This collection will bring together cutting‑edge work from across the conference themes, amplifying the insights of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers working in this space.

IJWF is proud to be partnering with the organising team of the 10th International Conference on Forest Fire Research to produce a special collection highlighting the diverse research showcased at this year’s event. Conference Website: events.adai.pt/en/10th-icffr #FireResearch #Science

🔥New in IJWF: Chen et al. use CSIRO Pyrotron wind-tunnel burns in eucalypt litter to model fine woody debris consumption (6–50 mm). A two-step ML pipeline predicts full vs partial burnout (74% accuracy) and estimates combustion factor. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25255 #IJWildlandFire

🔥New in IJWF: Rhea et al. examine the 2002 Hayman Fire (Colorado) and show stream nitrate export can stay ~19× higher even 17 years later—driven by reduced vegetation N demand and subsurface transport, not higher mineralization. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25145 #IJWildlandFire

🔥New in IJWF: Finney et al. show wind-driven flame spread along single horizontal fuel particles follows an elliptical relationship with orientation—supporting why wildfire perimeters often approximate ellipses, even at particle scale. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25135 #IJWildlandFire

🔥New in IJWF: Edwards et al. present a biome-scale fire severity mapping framework for Australia’s tropical savannas using MODIS data and 6478 field sites, achieving 93% accuracy. A major step for biodiversity, emissions, and Indigenous-led fire programs. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25044 #IJWildlandFire

🔥 Call for Papers: Wildland–Urban Interface Fires 🌳🏠 Submission deadline extended to 1 March 2026. We welcome research on fire dynamics, risk modelling, exposure & impacts, mitigation, recovery, and community resilience. 🔗: connectsci.au/wf/pages/cal... #FireScience #WUI #IJWildlandFire

🔥New in IJWF: Little et al. reveal that persistent high-pressure systems drive spring vegetation fires in England, while summer fires are less weather-dependent. Forecasting fire risk? Look to both surface and synoptic signals. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25158 #IJWildlandFire

🔥New in IJWF: Accary et al. argue that fire-induced wind—often ignored in models—plays a key role in extreme fire behaviour. They call for new experiments and simulations to quantify its feedback and improve predictions. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25258 #IJWildlandFire

🔥New in IJWF: Cardil et al. present an Initial Attack Assessment (IAA, 1–5) to flag fires likely to escape initial suppression. Analysis of 26,907 California ignitions shows higher IAA(especially terrain and fire-behavior)lead lower initial-attack success. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF24160 #IJWildlandFire

🔥 New in IJWF: Ren et al. model future wildfire susceptibility in Portugal with climate and vegetation change. Results show climate-only projections miss local shifts, while climate-driven eucalyptus expansion can increase risk even under low-emission. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25092 #IJWildlandFire

🔥New in IJWF: Menick et al. test phenological offset corrections for Landsat dNBR/RdNBR across CONUS CBI plots, showing when offsets improve burn-severity–CBI relationships and when automated buffers bias severity low. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25066 #IJWildlandFire

🔥 New in IJWF: Johnston et al. assess four fuel treatments using the Avoided Wildfire Emissions framework, showing that underburning and thinning + underburning meaningfully reduce future wildfire emissions, especially where annual fire probability is high. 🔗doi.org/10.1071/WF25026 #IJWildlandFire

🔥New in IJWF: Mackey et al. The 2023 Québec fires burned 4.5 M ha of boreal forest. Using Sentinel-2 CBI mapping the authors show burn severity peaks on dry topographic positions, under extreme fire weather, and in 20–40-year forests. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF24175 #IJWildlandFire

🔥New in IJWF: Ohlson et al. map fine dead fuel moisture across a Colorado mixed-conifer forest using 1-h fuel samples from 80 plots. They reveal strong fine-scale spatiotemporal variability shaped by canopy, understory, and aspect. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25... #IJWildlandFire

🔥New in IJWF Sanjuan et al. analyse 33 years of fires in Amazonian canga, showing stark contrasts between long-protected Forest and recently protected Forest. They find land-use history drives fire occurrence while dry-season rainfall controls intensity. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF24... #IJWildlandFire

🔥New in IJWF: Cliff et al. evaluate a decade of Indigenous-led fire management across 4 Australian desert sites. The shift to cooler-season, smaller burns improved fire heterogeneity and cultural engagement. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25... #IJWildlandFire

🔥New in IJWF: Desservettaz et al. provide a comprehensive review addressing Australian firefighters’ concerns about bushfire smoke. The article outlines health risks, gaps in PPE protection, off-gassing, dermal exposure, and mitigation strategies. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25138 #IJWildlandFire

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🔥New in IJWF: Radford et al. introduce a simulation-optimisation framework using neural network metamodels and NSGA-II to create fuel treatment plans that reduce burn probability by up to 284%, this method balances risk reduction and resource use. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25080 #IJWildlandFire

🔥New in IJWF: Desservettaz et al. review the complex composition and health risks of bushfire smoke for firefighters, offering evidence-based guidance on exposure reduction, PPE use, and decontamination. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25138 #IJWildlandFire

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🔥New in IJWF: Fan et al. investigate canyon fire dynamics under varied terrains, revealing critical slope thresholds (α ≥ 27.5°, δ ≥ 20°) for eruptive fire. Strong convective heating ahead of the fire front drives rapid spread, challenging strategies. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF24... #IJWildlandFire

🔥Most Read Epstein & Seielstad analyse WFDSS text from 6,630 large US wildfires (2011–2023). Barriers appear in 75%—mainly roads, burn scars and fuel variation. Prior fires more often stopped spread than treatments. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25051 #IJWildlandFire

🔥Most Read Fallon et al. present a novel methodology to assess fuel treatment effectiveness in California forests. Using FTEM and FACTS data, they show 61% of treatments modified fire behavior, with fire or removal-based treatments most effective. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF24220 #IJWildlandFire

🔥Most Read Wagner et al. highlight elevated PTSD, depression, anxiety, and sleep problems in wildland firefighters, but baseline risks unclear. They urge clearer separation of general vs fire-specific stress, focus on everyday exposures, long-term impacts. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF24159 #IJWildlandFire

🔥 New in IJWF: Yue et al. present a comprehensive wildfire risk framework for Sichuan, China, integrating hazard and vulnerability. Using six statistical connection methods with logistic regression, they identify the Point-IV-LR model as most effective. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25089 #IJWildlandFire

🏠🔥New in IJWF: Gjedrem et al. (2025) examine fire risk perception and garden adaptation in Tasmania’s WUI. Residents often underestimate hazards, but personalised garden hazard reports motivated change despite knowledge, resource, and emotional barriers. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF24213 #IJWildlandFire

🔥Call for Papers: Wildland-Urban Interface Fires Special Collection in IJWF!🌳🏠🌳 Share research on fire dynamics, risk modelling, resilience & more. If you have any questions, reach out to the team. 📆 Submit by 31 Dec 2025 More Information: www.publish.csiro.au/wf/content/C... #FireScience

🌿 New in IJWF: Krix et al. (2025) developed impact models for the Australian Fire Danger Rating System to predict structure loss from wildfires. Using structure density, cleared land, canopy height and terrain ruggedness. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF24148 #IJWildlandFire

🌳New in IJWF Wong et al. show that heat yields in wet sclerophyll fuels vary widely by species and season—especially in live understorey fuels. Fixed values in fire models may overestimate fire intensity. 📄 doi.org/10.1071/WF24227 #IJWildlandFire

🌿 New in IJWF: O’Grady et al. shows how Machine Learning with Landsat can reconstruct fire histories across US military lands. Models achieved >93% accuracy, offering local-scale insights into ignition patterns & fire management for defense landscapes. 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF24214 #IJWildlandFire

🌿 New in IJWF: Fisher et al. study the 2023 “Black Spring” in Australia’s northern spinifex deserts. Indigenous ranger-led burns created breaks that slowed or redirected wildfires, showing the potential of large-scale desert fire management to limit megafires. 🔥🌳 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF25002

🌿 New in IJWF: Farquhar et al. (2025) studied how reptiles and mammals respond to fire in Triodia-mallee woodlands. Some lizards peaked 1 year post-fire, while others like Ningaui yvonneae preferred long-unburnt, mature spinifex habitat. 🔥🦎 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF24... #IJWildlandFire

🌿 New in IJWF: 🔥 Quiñones et al. show that vegetation phenology—captured via remote sensing—strongly influences wildfire spread in NW Europe. Fires spread faster during vegetation dormancy, not peak fire weather. 🌿📡 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/WF24... #IJWildlandFire

🌿 New in IJWF: Belcher et al. explore seasonal changes in flammability across UK heathlands, showing that live fuel moisture dynamics drive shifts in fire behaviour. Their fuel modelling reveals up to 4× differences in fire spread based on phenology. 👉 doi.org/10.1071/WF24... #IJWildlandFire

High cita📖 in IJWF: Qin et al. show deep peat fires smoulder for 10+ days, moving up, down and sideways at ~300 °C under limited oxygen, yet losing <25 % mass and emitting detectable CO at the surface — a clue to locate hidden hotspots. www.publish.csiro.au/WF/WF22143 #IJWildlandFire

Most read📖 in IJWF Joshi et al. produced Australia’s first nationally consistent wildland fuel type map using satellite-derived vegetation structure. The dataset supports fire behaviour modelling and risk assessment across jurisdictions. 🛰️🔥 📖 doi.org/10.1071/WF24... #IJWildlandFire

🙏 Editorial thanks from IJWF Co-EiC Martin Girardin Dr. Martin celebrates IJWF’s growth, global reach, and evolving role in a rapidly changing field. From embracing AI and climate-fire complexity to diversifying the editorial board. 📖 : doi.org/10.1071/WF25... ##IJWildlandFire

🔥 High Cita in IJWF: Keeley’s review clarifies the critical distinctions among fire intensity, fire severity, and burn severity. This paper argues for consistent terminology, separating energy release, organic matter loss, and ecosystem responses. 📖 Read: doi.org/10.1071/WF07... #IJWildlandFire

🔥 New in IJWF: How will climate change reshape fuel hazards across landscapes? McColl-Gausden et al. modelled future fire risks across Victoria, Australia and their findings highlight the urgent need for adaptive fuel management in a warming climate. 📖 Read: doi.org/10.1071/WF24... #IJWildlandFire

🔥 New study links 11 human activities—including poaching, charcoal burning & honey harvesting—to wildfire outbreaks in Kenya’s Tsavo Conservation Area. Findings reveal urgent need for community-led fire management. 📄 Read it here: doi.org/10.1071/WF25... #IJWildlandFire

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🔥 Join our Editorial Board! 🔥 The International Journal of Wildland Fire is calling for EOI for Editors.If your expertise lies in fire ecology, modelling, remote sensing, fire behaviour, or wildfire management. www.publish.csiro.au/wf/Expressio... #WildfireScience #FireEcology #IJWildlandFire

🔥Call for Papers: Wildland-Urban Interface Fires Special Collection in IJWF!🌳🏠🌳 Share research on fire dynamics, risk modelling, resilience & more. If you have any questions, reach out to the team. 📆 Submit by 31 Dec 2025 More Information: www.publish.csiro.au/wf/content/C... #FireScience

🌩️ New Research Alert! 🌱 How do different fire regimes affect forest plant traits? 🌏 This study investigates how species in temperate dry forests respond to low- vs high-frequency fires. 📖 doi.org/10.1071/WF24... #FireEcology #PlantTraits #Resilience #FireRegimes #IJWildlandFire

🌩️ New Research Alert! 🌱 How does lightning impact wildfire dynamics in Tasmania? This study identifies key drivers of lightning-ignited wildfires, Explore how treeless landscapes and dry fuels amplify fire risk in the Tasmanian World Heritage Area. 📖 doi.org/10.1071/WF24... #IJWildlandFire

🌍 Great week at #EGU25! Journal Manager @pattedplants.bsky.social had a great time at @egu.eu. Editors-in-Chief @shdoerr.bsky.social & @mgirardin.bsky.social attended—Martin presented wildfire work from Canada. Gary Sheridan and Cristina Santin also shared their research. #IJWildlandFire