The Impact of Wind Characteristics on the Spatial Distribution of Damage to the Built Environment during Wildfire Events
The 2022 Marshall Fire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21738492 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Akshat Chulahwat (0000-0002-2107-7600, Colorado State University), Hussam Mahmoud (0000-0002-3106-6067, Colorado State University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Natural Hazards Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1527-6988 • E-ISSN: 1527-6996 |
| Publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1061/nhrefo.nheng-1888 |
| OpenAlex | W4388741101 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 15 |
In recent years, several places all over the world have experienced devastating wildfire events that have resulted in exorbitant losses. With the climate warming every year, the trend of destructive fires is expected to continue in the future as well. To be better prepared for such events, an understanding of interaction between wildfires and the built environment is required. In this study, a graph-based approach is utilized to predict the damage to individual buildings in a test area selected from the 2022 Marshall Fire–affected region. The validity of the graph model is first shown by comparing the predicted damage with the observed damaged patterns, showing 72% accuracy. The model is further utilized to investigate the sensitivity of the damage patterns to wind conditions to better understand the correlation between wind characteristics and the resulting damage. For two wind speeds, 12 and 25 m/s, polar fragilities are developed by evaluating the damage for different wind directions. The results showed the variation in damage distribution among all wind directions for 25 m/s to be more than twice that for 12 m/s, highlighting the fact that the impact of wind conditions is nonlinear and needs to be carefully considered for wildfire risk assessment
Atmospheric sciences · Geography · Meteorology · Wind speed · Environmental Science · Fire dynamics and safety research · Fire effects on ecosystems · Wind and Air Flow Studies · Geology
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |