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Fuel breaks for forest fires could be more effective in reducing potential risks and impacts if planned using a new optimization approach, which accounts for uncertain wildfire behavior in fire-prone landscapes of Alberta, Canada

05.21.25 | PLOS

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Evaluating fuelbreak strategies for compartmentalizing a fire-prone forest landscape in Alberta, Canada
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Fuel breaks for forest fires could be more effective in reducing potential risks and impacts if planned using a new optimization approach, which accounts for uncertain wildfire behavior in fire-prone landscapes of Alberta, Canada

Article URL : https://plos.io/42Oi8ni

Article title: Evaluating fuelbreak strategies for compartmentalizing a fire-prone forest landscape in Alberta, Canada

Author countries: Canada, U.S.

Funding: Funding for this work was provided by Natural Resource Canada’s Canadian Forest Service Wildfire Risk Management Program (DY, NL, EN, MAP). Additional support was provided by the US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (FHK). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0321722

Evaluating fuelbreak strategies for compartmentalizing a fire-prone forest landscape in Alberta, Canada

21-May-2025

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Climate Change Climatology Earth Sciences Fire Physical Sciences Social Sciences

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0321722
Article Publication Date
2025-05-21
Article Title
Evaluating fuelbreak strategies for compartmentalizing a fire-prone forest landscape in Alberta, Canada
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
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How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2025, May 21). Fuel breaks for forest fires could be more effective in reducing potential risks and impacts if planned using a new optimization approach, which accounts for uncertain wildfire behavior in fire-prone landscapes of Alberta, Canada. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LN2EJ541/fuel-breaks-for-forest-fires-could-be-more-effective-in-reducing-potential-risks-and-impacts-if-planned-using-a-new-optimization-approach-which-accounts-for-uncertain-wildfire-behavior-in-fire-prone-l.html
MLA:
"Fuel breaks for forest fires could be more effective in reducing potential risks and impacts if planned using a new optimization approach, which accounts for uncertain wildfire behavior in fire-prone landscapes of Alberta, Canada." Brightsurf News, May. 21 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LN2EJ541/fuel-breaks-for-forest-fires-could-be-more-effective-in-reducing-potential-risks-and-impacts-if-planned-using-a-new-optimization-approach-which-accounts-for-uncertain-wildfire-behavior-in-fire-prone-l.html.