New technology propels efforts to fight wildfires
There have been 730 more wildfires in California so far this year than last, an increase of about 16% Share Updated: 2:10 PM MDT Jul 24, 2021
New technology propels efforts to fight wildfires
There have been 730 more wildfires in California so far this year than last, an increase of about 16% Share Updated: 2:10 PM MDT Jul 24, 2021
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New technology propels efforts to fight Western wildfires
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Avionics mechanic Mike Luong inspects the control panel of Sikorsky Firehawk helicopter at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection s Sacramento Aviation Management Unit based at McClellan Airpark in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, July 23, 2021. Firefighters are trying to become smarter in how they prepare for the drought- and wind-driven wildfires that have become more dangerous across the American West in recent years, including by adding aircraft like the Sikorsky Firehawk helicopters or military surplus C-130 transport aircraft retrofitted to drop fire retardant. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli))
New technology complimenting firefighting efforts to contain and prevent California wildfires
By Don Thompson
SJSU on Tuesday launched the first-of-its-kind academic Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - As drought and wind-driven wildfires have become more dangerous across the American West in recent years, firefighters have tried to become smarter in how they prepare.
They’re using new technology and better positioning of resources in a bid to keep small blazes from erupting into mega-fires like the ones that torched a record 4% of California last year, or the nation’s biggest wildfire this year that has charred a section of Oregon half the size of Rhode Island.
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New technology propels efforts to fight wildfires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) As drought- and wind-driven wildfires have become more dangerous across the American West in recent years, firefighters have tried to become smarter in how they prepare.
by Associated Press
Jul. 23 2021 @ 11:05pm
Avionics mechanic Mike Luong inspects the control panel of Sikorsky Firehawk helicopter at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection s Sacramento Aviation Management Unit based at McClellan Airpark in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, July 23, 2021. Firefighters are trying to become smarter in how they prepare for the drought- and wind-driven wildfires that have become more dangerous across the American West in recent years, including by adding aircraft like the Sikorsky Firehawk helicopters or military surplus C-130 transport aircraft retrofitted to drop fire retardant. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli))
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