Review Papers in Fire
A topical collection in Fire (ISSN 2571-6255).
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Dr. Grant Williamson
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School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 55, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia
Interests: air quality and smoke management; GIS; remote sensing; fire ecology; landscape ecology; fire modelling; smoke transport modelling; forests; climate change; emission factors
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Dear Colleagues,
Fire disasters have significant impacts on human society and the environment. In order to better understand the related causes, impacts, and mitigation strategies and promote research and development in this field, we have gathered a topical collection of review papers focusing on various aspects of fire-related research; these include papers from experts and scholars worldwide, covering diverse scientific and practical knowledge towards the goal of promoting more safe, effective, and scientifically driven expertise in the policy, community actions, and operational management of fires.
We sincerely invite scholars, experts, and professionals engaged in fire-related research and practical work to actively contribute to this topical collection. We believe that through our collective efforts, this collection will become an important reference for this field, providing new insights and impetus for related research and practical work.
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Keywords
- wildfire
- building fire
- fire suppression
- fire policy
- fire management
- combustion physics and chemistry
- technical solutions for fire safety
- fire ignition sources, patterns, and projections
Published Papers (2 papers)
2024
Open AccessReview
Modeling of Wildfire Digital Twin: Research Progress in Detection, Simulation, and Prediction Techniques
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Yuting Huang, Jianwei Li and Huiru Zheng
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Wildfires occur frequently in various regions of the world, causing serious damage to natural and human resources. Traditional wildfire prevention and management methods are often hampered by monitoring challenges and low efficiency. Digital twin technology, as a highly integrated virtual simulation model, shows
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Wildfires occur frequently in various regions of the world, causing serious damage to natural and human resources. Traditional wildfire prevention and management methods are often hampered by monitoring challenges and low efficiency. Digital twin technology, as a highly integrated virtual simulation model, shows great potential in wildfire management and prevention. At the same time, the virtual–reality combination of digital twin technology can provide new solutions for wildfire management. This paper summarizes the key technologies required to establish a wildfire digital twin system, focusing on the technical requirements and research progress in fire detection, simulation, and prediction. This paper also proposes the wildfire digital twin (WFDT) model, which integrates real-time data and computational simulations to replicate and predict wildfire behavior. The synthesis of these techniques within the framework of a digital twin offers a comprehensive approach to wildfire management, providing critical insights for decision-makers to mitigate risks and improve emergency response strategies.
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A Review of the Occurrence and Causes for Wildfires and Their Impacts on the Geoenvironment
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Arvin Farid, Md Khorshed Alam, Venkata Siva Naga Sai Goli, Idil Deniz Akin, Taiwo Akinleye, Xiaohui Chen, Qing Cheng, Peter Cleall, Sabatino Cuomo, Vito Foresta, Shangqi Ge, Luca Iervolino, Pierrette Iradukunda, Charles H. Luce, Eugeniusz Koda, Slobodan B. Mickovski, Brendan C. O’Kelly, Evan K. Paleologos, Dario Peduto, Evan John Ricketts, Mojtaba Sadegh, Theo S. Sarris, Devendra N. Singh, Prithvendra Singh, Chao-Sheng Tang, Guillermo Tardio, Magdalena Daria Vaverková, Max Veneris and Jan Winkleradd
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Wildfires have short- and long-term impacts on the geoenvironment, including the changes to biogeochemical and mechanical properties of soils, landfill stability, surface- and groundwater, air pollution, and vegetation. Climate change has increased the extent and severity of wildfires across the world. Simultaneously, anthropogenic
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Wildfires have short- and long-term impacts on the geoenvironment, including the changes to biogeochemical and mechanical properties of soils, landfill stability, surface- and groundwater, air pollution, and vegetation. Climate change has increased the extent and severity of wildfires across the world. Simultaneously, anthropogenic activities—through the expansion of urban areas into wildlands, abandonment of rural practices, and accidental or intentional fire-inception activities—are also responsible for a majority of fires. This paper provides an overall review and critical appraisal of existing knowledge about processes induced by wildfires and their impact on the geoenvironment. Burning of vegetation leads to loss of root reinforcement and changes in soil hydromechanical properties. Also, depending on the fire temperature, soil can be rendered hydrophobic or hydrophilic and compromise soil nutrition levels, hinder revegetation, and, in turn, increase post-fire erosion and the debris flow susceptibility of hillslopes. In addition to direct hazards, wildfires pollute air and soil with smoke and fire suppression agents releasing toxic, persistent, and relatively mobile contaminants into the geoenvironment. Nevertheless, the mitigation of wildfires’ geoenvironmental impacts does not fit within the scope of this paper. In the end, and in no exhaustive way, some of the areas requiring future research are highlighted.
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