Burning Issues in Forest Fire Research

Dear Colleagues,

Wildfires are very common in the world. It is perhaps the natural disaster that occurs more frequently, and they are incredibly destructive. Wildfires affect forests, the ecosystem, humans, infrastructure, and have a large socio-economic impact since there is a requirement to spend money to fight fire and repair the destruction caused by fire. Wildfires also cause several casualties every year, including human lives. It is important to understand the behavior of fire in detail to induce a better response in real-life situations by firefighting operational teams to keep themselves, populations, and their properties safe.

In this Special Issue, we aim to collate research focusing on burning modes, the tendency of different species to burn, fire behavior, the causes of fire, and to contribute to the existing knowledge on how to mitigate forest fires.

The knowledge of forest fires tends to be presented to fire operational and decision makers that require support in the area of forest management in order to obtain the best results.

Dr. Luís Reis
Dr. Jorge R.N. Raposo
Dr. Xiaodong Xie
Prof. Dr. Jason J. Sharples
Guest Editors

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• forest fire
• climate change
• fire management
• fire safety
• fire technology
• fire events