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When mulch burns: fire risks at the wildland–urban interface 

“Although prior laboratory studies have investigated mulch ignition thresholds, few have examined large-scale burning dynamics under outdoor conditions representative of real wildfire exposure.”

Read HERE

Lin S, Quarles SL, Gorham DJ, Cui W, Gollner MJ. (2026) When mulch burns: fire risks at the wildland–urban interface. International Journal of Wildland Fire 35, WF26040. https://doi.org/10.1071/WF26040

Posted by:
Brooke Simmons
Published on:
October 30, 2026

Categories: PublicationTags: defensible spac, ember, firebrand, ignition, mulch, spotting, Wildland-urban interface, WUI

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