Science news articles about 'urban fire'

... a summer. To better understand these Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires and how best to prevent or fight ... 124 hectares) and destroyed more than 1,100 homes. Fire damage was estimated at $1.8 billion ...

To better understand increasingly prevelant Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires -- and how best to prevent or fight them -- researchers have issued an in-depth case study on fire behavior and ...