Now, researchers have created a model that may shed light on how these fires spread through communities in the wildland-urban interface (WUI ... data for only a few areas in California.

So far, national and state approaches emphasize wildfire risk reduction in our forests. But it isn’t just trees fueling wildfires. Our houses are fuel, too. As fires grow in size, intensity, and ...

Globally areas where there is a 'wild urban interface' (WUI) — where buildings and wildland vegetation meet — are expanding, heightening fire risk. A study this year from the US National ...

The Center's Urban Wildlands Program focuses on private land development, water-supply projects and highway building in the “wildland-urban interface” — the edges of sprawling urban and suburban areas ...

The finalized map is expected in October. After that version is released, high-hazard properties inside the wildland-urban interface, where populated areas meet rural lands, will be notified.

With wind gusts up to 70 mph, Wednesday may be catastrophic for the Davis Fire in Reno, fire officials warned.

But as growth ramps up in the WUI, the number of remote areas in Idaho are shrinking. And Dickinson said that means, "The area where we are willing to accept a wildfire is it becomes smaller and ...

Prescribed fire projects on Kootenai National Forest could begin early this week if weather, fuel conditions and air quality ...

A lucky turn in weather, effective firefighting and previous controlled burns helped limit a huge blaze in North Carolina’s ...

Controlled burns, collaborative efforts between agencies, ecosystem restoration and less fire-prone developments are all key ...

WASHOE COUNTY, Nev. - Crews have continued to make good headway on the Davis Fire on Thursday. All containment lines in place around the Davis Fire perimeter have been held, and hand crews will ...

This progress was achieved despite challenging weather conditions, the remote and rugged terrain in the western area, and the complexities of the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) environment.” ...