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The Fire Rebels They're taking on the American firefighting establishment with a precision method of dousing flames. The hot new way to save lives and burning buildings: bursts of delicate fog.  |
Science News November 3, 2007 Julie J. Rehmeyer |
Math Trek: Math on Fire Mathematicians are building a model to predict wildfire movement.  |
CIO January 30, 2013 Stephanie Overby |
iPad App Helps Forest Service Distribute Maps for Firefighters The U.S. Forest Service deploys a mobile map application for firefighters and emergency responders to use in the field and for tactical planning  |
AboutSafety April 16, 2001 |
Heat Stress & Its Effects On Tenable Conditions for Fire Fighters Firefighters operate in hostile and stressful conditions and, through research, we are gradually understanding the interaction between firefighters and the environment they work in.  |
National Defense March 2008 Stew Magnuson |
Tracking Personnel Inside Buildings: A Tough Problem to Solve The ability to know where your personnel are at all times is crucial in natural disasters. Unfortunately, it was one of the major weaknesses following 9/11.  |
National Defense December 2009 Stew Magnuson |
Wildland Firefighters Add Robotic Systems to Their Wish List Firefighters throughout the United States revealed that their number one need was a vehicle that could autonomously haul heavy equipment up and down mountains.  |
Wired Damon Tabor |
LAFD's One-Man Geek Squad Brings Web 2.0 to Firefighting The Los Angeles Fire Department is bringing it's team into the twenty-first century by using Twitter and BlogTalkRadio to broadcast information to the public quickly.  |
Job Journal July 20, 2008 |
Career Snapshot: Firefighter These everyday heroes face extraordinary challenges and reap satisfying rewards.  |
CIO February 15, 2007 Michael Useem |
Decisions Under Pressure A tragic wildfire provides lessons about how leaders can make the best call when there's no time and no room for mistakes.  |
Chemistry World April 18, 2013 Phillip Broadwith |
Deadly blast destroys US fertilizer plant A devastating fire and explosion have destroyed a US fertilizer plant, killing several people and injuring many more.  |
Popular Mechanics January 2007 Arianne Cohen |
North Carolina Chemical Fire: What Went Wrong When a building full of hazardous waste went up in flames, a noxious cloud forced the evacuation of nearly 17,000 and raised concerns about such facilities nationwide.  |