Fire

Biscuit Fire

Though fire can often be an effective management tool and wildfires can have an important role in natural ecosystem processes, wildfires of extreme severity, size or timing can have damaging effects on our forests. Managing and responding to fire on the landscape requires knowledge of three phases: ignition sources including arson, severity and spread processes including mortality, fuel consumption, smoke production and soil heating, and post-fire response including flash floods.

To further review fire threats, consider reading the following Environmental Threats Case Studies:

Air Pollution Increases Forest Susceptibility to Wildfires: a Case Study for the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California

Probabilistic Risk Models for Multiple Disturbances: An Example of Forest Insects and Wildfires- Managing Wildland Fire Risk in Florida

Probabilistic Risk Models for Multiple Disturbances: An Example of Forest Insects and Wildfires

Establishing a Nationwide Baseline of Historical Burn Severity Data to Support Monitoring of Trends in Wildfire Effects and National Fire Policies

Information Needs, Acceptability of Risk, Trust, and Reliance: The Case of National Predictive Services Customers