Nighttime wildfire fire activity exposes firefighters to the risks of working in the dark and limits their opportunities for rest and recovery. Under rare conditions, extreme nighttime fire behavior can threaten communities. Therefore, understanding the potential for a wildfire to continue burning through the night has important implications for firefighter and community preparedness. Nevertheless, little attention has been paid to the spatiotemporal patterns of nighttime wildfire activity across the conterminous United States.
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