Prescribed burns, like this one at Sonora Research Station, is one fuel treatment method Dr. Lewis Ntaimo and Dr. Jianbang Gan will be testing with their models. | Image: Courtesy of Texas A&M AgriLife

While wildfires remain an unpredictable threat, researchers are attempting to mitigate that uncertainty by using mathematical and statistical models to identify the most cost-effective and efficient strategies for reducing wildfire risk through vegetation removal or fuel treatment strategies.