NERO Network Café (Dec 2024)–Fuel Characteristics and Fire Behaviour

Recording of the 6th NERO Network Café on how fuel properties influence fire behavior and their role in shaping extreme wildfire events.

🎥 Webinar Recording

Watch the full recording of the 6th NERO Network Café, held on 16 December 2024, which brought together leading voices in wildfire science and fire management to explore the complex links between fuel characteristics and fire behaviour.


🧭 Overview

This session brought together experts from the scientific and practitioner communities to explore the relationship between fuel characteristics and fire behavior, with a focus on extreme fire events. Presentations combined cutting-edge scientific research with field-based operational insights, examining how vegetation structure and weather conditions interact to shape fire dynamics. The event aimed to bridge empirical knowledge and scientific analysis, advancing integrated approaches to fire management and hazard reduction.

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Action Details

Action Chair: Dr. Theodore M. Giannaros
Action Vice Chair: Dr. Akli Benali
Start Date: 17 October 2024
End date: 16 October 2027
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