At this prestigious fire protection and safety conference, the TREEADS project was represented through insightful presentations on forest fire research, specifically focusing on the activities and outcomes of the German Pilot Project. The two papers that were presented were titled: "Waldbrandforschung im EU-Projekt TREEADS - Arbeiten und Ergebnisse des Deutschen Pilotprojekts" (Forest fire research [...]

Advancements in technology have accelerated the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs)/ drones, for research and operations during wildland fires. Drones offer various benefits, such as spotting potential flare-ups, maintaining crew member awareness, supporting firefighting efforts, collecting meteorological data for plume dispersion calculations, assessing vegetation before and after burns, studying fire dynamics, conducting spot ignitions, [...]