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Radiation heat transfer once believed to dominate over convection heat...
Researchers at the Forest Service’s Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory study how a wildfire spreads, May 21, 2014. Photo by Bill Gabbert. A new study about the physics of how a wildfire spreads has been...
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BlueSky Modeling Framework
Screen grab from a BlueSky animation. The U.S. Forest Service has developed a system called BlueSky Modeling Framework using multiple models that when combined in various configurations can enable: the...
View ArticleThe National Center for Atmospheric Research studies fire behavior
Janice Coen at the National Center for Atmospheric Research is studying how weather and fire interact in order to develop a wildfire prediction system to forecast fire behavior. Articles at Wildfire...
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Collecting, processing, and distributing weather and fire behavior data on a...
A modern smartphone has many times the processing power of the computers on the Apollo spacecraft that took astronauts to the moon. Increasingly, wildland firefighters in the field are taking advantage...
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Colorado lays out plans for development of wildfire decision support system
The decision support system that Colorado is developing is expected to provide frequently updated fine-scale predictions of weather that affects wildfires, and the behavior of going fires. It will use...
View ArticleNebraska Forest Service acquires advanced wildland fire simulator
Above: Nebraska Forest Service Simtable. Screen grab from the KOTO video below. We have written before about the Simtable that can project a spreading fire and an aerial photo onto a sand table that...
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Synthesis of knowledge of extreme fire behavior, volume 2
The Synthesis of knowledge of extreme fire behavior: volume 2 for fire behavior specialists, researchers, and meteorologists, released this year, is now available in print form. It can be downloaded as...
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Former dispatcher: the training and experience of fire managers no longer...
Teepee Springs Fire, August 29, 2015, as seen from Island Bar in Idaho. InciWeb photo. Allison Linville, a former aircraft dispatcher for the U.S. Forest Service, wrote an interesting article for High...
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Fuels and fire behavior advisory for the south
One of the Predictive Services offices, it is unclear which one, distributed this advisory. Our opinion is that when someone provides technical advice, or suggests that others take action or modify...
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Live event to discuss wildfire wind tunnel studies
Above: The U.S. Forest Service tests burning pine straw in an IBHS wind tunnel earlier this year. Screen grab from IBHS video. The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) will host a...
View ArticleCaifornia Fuels and Fire Behavior Advisory
The Southern California Geographic Area Coordination Center has issued a Fuels and Fire Behavior Advisory for the central and southern areas of California due to a heavier than usual grass crop brought...
View ArticleA chance to study vortices in a smoke plume
Above: screenshot from the Wall Fire time-lapse video below. This time-lapse video of the Wall Fire condenses one hour of high intensity fire behavior into a one minute video. It was photographed using...
View ArticleA new app to predict wildland fire behavior
Technosylva has released a new free app for smart phones that can help predict fire behavior. It is called Wildfire Analyst Pocket and is available for Android phones. It will soon be on the Apple app...
View ArticleFire whirl, or waterspout, or fire tornado?
Spectacular video at a fire near Blythe, California The post Fire whirl, or waterspout, or fire tornado? appeared first on Wildfire Today.
View ArticleFourth grader needs suggestions for wildfire demonstration
Let's also come up with ideas for gatherings of adults The post Fourth grader needs suggestions for wildfire demonstration appeared first on Wildfire Today.
View ArticleResearchers study factors that affect long-distance spotting of wildfires
The results could lead to more accurate models for spotting and fire behavior The post Researchers study factors that affect long-distance spotting of wildfires appeared first on Wildfire Today.
View ArticleAward granted to develop system to detect and forecast the spread of all...
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded 19 small businesses in 12 states a total of more than $4.4 million in grants to support innovative...
View ArticleWhy are fires in the West growing larger this year?
Drought -- fuel moisture -- energy release component The post Why are fires in the West growing larger this year? appeared first on Wildfire Today.
View ArticleCALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: 7th Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference
The 7th Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference is scheduled for April 15–19, 2024 and will be held simultaneously in Boise, Canberra, and Tralee, Ireland. Conference organizers are now calling for...
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