Preventing catastrophic wildfire, improving health and safety
Wildfire Solutions
Factsheet
Learn more about wildfire research at Stanford.
Expert Tip Sheet
Stanford experts on wildfire-related issues.
Videos
Catch up on briefings and interviews with Stanford experts.
Wildfire News and Media Coverage
Site news
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Scott Fendorf's burn control experiment, the BurnBot, aims to predict when and how wildfire can change soil chemistry.
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NBC News highlights Scott Fendorf's research that shows how wildfires alter soil composition.
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Scott Fendorf's study found that wildfires can change soil composition, hurting soils' ability to store carbon dioxide.
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Michael Wara collaborated with insurance companies in California to inform how big wildfire funds need to be to restore market confidence. A similar approach is now being used in Hawai'i after the Maui wildfires.
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Scott Fendorf discusses how wildfires can transform benign chromium in soil into its toxic form in this radio episode.
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Michael Wara applauds the introduction of the California Wildfire Mitigation Strategic Planning Act as a means to "maximize the effectiveness of California's work to reduce the impacts of wildfire."
Wildfire Research Projects
Fighting Fire with FIRE
A practical system focused on fuels, ignitions, relocation, and extensive and intensive health impacts (FIRE) can benefit California and other areas under threat from wildfires around the globe.
Prevention Treatment
A preventive treatment developed by Stanford researchers led by Eric Appel involving an environmentally safe gel-like retardant provides season-long protection against wildfire ignitions.
Zombie Forests
California’s zombie forests — forests established under a prior climate regime now out of climate equilibrium — represent a critical, and as yet unaccounted for, high risk factor for catastrophic wildfire.
Wildfire Policy
Michael Wara, Director of the Climate and Energy Policy Program, and other Stanford researchers are working with state officials and stakeholders to inform wildfire policy and understand the role utilities play in catastrophic wildfires.
Estimating Wildfire Risks
Marshall Burke, professor of Earth System Science, and colleagues bring together data on the changing risk and societal burden of wildfire in the U.S. and use satellite data and statistical modeling to estimate indirect mortality.
Health Impacts of Wildfire
Researchers at Stanford's Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research study the health impacts from wildfire smoke.
Wildfire Research and Prevention Experts
Wildfire Publications
Wildfire Experts at Stanford
Jun 7, 2023
California Wildfire Risk: Historical Frequency Can Lead to Inequities
Apr 3, 2023
Wildfire Smoke: Behavior Matters, But How to Best Influence It?
Aug 23, 2022
Climate Change Increases California Wildfire Risk
May 3, 2020
Wildfire Research at Stanford
Mar 11, 2020
Prescribed Burns for Improved Wildfire Management in California
Feb 29, 2020
Preventing Wildfires Before They Start: New Biosafe Gel Retardant
Dec 1, 2019