Efectivitat dels tractaments de combustible en la reducció del risc de propagació d'incendi

Abstract

Fuel treatment effectiveness in reducing the fire risk propagation. Simulation tools have been widely used in evaluating the effectiveness of fuel treatments on wildfire behavior. Fuel treatments, such as prescribed burning or thinning, lead to changes in the forest structure and therefore modify certain basic parameters that may influence the fuel?s behavior in a potential fire. Fuel treatments have been shown to be effective at mitigating fire damages in various studies. However, these studies are not consistent regarding what treatment is the most efficient. This paper reviews the state of the art on the evaluation of the effectiveness of fuel treatments paying special attention to the methodology used to assess them and the results obtained.