The 2025 Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fire Disaster in Ofunato City, Japan
Abstract The information on Ofunato-city fire in Iwate, started on February 26th 2025, is provided. The Ofunato-city fire is one of the largest fires that occurred in a wildland-urban interface (WUI) area in Japan. A perspective on the WUI fire situation in Japan is discussed.
Authors
- Sayaka Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6635-5512)
- Samuel L. Manzello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3171-7333)
Institutions
- Tokyo Institute of Technology (JP)
- Tohoku University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Fire Technology
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-026-01884-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 36.62
Funders
- Imperial College London
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science