Nearly 200 firefighter trainees participated in a burn simulation hosted by Oregon Department of Forestry.

Beneath every wildfire model there is a set of assumptions, ideally based on a theory of how fire ignites and spreads. The model, however, is only as good as the theory that drives it and the data ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wildfire simulation programs are emerging as essential tools for understanding and forecasting fire behavior. The rapidly ...

Sophisticated new flight simulation software capable of accurately modeling the performance of firefighting helicopters could help train pilots to tackle wildfires more effectively in the future.

While the Summer is drawing to a close it's still important to be aware of the dangers of wildfires in California. Some fire officials would argue wildfire season has become year-round for the state, ...

Fire spread models (FSMs) are used to reproduce fire behavior and can simulate fire propagation over landscapes. As wildfires have emerged into a global phenomenon with far-reaching impacts on the ...

Fire is a natural element of the forest’s ecosystem and plays a key role in the global carbon cycle and in the shaping of vegetation and its diversity. Human intervention to minimize the damage that ...

Destructive wildfires are increasingly common due to climate change and rising global temperatures. Understanding wildfire behavior using advanced computer models may help us understand how forest ...

Rescue Ops: Wildfire is an immersive firefighter simulation game where players can fight dynamic, unpredictable mega-fires solo or with friends. With climate change giving rise to more frequent and ...

Playing with fire, it's *** new way to fight it. Fire management agencies are relying more on simulation programs to better understand fire behavior. Meteorologist Ophelia Young sits through *** ...