Fire-predicting software can project how a fire could spread, even while it's still burning.

Artificial Intelligence for wildfire research opportunities - A virtual workshop held January 22-29, 2021.

Looking across the WIFIRE Firemap, a satellite image map overlaid with terrain and access roads, Werle could instantly strategize exactly where to send his crew to get ahead of this fast-moving, simulated blaze, to practice for the real thing.

Requirements for Artificial Intelligence in Fire Science - A virtual workshop held November 9-13, 2020.

Stretched by longer, deadlier fire seasons, officials are using artificial intelligence to more closely track blazes and more judiciously steer resources. The Glass Fire in California’s wine country prompted mandatory evacuation orders for Calistoga, a city of more than 5,200.

Wildland fires and related hazards are increasing globally. A common observation across these large events is that fire behavior is changing to be more destructive, making applied fire research more important and time critical. The WIFIRE cyberinfrastructure took the first steps to tackle this problem with a goal to create an integrated system, data and visualization services, and workflows for wildfire monitoring, simulation, and response.

In California, large fires do often occur in late summer—as has occurred this year. But in past years, most of the deadliest and most destructive blazes have tended to come toward the end of the dry season.