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âThink outside the boxâ: U of U researchers look at wildfire evacuations
and last updated 2021-05-25 20:52:17-04
UTAH COUNTY, Utah â A study led by researchers at the University of Utah outlined new ways to prepare for wildfire evacuations, especially in dire situations where there isnât much time to get out.
In order to save lives, researchers found the need to rely on many elements that are not used right now, including improvising and neighbors helping neighbors, Tom Cova said.
Cova is one of the authors of the study, as well as a professor in the Department of Geography for the University of Utah.
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IMAGE: In 2018, the Camp Fire ripped through the town of Paradise, California at an unprecedented rate. Much of the town was destroyed in the tragedy. view more
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In 2018, the Camp Fire ripped through the town of Paradise, California at an unprecedented rate. Officials had prepared an evacuation plan that required 3 hours to get residents to safety. The fire, bigger and faster than ever before, spread to the community in only 90 minutes.
As climate change intensifies, wildfires in the West are behaving in ways that were unimaginable in the past and the common disaster response approaches are woefully unprepared for this new reality. In a recent study, a team of researchers led by the University of Utah proposed a framework for simulating dire scenarios, which the authors define as scenarios where there is less time to evacuate an area than is required. The paper, published on April 21, 2021 in the journal