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Communications Team Erects Lifeline For Firefighters Battling California Wildfires
July 31, 2006 — Early Sunday morning, July 23, an abandoned campfire in Cleveland National Forest erupted into a 7,000-acre wildfire that continues to spread. Now known as the Horse Fire, it threatens more than ... > full story -
More Large Forest Fires Linked To Climate Change
July 10, 2006 — Large forest fires have occurred more frequently in the western United States since the mid-1980s as spring temperatures increased, mountain snows melted earlier and summers got hotter, according to ... > full story -
Warming Climate Plays Large Role In Western U.S. Wildfires, Study Shows
July 7, 2006 — A new study led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego implicates rising seasonal temperatures and the earlier arrival of spring conditions in connection with a dramatic ... > full story -
Extending The Reach Of Disaster Relief From Fire To Flood
May 30, 2006 — Different disasters require different responses and, in turn, multiple technological solutions, which is a costly duplication of resources. REMSAT II, a project supported by ESA's Telecommunications ... > full story -
World Fire Maps Now Available Online In Near-Real Time
May 24, 2006 — For a decade now, ESA satellites have been continuously surveying fires burning across the Earth's surface. Worldwide fire maps based on this data are now available to users online in near real time ... > full story -
Polymer Composite Provides Better Fire Protection Than Steel For Shipboard Use
March 27, 2006 — The US Navy needs lighter materials so ships will go further faster. One way to do that is to use new composite materials. But how will these materials respond to fire -- one of the most critical ... > full story -
Galaxy On Fire! NASA's Spitzer Reveals Stellar Smoke
March 20, 2006 — Where there's smoke, there's fire - even in outer space. A new infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows a burning hot galaxy whose fiery stars appear to be blowing out giant billows ... > full story -
Biscuit Fire Tests Effectiveness Of Forest Thinning And Prescribed Burning Practices
March 12, 2006 — Fuel reduction treatments should simultaneously take place in the overstory, understory, and on the ground to adequately reduce fire ... > full story -
New Standard Aids Efforts To Reduce Cigarette Fire Risk
February 16, 2006 — To combat the loss of property and lives caused by cigarette-ignited fires, several states, as well as Canada, are requiring that all cigarettes sold meet a new standard for low risk of igniting ... > full story -
Fire Panel Changes Offer Real-Time Fire Status Data
February 4, 2006 — Fire panels, or "annunciators," are electronic devices that display data on building conditions in one easily accessible location. When used by first responders during emergencies, the devices can ... > full story
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