Want to predict wildfire severity? Research says look to the state of vegetation

Urbanization, climate change, and fire suppression practices are contributing to increased wildfire risk at the densely ...
unr.edu

Collaborative research team awarded $1.5 million grant to improve wildfire models across the Western U.S.

Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno and University of Washington Tacoma will collaborate to develop a new model that helps land and fire managers better predict and manage wildfires. The ...

Western US is fending off more fires before they start—and still getting hit by its biggest blazes yet

The number of wildfires burning in the Western United States each year dropped roughly 28% over the past three decades, even ...
The New York Times

Washington State Braces for ‘Inevitable’ Megafire. Climate Change May Bring It Sooner.

The famously rainy state is facing longer, hotter and drier fire seasons, raising the risk of a mammoth fire that will be nearly impossible to fight. All the state can do is prepare. The famously ...
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Monroe Canyon Fire grows over 11,000 acres in 24 hours, crosses 48,000 acres due to active winds

RICHFIELD, Utah (ABC4) — The Monroe Canyon Fire burning in Sevier County in Utah is now at 48,363 acres and 11% containment, according to the latest information from the Utah Department of Forestry, ...
FOX5 Las Vegas

Cause of fire near UNLV likely to remain ‘undetermined’, officials say

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Clark County officials said the scene of a large fire on Friday may be too unsafe to examine, making it unlikely investigators will determine the cause of a fire that destroyed the ...