Afire: Fire Ignition, Mitigation & Recovery

Fire shapes landscapes and lives, but how do humans shape fire? By measuring wildfire ignition, mitigation, and recovery, as well as the wildland-urban interface—where houses meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland vegetation—scientists are uncovering the complex dynamics between wildfire and human behavior.  Research social scientist, Miranda Mockrin, sheds light on the rapidly growing wildland-urban interface and the challenges it poses for fire management and community resilience. Research forester, Jeff Kline, delves into private landowners' behavior in central Oregon, and the surprising insights into their awareness of fire risks and the factors influencing their mitigation actions. Kline also investigates the various ways humans cause wildfires across the Pacific Northwest, and what can be done with that data. Related Research: Changes to Rural Migration in the COVID-19 Pandemic (2024) Rising Wildfire Risk to Houses in the US, Especially in Grasslands and Shrublands (2023) The Global Wildland–Urban Interface (2023) Tale of Two Fires: Retreat and Rebound a Decade After Wildfires in California and South Carolina (2022) After the fire: Perceptions of Land Use Planning to Reduce Wildfire Risk in Eight Communities Across the United States <span class="TextRun SCXW228800502 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN