I. Introduction
The United States has entered a new era of increasing wildfire frequency and intensity, which has culminated in a number of devastating wildfire seasons over the past decade. The landscape has become more fire-prone due to climate change and urban development, which has resulted in steeply rising fire-suppression costs. On the other hand, fire is a part of the natural environment, and fire prevention practices can often lead to excessive fuel accumulation and catastrophic fires that are difficult to manage. There is a significant need for management decisions that are based on a multifaceted analysis of risks and benefits associated with wildfires and prescribed burns. As a result, new advanced decision support tools that integrate satellite/aerial remote sensing with a coupled fire, weather, fuel and smoke modeling framework are needed.