Reports

April 7, 2026 / 12 minutes

User feedback on the Interagency Fuel Treatment Decision Support System

By Josh Hyde, Eva Strand, Peter Noble and Kim Ernstrom Land and fire managers are often tasked to plan complex fuel treatments and apply the best available science across jurisdictions to prioritize, plan, and conduct prescribed burns and other fire mitigation tactics. Decision support systems – information systems designed to

March 26, 2026 / 2 minutes

Europe launches broad strategy on growing wildfire threats

The European Commission has launched a new strategy to tackle the rising wildfire threat following a summer that burnt one million hectares, an area bigger than Cyprus. The European Commission’s integrated wildfire strategy covers prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. It cites European Environment Agency’s European Climate Risk Assessment on how

March 1, 2026 / 2 minutes

‘Unprecedented’ snow drought sets up extreme wildfires for Western US in 2026

It’s been 40 years since the United States’ western region has experienced this low of snowpack near winter’s end, setting the stage for what many fear will be an early and extreme peak wildfire season. Much of the mountainous West is experiencing a snow drought due to drier-than-normal and warmer-than-normal

January 15, 2026 / 3 minutes

The global cost of wildfires can be invisible and long-term: UN report

The costliest wildfire event of the year – the January fires in and around Los Angeles that directly claimed the lives of 30 people – burnt a relatively small 23,000 hectares (56,000 acres) but caused at least USD 53 billion in damages. Of those damages, only USD 40 billion was insured, according to