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Prescription for keeping new fires from becoming megafires
Dr. Gabbert’s prescription for keeping new fires from becoming megafires: Rapid initial attack with overwhelming force using both ground and air resources, arriving within the first 10 to 30 minutes...
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The cost of saving money on wildfire suppression
Myrtle Fire north of Hot Springs, SD, July 19, 2012 Photo by Bill Gabbert Maintaining a wildfire suppression infrastructure is expensive, but as the saying goes, “you can pay me now or pay me later”....
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Researchers design satellite to detect wildfires — a step toward the Holy...
Researchers at Berkeley have designed a concept for a satellite that would be dedicated to detecting new wildfires. Decades ago we relied on a network of lookout towers staffed by employees and later...
View ArticleDispatching issues may have led to a one hour delay in attacking Canyon 2 Fire
Fire Chief calls for independent investigation of early decisions made on the fire that destroyed or damaged 60 homes in southern California. The post Dispatching issues may have led to a one hour...
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