Everyone has heard the phrase “speed kills.” Of course, many of us understand that the phrase relates to vehicle speed—civilian vehicle speed, in particular, and the tens of thousands of civilians who ...

Jennifer Balch recently published in Science about how the speed of fire spreading is the key factor in determining the damage they cause, with the article making the cover of Science. CIRES released ...

Fire speed, not size, drives threat to people and infrastructure. Fast-growing fires were responsible for nearly 90 percent of fire-related damages despite being relatively rare in the United States ...

Fast-growing fires were responsible for nearly 90% of fire-related damages despite being relatively rare in the United States between 2001-2020, according to a new study led by the University of ...