after threatening 25 homes in the area of East Bannerville ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Research associate Terry McGlynn works surrounded by taxidermy animals at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles, where ...

For the soldiers of the Wyoming National Guard’s Training Center Command, understanding how a wildfire moves can be the difference between a controlled response and a dangerous situation ...

Scientists at Hopkins, University of Florida simulate and predict human behavior during wildfire evacuation, allowing for improved planning and safety ...

GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – Emergency evacuation orders remained in effect Wednesday for hundreds of northern Greenville County residents as the Persimmon Ridge fire expanded. “The wind picked up ...

Recent years have seen a surge in interdisciplinary research aimed at improving wildfire evacuation policies and understanding human behaviour in emergencies. Scholars are now combining traffic ...

Ornithologists at the Natural History Museum and UCLA are studying how smoke from the January wildfires will affect the region’s birds. It’s part of a broader scientific effort to understand the ...